416 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



wiicat, ~)2 of winter wheat, 133 of oats, 21 of beans (inclndiiig- varie- 

 ties of sqja beans), 3 of buckwlieat, 157 of potatoes, 54 of Swede tur- 

 nips, 37 of flat turnips, -ll) of niangel-wurzels, 34 of carrots, 10 of suj^ar 

 beets, 93 of fodder corn, 12 of millet, 11 of rape, and 2 of sunllowevs. 



Taking' the average results for 5 years, Mansury barley (from Kussia) 

 gave the largest yield of all varieties. Of the varieties of peas tested 

 for 3 years Early Briton and Prussian Blue gave the largest average 

 yields of grain. Herisoii Bearded gave the largest average yield of 

 the varieties of spring wheat tested for 5 years, and Ked Fern the larg- 

 est for those tested 4 years. Of the varieties of winter wheat tested 

 for 5 years. Surprise and Early BedOlawson were most producti\'e; of 

 those tested 3 years, American Bronze arid Egyptian; of those tested 

 2 years, Dawson Golden Chaff and Mediterranean. 



Joanette Black, Chenailles Black, and Black Etampesgave thelargest 

 average yield of the varieties of oats tested for 5 years. Siberian 

 occupied fourth place, and is highly commended. 



Large seed of b uley, peas, and spring wheat gave heavier yields of 

 grain than small seed. 



Of 157 varieties of potatoes grown in 1893 Empire State gave tlie 

 largest yield. For 3 years seed potatoes were planted at depths of 1, 

 3, 5, and 7 in. The average yields increased with the depth of planting. 



Experiments to determine the best distance, size of cutting, and fer- 

 tilizers for potatoes were conducted; also distance experiments for 

 Swede turnips, fall turnijis, maugel-wurzels, carrots, and fodder corn. 

 In the distance experiment with fodder corn an early, a medium, and a 

 late variety were used. With all of tliese the largest yield of forage 

 was secured by planting in drills 30 in. apart and thinning to 4 in. in 

 the drill. With Swede turnips Hat and ridge cultivation gave pra(;- 

 tically the same results. 



Various mixtures of peas and vetches with small grains were sown 

 for forage. Ila])e grown under favorable conditions yielded at the rate 

 of 27.7 tons of green forage per acre. 



Field experiments in Manitoba, S. A. Bedford [Canada Exptl. 

 Farms lipt. J8!J'-i, pp. 22!)-:1'jo). — At the experimental farm at Brandon 

 a large part of the work for 1893 consisted of variety tests with wheat, 

 oats, barley, peas, fodder corn, millet, turnips, mangel-wurzels, sugar 

 beets, carrots, and potatoes, and experiments to determine tlie best 

 time for sowing wheat, oats, and barley. 



Wheat was harvested in the early milk, late milk, dough, and ripe 

 stages. When harvested in the early mdk or late milk stage the yield 

 was considerably less than when allowed to reach the dough state. 

 Theie was but little difference in the yield resulting from harvesting 

 in tlie dough state and when '• ripe yellow." 



Taking the average for 4 years, wheat sown with a common drill 

 yielded 30 bu. 44 lbs. per acre, with a press drill 30 bu. 29 lbs., broad- 

 cast 25 bn. 18 lbs., showing a loss of about 5 bu. per acre from sowing 



