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The Wohurn Field Experiments, 1914. 



The seed was sown on plots in Great Hill on May 7, 1914, 

 at the rate of 8 pecks per acre. The first three varieties were 

 up by May 17, but the Dutch variety was, for the reason given, 

 a good deal later in appearing. 



During the period of growth, it was noticeable that the 

 " White-fiowering " (Dutch) variety was quite different to the 

 others, it being very much the tallest, and it appeared generally 

 to be more suited for the production of fibre than that of seed. 

 The " Steppe " was the first to ripen its seed, and the crop was 

 harvested on August 27, being subsequently passed through 

 an ordinary thresher and dressed with the hand-winnowing 

 machine with wheat " riddles " in. It cannot be said, however, 

 that this was successful in producing as clean a seed as is 

 desirable, and, probably, special "riddles" will be required if 

 linseed is grown to any extent. 



The next variety to ripen was "La Plata," which was cut on 

 September 1, the " Morocco " and the Dutch varieties only 

 being ready on September 4. The results are given in '^ Table 

 XII. :— 



Table XII. — Produce of Linseed, per aci^e. Great Hill, 1914. 



The duplicates generally did not agree as well as could 

 have been wished. Taking the average of these duplicates we 

 have per acre : — 



Variety 



" Morocco " . 



"Steppe" 



" La Plata " . 



White-flowering (Dutch) 



Straw 



C. q. lb. 



15 3 1 



17 1 24 



14 10 



20 3 19 



Oil 



in seed 



Per cent. 

 39-47 

 37-88 

 38-85 

 3406 



It will be seen that " La Plata," on the whole, did best, and 

 this, I am informed, has been the general experience over the 



