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results. Wild (ioo.se, a luaoaroni wheat, gave decidedly the largest j'ield of grain of 

 all the varieties grown. Medeah, Bart Tremenia, Sorentina, and Algiers, the other 

 macaroni wheats grown in these experiments, also gave better yields than any of the 

 finer varieties of sjtring wheat. 



The winter-wheat varieties grown for (i years were Dawson ( iolden Chaff, liii|K'rial 

 Amber, Egyptian Anilu'r, Karly (Jenesee (Tiant, ^lichigan Aml»er, Turkey Ked, and 

 Treadwell, the average yields being 54.1, 51.5, 50.1, 49.7, 49.:5, 40.t), and :i!>. 1 bu. per 

 acre, respectively. Huda I'esth, which has been grown for only 4 years, has an aver- 

 age yield of 49.6 bu. It was noticed that among 100 varieties of winter wheat Imperial 

 Amber, Egyptian Amber, Karly Genesee Giant, and Michigan Amber were almost 

 free from injury by tlie ile.ssian fly. Turkey Red, grown in Ontario for 8 years, was 

 little affected l>y the My, but the same variety obtained from Kansas in 1900 was con- 

 siderably injured. Bisseli, (Jeneva, Turkey Red, Emporium, Amherst Isle, Imperial 

 Amber, ReliaV)le, Arnold Hybrid, Red May, and McPherson were most rust resistant, 

 and American Bronze, Helena, Silver Star, Early Genesee Giant, Early Red Claw- 

 son, and Red ^■el\•et Chaff, the least rust resistant. The best avcn-age yields for sev- 

 eral years from seeding on different dates were obtained from the grain sown on or 

 before Septend>er 9. Drilling and broadcasting have given i)ractically equal results 

 for 7 years. This season an experiment was begun with drilling one-half of the seed 

 one way and drilling the other half crosswise. The cross drilling gave slightly 

 better results than the common method. The results for 6 years show that cutting 

 wheat after it has become very ripe gives the highest weight ])er measured Vtushel 

 and the largest yield of grain and straw. 



In the average results for several years Mammoth winter rye gave the largest yield 

 of grain per acre, surpassing the common rye by 5 bu. in 1898, ].} bu. in 1900, and 

 14 bu. in 1901. The 4 varieties of spring rye, Dakota Mannnoth, Prolific S}jring, 

 Common, and Colorado (Tiant, yielded 38.3, 33.3, 32.6, and 15.6 bu., respectively, in 

 1901, and 41.8, 37.6, 35, and 25 bu. per acre, respectively, on an average for 4 years. 



The average results of 3 varieties of buckwheat grown for 6 years show that Japanese 

 yielded 20.3, Silver Hull 16, and Common Grey 13.8 bu. of grain per acn-e. In the 

 production of straw these varieties stood in the same order. 



The largest average yields per acre of peas grown for 7 years were obtained from 

 White Wonder, New Zealand Field, Early Britain, Egyptian INhnnmy, New Zealand 

 Brown, and Tall White Marrowfat. No varieties proof against the pea weevil have 

 as yet been found. Grass peas, for a period of 7 years, have given an average yield 

 of 25.7 bu. of grain and 2.2 tons of straw per acre. The average results for 7 years 

 with the Egyptian or Chick pea {('ieer arhtinum) show that 35.6 l)u. of grain and 1 

 ton of straw were obtained per acre. The growing season in Ontario has been found 

 too short for maturing cowpeas. 



Of 29 varieties of field beans grown for 5 successive years, Day Improved Leafless, 

 White Wonder, Me<lium or Navy, Burlingame Medium, Pearce Improved Tree, 

 Schofield, Snowflake, and Boston Pea bean produced the largest average yields, 

 which ranged from 22.3 bu. for Day Improved Leafless to 20.8 bu. for Boston Pea 

 bean. Among 5 varieties of soy beans Early Yellow has given nuich the ])est results 

 during a period of about 10 years, and in 1901 produced 25.3 bu. of grain i)er acre. 



Common and hairy vetches were grown for seed in 1900 and 1901, but the results 

 were not satisfactory from spring sowing. All fall sowing of hairy vetch i)rodnced 

 over 8 bu. of seed i)er acre, which is considered a profitable yield, since the seed costs 

 from $5 to $7 per bushel. For the production of green fodder the vetches have given 

 promising yields. 



Experiments have been in progress for 5 years with Manitoba, Connnon, and 

 Russian flax, and the results have been fairly uniform for all varieties. 



In testing the seed-i)roducing capacity of different millets, it was found that the 

 average yield for 4 years of California millet was 40.4 bu. and of Hungarian 36.4 bu. 



