FIELD CROPS. 

 Results in tests of rates of sowing some field crops. 



435 



Results obtained in 1910 on the Dominion experimental farms from trial 

 plats of grain, fodder corn, field roots, and potatoes, C. E. Saunders (Canada 

 Cent. Expt. Farm Bui. 66, pp. 6-'f). — This bulletin states the yields obtained in 

 variety tesrts at the recently establi^ed stations at Charlottetowu, Prince 

 Edward Island, and Rosthem, Saskatchewan, as well as at the older experi- 

 mental farms in 1910. The following table shows the highest 5-year averages 

 at the different farms : 



Variety tests at the Dominion experimental farms. 



Crop. 



Ottawa. 



Spring wheat 

 Oats 



Barley . 



Do. 



Peas. . . 



Indian corn . 



Turnips 



Mangels 



Carrots 



Sugar beets . 



Potatoes 



Nappan. 



Spring wheat . . White Fife 



Oats i Golden Beauty 



Variety. 



Chelsea 



Thousand 



Dollar. 

 Manchurian. . , 



Hannchen 



Prussian Blue. 



Eureka 



Good Luck 



Selected Yel- 

 low Globe. 



Improved 

 Short White, 



French Very 

 Rich. 



D a 1 m e n y 



Beautv. 



Barlev. 

 Do. 



Sugar beets... 



Potatoes 



Indian Head. 



Spring wheat . 



Oats 



Barley 



Do 



Peas. 



Stella. 

 French Chev- 

 ■ alier. 



Klein Wanz- 

 leben. 



American 

 Wonder. 



Huron 



Banner 



Stella 



Danish Chev- 

 alier. 

 Mackay 



Five-year 

 average 

 yield. 



Bu. 

 35 



74 



59 

 54 

 40 



Tons. 

 21 

 31 

 36 



Lbs. 



1,868 

 1,770 

 1,720 



26 1,520 



Bu. 

 276 



T071S. 



18 274 



Bu. 



429 



40 

 101 



58 

 58 



20 



Days 



to 

 matu- 

 rity. 



112 

 103 

 98 



127 

 113 

 100 

 105 



Crop. 



Indian Head- 

 Continued. 



Indian corn . 

 Turnips 



Mangels 



Carrots , 



Sugar beets . . 



Nappan. 

 Peas 



Indian corn . 



Turnips 



Mangels 



Carrots 



Sugar beets . . 



Potatoes 



Brandon. 



Spring wheat. 



Oats 



Barley 



Do 



Peas 



Indian com . . 

 Turnips 



Variety. 



Eureka 



Hartley 



Bronze. 

 Giant Yellow 



Globe. 

 Ontario 



Champion. 

 Klein Wanz- 



leben. 



Picton. 



Angel of Mid 

 night. 



Hall Westbury 



Yellow Inter- 

 mediate. 



Ontario 

 Champion. 



Vilmorin Im- 

 proved. 



Vick Extra 



Early. 



Preston 



Banner 



Odessa 



Swedish 



Chevalier. 

 Mackay 



Five-year 



average 



yield. 



Tons. 

 16 1,088 

 25 1,691 



23 1,969 



15 1,310 



12 1,106 



Bu. 



27 56 



Ton.s. Lbs. 



19 280 



30 254 



29 1,268 



17 1,059 



13 730 



Bu. 



454 



42 

 111 



61 

 59 



Tons. 



Longfellow 19 1 , 006 



Hall Westburyl 25 1,374 



Daya 

 to 



matu- 

 rity. 



105 



111 

 100 

 85 

 90 



