962 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The average yield of 26 varieties of spring wheat tested on all the experimental 

 farms in 1905 was 29 bu. 5 lbs. Of 26 varieties tested for 5 years, Preston and Ad- 

 vance stood first with an average yield of 35 bu. 13 lbs. and 34 bu. 42 lbs., respec- 

 tivelv. Twelve of these varieties, including the 2 just mentioned, were crossbred 

 sorts produced on the experimental farms. The average number of days required 

 fur the 26 varieties of spring wheat to reach maturity ranged from 111 to 121. The 

 average yield of 4 varieties of macaroni wheat grown on all the farms this season was 

 :;i bu. 37 lbs. per acre. The average yield for 5 years of Roumanian was 37 bu. 55 

 lbs., and of Goose, 36 bu. 23 lbs. Roumanian ripened in 121 days and Goose in 119. 

 The average yield on all the farms of 4 varieties of emmer and spelt in 1905 was 2,270 

 11 is. per acre. In average yield for 2 years common emmer stood first with 2,280 lbs. 

 an. I white spelt last with 1,915 lbs. per acre. 



Thirtv-nine varieties of <>ats under test in 1905 yielded on an average at all the 

 farms 83 bu. 6 lbs. per acre. Thirty varieties tested for 5 years showed a range in 

 average yield of from 69 bu. 26 lbs. to 85 bu. 24 lbs. per acre. The most productive 

 varieties, given in the decreasing order of yield, were Banner, Abundance, Lincoln, 

 Danish Island, Improved American, Siberian, Wide Awake, Holstein Prolific, White 

 Giant, Golden Beauty, Golden Tartarian, and Columbus, all yielding over 80 bu. per 

 acre for the 5 years. Of the varieties under test 5 were crossbred sorts produced on 

 the farms. 



The average crop of 18 varieties of six-rowed barley for the season was 54 bu. 28 

 lbs. per acre. Twelve of the varieties under test were crossbred sorts produced on 

 the experimental farms. In average yield for 5 years Mensury stood first with 56 bu. 

 38 lbs. per acre. Sixteen of the 18 varieties gave a yield per acre of over 50 bu. 

 The average yield of 14 varieties of two-rowed barley in 1905, including 8 crossbred 

 sorts, was 48 bu. 3 lbs. per acre. The average yields for 5 years ranged from 44 bu. 

 46 lbs. to 51 bu. 2 lbs. per acre, the leading varieties yielding over 50 bu. being, in 

 decreasing order of yield, French Chevalier, Danish Chevalier, and Standwell. 



The 26 varieties of peas tested this year gave an average yield of 39 bu. 39 lbs. per 

 acre. Fourteen of the varieties, including 3 in the list yielding over 40 bu. per 

 acre, were crossbred varieties originated on the farms. The leading varieties under 

 test for 5 years, in decreasing order of yield, were Mackay, English Gray, Early 

 Britain, Agnes, and Prince, all yielding over 40 bu. per acre. The average yield for 

 5 years of the entire list varied from 37 bu. 30 lbs. to 41 bu. 2 lbs. per acre. 



Twenty varieties of corn tested on all the farms in 1905 gave an average yield of 21 

 tons 1,397 lbs. per acre. The highest average yield for_5 years, 22 tons 400 lbs., was 

 produced by Thoroughbred White Flint. Six varieties produced an average yield 

 of over 19 tons per acre for 5 years. 



Twenty varieties of turnips gave an average yield of 28 tons 795 lbs. per acre for 

 the season; 16 varieties of mangels, 30 tons 620 lbs.; 10 varieties of carrots, 22 tons 

 556 lbs.; and 8 varieties of sugar beets, 24 tons 1,284 lbs. per acre. The leading 

 varieties in average yield for 5 years were as follows: Turnips — Perfection Swede, 

 Magnum Bonum, and Hall Westbury, all yielding over 32 tons per acre. Mangels — 

 Half Long Sugar White, Mammoth Yellow Intermediate, Mammoth Long Red, and 

 Lion Yellow Intermediate, the yield of the first variety being 32 tons 295 lbs. per 

 acre, and that of the other 3 over 31 tons. Carrots— Giant White Vosges, New White 

 Intermediate, Ontario Champion, and Mammoth White Intermediate, all yielding 

 over 23 tons per acre. Sugar beets — Red Top Sugar and Royal Giant, yielding over 

 26 tons, and Danish Red Top, yielding over 25 tons per acre. 



Forty varieties of potatoes were grown this season on all the experimental farms, 

 and the average yield per acre secured was 444 bu. 16 lbs. The range in average 

 yield of 34 varieties grown for 5 years was from 297 bu. 29 lbs. to 451 bu. 53 lbs. 

 per acre. Nineteen of the varieties gave a yield of over 400 bu. per acre. The lead- 

 ing varieties in average yield for 5 years were Late Puritan, Rose No. 9, Uncle Sam, 

 and Seedling No. 7, all yielding over 430 bu. per acre. 



