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Sofi heanx ami liorsi' l)e((iix. — Soy beans were grown in rows 21, 28, and ;]5 in. apart. 

 At Ottawa the jilat with the rows 28 in. apart gave the higliest yields of total green 

 crop and of beans per aere, while at the farms in the IVhiritinie I'rovinces and the 

 Northwest Territories the yields of green crop were in favor of the 21 and 35 in. 

 rows, respeetively. Drills 28 in. apart gave the best resnlts at the Britisli Columbia 

 farm but the yields for the other distances w'ere nearly as great. 



The same experiments were made on these farms with horse beans. At Ottawa 

 the best total yield, 8 tons 160 lbs. per acre, was obtained from the rows 28 in. apart, 

 while the 21-in. rows gave the best yield of beans, 37 bu. 20 lbs. per aere. At the 

 farm in the Maritime Provinces the best yield was in favor of the 28 in. rows, while 

 at tlie farm for the Northwest Territories the best yield was produced by the 28 and 

 35 in. rows, the yield being the same for Ijoth distances. A culture test at the Man- 

 itoba farm showed agrowtli of 36 in. in height and a yield of 10,",^ tons per acre of 

 green crop. Drills 28 in. apart gave the best yield at the British Columbia farm. 



Flax. — Experiments at Ottawa to detefmlne the best time for sowing and the 

 quantity of seed required resulted in the beet yield of straw, 6,440 lbs. per acre, 

 from 80 lbs. of seed per acre sown May 21, and the heaviest yield of seed, S) ]m. 20 

 lbs. per acre, from the same quantity of seed sown April 30. Five different quanti- 

 ties of seed varying from 15 to 50 lbs. per acre were sown at tlie Manitoba farm, and 

 the results showed that the yield of seed increased with the quantity of seed sown. 

 Results on newly V)roken land were also in favor of the larger quantity of seed. In 

 a test of several varieties made at tliis farm during the year, Novarossick yielded 22 

 bu. 28 lbs. of seed per acre, being nearly double the quantity yielded by any other 

 variety. In the Northwest Territories sowing on May 17 gave better average results 

 than sowing on May 26. Sixty 11)S. of seed per acre yielded 16 bu. 16 lbs., as C(jm- 

 pared wdth 15 bu. for 80 lbs. of seed. Where 25 and 40 lbs. of seed had been used the 

 yields were smaller. 



Millets. — Among 9 varieties of millet tested at Ottawa, Algerian and Japanese led 

 in productiveness, both varieties yielding over 17 tons of green crojj per acre. The 

 yields of hay per acre were 8 tons 800 lbs., and 8 tons 1,920 lbs., respectively. Ital- 

 ian or Indian millet at the farm for the JNIaritime Provinces gave a yield per acre of 

 13 tons of green substant-e, w'hich was over 4 tons more than was ol)tained from any 

 of the 4 other varieties grown. At the Manito1)a farm 6 varieties were sown June 6 

 and cut September 4. The best yields were obtained from Algerian or Early Pearl 

 and Italian or Indian. Algerian produced the largest stems and Italian the longest 

 heads. Italian millet also produced the highest yield at the farm for the Northwest 

 Territories. At the British Columbia farm Round White Extra French led in pro- 

 ductiveness, followed by Algerian. The yields of all varieties at this station were 

 small. 



Buckwlieat. — Of 5 varieties grown at the farm for the Maritime Provinces, Silver 

 Hull, Rye, and Tartarian or Siberian were the most productive, the yields being 46 

 bu. 32 lbs., 45 bu. 40 lbs., and 41 Im. 32 lbs. per acre, respectively. In a field teat 

 5 acres previously in buckwheat and fertilized, yielded 31 bu. 14 lbs. per acre, and 

 4^ acres of new land unfertilized produced 14 bu. 16 lbs. per acre. 



Miscellaneous. — The conclusions drawn from fertilizer experiments in progress at 

 Ottawa since 1888 are the same as previously noted (E. S. R., 14, p. 130). The effects 

 of clover as a green manure for oats, corn, and potatoes for 1 and 2 years after the 

 crop was plowed under are noted. In every instance during the 2 years the yields 

 were markedly in favor of the green-manured plats. Experiments to determine the 

 effect of superphosphate of lime and Thomas slag, used singly i^n<l in cojubiiiation 

 with kainit and nitrate of soda, on the yields of s})ring wheat, OiJtHi and brot^e g^'ass 

 have }>een in progress since 1900 and are to be continued for a. series of years. This 

 year the best yield of spring wheat (both grain and straw) was with a mixture of 

 400 lbs. Thomas slag, 200 lbs. kainit, and 100 lbs. nitrate of soda per acre. In the 



