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burg, and Blue Democrat produced the heaviest grain per measured bushel. The 

 "Wild Goose is the best macaroni wheat grown in Ontario and is largely exported to 

 Italy and France. Other varieties of this class grown at the college, namely, ]\Iedeah, 

 Bart Tremenia, Sorentina, and Algiers have each given better results than any of the 

 finer varieties of s]iring wheat. Most varieties of spring wheat gave better results 

 than Salzer spelt. < )f the 33 best varieties of winter wheat grown for 5 years, Daw- 

 son Golden Chaff, Egyptian AmV)er, Imperial Amber, Pearly Genesee Giant, and 

 Kelialile, in the order mentioned, gave the best results, the yields ranging from .50.9 

 to 56.7 bu. per acre. , The lowest average yields for 6 years were produced by 

 Treadwell, Turkey Red, and Velvet Chaff. All the varieties tested yielded over 40 

 bu. per acre. Large plump seed produced a better yield and a heavier grain than 

 small plump, shrunken, and broken seed. The last week of August proved the bet- 

 ter time for sowing winter Avheat. The results of drilling and broadcasting the .same 

 quantity of seed were practically equal. Peas, as a green manure for winter wheat, 

 gave better results than buckwheat, but an application of 20ton.sof barnyard manure 

 on a bare summer fallow gave better yields than eithei'. Winter wheat after clover 

 gave better returns than when grown after grass. The largest yields of grain and 

 straw and the heaviest weight per measured bushel were obtained by allowing the 

 grain to rii>en fully. 



The 4 varieties of spring rye under test yielded from 34.5 to 38.7 bu. per acre in 

 the following order: Dakota Mammoth rye, Prolific spring rye, Common rye, and 

 Colorado Giant rye. Very good results were obtained from winter rye, the two 

 varieties grown, Mammoth and Common, yielding 71.4 and 70 bu. per acre, respec- 

 tively. 



The largest average yields per acre of peas grown for 6 years were obtained from 

 White Wonder, New Zealand Field, Early Britain, EgyjTtiau ]\Iummy, New Zealand 

 Brown, and Tall White Marrowfat. In 7 years' tests the Grass peas produced an 

 average of 2.3 tons of straw and a little over 23 bu. of grain per acre. In a compar- 

 ative test this season Grass peas gave a better yield than Oddfellow peas. The chick- 

 pea {Cicer arietinum) has given good results at the college. The best variety of cow- 

 peas grown was the Italian, which produced 12.3 tons per acre. 



Twenty-two varieties of flint corn were tested in 1900, and of these King Philip, 

 Angel of Midnight, Pride of Canada, Salzer South Dakota, Salzer North Dakota, 

 Longfellow, and Genesee Valley, in the order given, produced the largest yields. Of 

 128 varieties of fodder corn, including dent, flint, and sweet varieties. Mammoth 

 Cuban and Mastodon dent gave excellent satisfaction. Corn planted 2 in. deep gave 

 the greatest total yields per acre. Planting in hills gave better results than planting 

 in drills. 



The average results of the experiments with potatoes for several years indicate 

 that Empire State, Pearl of Savoy, American Wonder, Dempsey Seedling, and Rural 

 New Yorker No. 2 are the best general varieties. Daisy, Rose New Invincible, Paris 

 Rose, Irish Cups, Bovee, Six Weeks, White Elephant, and Ohio Junior yielded over 

 220 bu. per acre this season. Sprinkling cut seed potatoes with gypsum or land 

 pla.ster increased the yield 16.4 bu. per acre. Cut potatoes planted on the same day 

 they were cut yielded about 18 Ini. more per acre than those planted 4, 5, and 6 days 

 after cutting. The results of the distance experiments were in favor of planting 26i 

 in. apart, with the sets 1 ft. apart in the row. Planting 1 set in each hill gave a 

 better yield than planting 2 or 4 sets per hill. 



Hairy vetch produced an average for 4 years of 8.8 tons of green forage per acre. 

 Alfalfa gave three cuttings and yielded 4.6 tons of hay per acre in the present year. 

 The best mixtures of grass and clover for hay were tall oat grass and alfalfa; tall oat 

 grass, orchard grass, mammoth red clover and alfalfa, and alfalfa and timothy. A 

 mixture consisting of 4 lbs. of orchard grass, 4 lbs. meadow fescue, 3 lljs. tall oat 

 grass, 2 lbs. timothy, 2 lbs. meadow foxtail, 5 lbs. alfalfa, 2 lbs. alsike clover, and 1 



