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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The different species of wheat are (le!seril)e(l ami tlieir inqjortance for Ontario 

 l)rieHy noted. The following table presents the results of some of the best varieties 

 of winter wheat i^rown at the i'((lle<re: 



Average resulU with vaneties of vdnter wlieat grown for 5 years. 



Varieties. 



Dawson Golden Chaff 



Imperial Amber 



Prize taker 



Early Genesee Giant. 



Rudy 



MeGarvin 



Eg-yptian Amber 



Early Ked Clawson .. 

 Wliite (idlden Cross.. 



Biida IVsth 



Michigan Amber 



Treadwell 



Turkey Red 



Bulgarian 



Color of 

 grain. 



White 

 Red .. 

 White 

 White 

 Red .. 

 Red .. 

 Red .. 

 Red .. 

 White 

 Red .. 

 Red .. 

 White 

 Red . . 

 White 



Tons of 

 straw. 



4.2 

 4.4 

 4.2 

 4.5 

 3.9 

 3.9 

 4.6 

 4.1 

 4.5 

 3.9 

 4.6 

 4.0 

 3.7 

 3.9 



Pounds 



l)er 

 bushel. 



69.7 

 61.0 

 .59.0 

 .59.9 

 61. 

 61.1 

 61.8 

 59.4 

 .58. « 

 61.3 

 60.2 

 61.0 

 61.5 

 61.1 



Bushels 

 per acre. 



03.5 

 61.0 

 60.3 

 60.1 

 57.7 

 .57.7 

 57.5 

 57.4 

 .57.3 

 57.2 

 5.5.4 

 64.2 

 53.4 

 53.0 



The average yield for 9 years of Polish wheat {Triticum polonicum) was 22.3 bu. 

 per acre and of Wild Goose ( T. durum) 35.1 bu. At the college the average yield of 

 emnier for 4 years has been fully 72 bu. per acre by measure. All comparisons of 

 emmer and spelt conducted by the author were in favor of emmer. For the last 2 

 years the average weight per measured bushel of emmer was about 10 lbs. greater 

 than that of spelt. The straw of emmer was very clean, being almost free from rust. 



The average yields for 5 years of Mammoth and Common winter rye were 4 tons 

 of straw and 60.8 bu. of grain, and 4.1 tons of straw and 57.2 ]_)u. of grain per acre, 

 respectively. The yields of spring rye w'ere decidedly smaller. Winter barley was 

 found to completely winterkill in some years, but when it survived high yields of 

 grain were obtained, the average for 7 years being 68.7 bu. per acre. The following 

 average yields were secured in 10-year tests with varieties of 6-rowed barley: Mand- 

 scheuri, 70.9; Oderbrucker, 66 bu. ; Scotch Improved, 66.2 bu. ; Common Six-rowed, 

 65.5 bu. ; Mensury, 64 bu. ; and Success, 47.8 bu. per acre. For the last 5 years Cal- 

 ifornia Brewing, Mandscheuri, Common Six-rowed, Oderbrucker, and Scotch 

 Improved have given the best yields. Among 2-rowed varieties of barley under 

 comparison for 10 years, Canadian, Vermont Champion, Gold Foil Hansford, New 

 Zealand Chevalier, and French Chevalier produced the greatest yields. In 1903, 

 Imported No. 5591 and Hanna No. 5590 varieties, obtained through this Department, 

 led in productiveness. Of 8 varieties of Hulless barley grown for 10 years, the follow- 

 ing gave the highest average yields: Guy Mayle, 48.8 bu. ; Black Hulless, 45.6 liu. ; and 

 Purple, 45.2 bu. per acre. Eight varieties of oats have been under test for 15 years 

 and of these Joanette, Siberian, and ()derl)rucker ranked first, yielding 88.9, 87.2, 

 and 81.5 bu. per acre, respectively. The average results for 5 years with 25 varieties 

 show that the best yields were secured from Siberian, Liberty, American Banner, 

 German, Rust-Proof, and Michigan Wonder, in the order given. In 4 years' experi- 

 ments in growing 9 early varieties of corn for grain production. King Phillip ranked 

 first with a yield of 58.1 bu. per acre, and Compton Early last with a yield of 41.6 

 bu. per acre. California and Siberian millets and Hungarian grass are rejiorted as 

 good seed producers. For 3 successive years fall-sown hairy vetches produced an 

 average of 10.8 bu. of seed per acre. The fall-sown vetches yielded a little more 

 seed than those sown in the spring. The following varieties of beans have given the 

 highest average yields for 7 years: White Wonder, 22.8 bu. ; Pearce Improved Tree, 

 22.2 bu. ; Medium or Navy, 21.7 bu. ; Burlingame Medium, 21.6 bu. ; Schofield Pea, 

 21.1 bu. ; Day Improved Leafless, 20.8 bu., and Buckbee Electric Tree, 20.5 bu. of 



