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Fife, and about 1 week earlier than Preston. Of a dozen varieties of macaroni wheat 

 Yellow Gharnovka, Gharnovka, and Beloturka, yielding 33 bu. 40 Lbs., 31 bu. 20 lbs., 

 and 31 bu. 20 lbs., respectively, proved most productive. Sixteen varieties of winter 

 wheat sown September 6 and harvested from July 18 to 25, varied in yield from 

 29.25 to 45.25 bu. per acre. The leading varieties were Turkey Red and Dawson 

 Golden Chaff, all others producing less than 40 bu. per acre. 



At Brandon, seed from large heads of 26 varieties yielded on an average 30 bu. 10 

 lbs. per acre, against 29 bu. 50 lbs., from unselected seed. Seven varieties grown 

 on summer fallow on plats from 2 to 5 acres in size, yielded from 26 bu. 50 lbs. to 41 

 bu. 20 lbs. per acre, with White Connell as the leading variety. A comparison of a 

 shoe and a disk drill for sowing wheat showed no material difference in yield. Four 

 different methods of bluestone and formalin treatment to prevent wheat smut 

 proved effective. 



In addition to the regular plat experiments 9 varieties of spring wheat were grown 

 in field lots at Indian Head, and of these Huron gave the largest yield, 40 bu. 24 

 lbs. per acre. The average yield per acre for all varieties was 35 bu. 48 lbs. Notes 

 on summer fallowing and breaking up and cultivating new prairie lands are given. 



At Agassiz, Oregon Club and Blue Stem, sown September 22 and April 25, yielded, 

 respectively, 49 bu. 20 lbs. and 46 bu. 40 lbs. per acre for the fall sowing, and 37 bu. 

 20 lbs. and 38 bu. 40 lbs. for the spring sowing. 



Spelt, runner, mid tinhorn. — Descriptions of these crops are given and the yields and 

 characters of the different varieties recorded. At Ottawa the yields of 11 varieties 

 of spelt and emmer ranged from 1,020 to 2,660 lbs. per acre, and in a single test ein- 

 korn yielded 2,720 lbs. per acre. Red spelt and Smooth spelt were the leading 

 varieties among the spelts, and Long emmer, with a yield of 1,760 lbs. per acre, was 

 the leading emmer. 



At Nappan, White spelt, White Bearded spelt, Common emmer, and White emmer 

 yielded 29J, 28|, 25^, and 23J bu. per acre, respectively. The 2 spelts weighed, 

 respectively, 35 and 34 lbs. per measured bushel. White emmer at Brandon yielded 

 43 bu. 50 lbs., Red emmer 38 bu. 40 lbs., Smooth spelt 29 bu. 20 lbs., and White 

 Bearded spelt 27 bu. per acre. The emmers weighed 47£ and 39 lbs. per measured 

 bushel, respectively, while the spelts weighed only 26 lbs. 



Red Fife wheat, Banner oats, and Mensury barley were grown after spelt or emmer, 

 summer fallow, and wheat, and in each case the highest yields were obtained where 

 the crops followed spelt or emmer, and the lowest wdiere they followed wheat. At 

 Indian Head Common emmer and Red emmer yielded 54| and 42 \ bu., and White 

 spelt and Black Bearded spelt 39f and 26J bu., respectively. The yield per acre of 6 

 varieties of spelt and emmer at Agassiz was as follows: Common emmer 2,190, South 

 Dakota No. 3 2,130, South Dakota No. 524 2,040, Red Spelt 1,960, Thick emmer 1,920, 

 and White Bearded spelt 1,720 lbs. The yields of straw per acre from these varieties 

 ranged from 4,600 to 4,120 lbs. The period of growth of these crops at the different 

 farms varied from 114 to 143 days. 



Oats. — The culture tests with oats are reviewed and the results with some of the 

 best varieties noted. The following analysis of Banner oats grown at Ottawa in 1902, 

 is reported: 



Composition of the whole grain, kernels, am! hulls of Banner oats. 



