DIVISION OF CEREALS 



1063 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



SPKING EYE. 



Spring rj-e (Ottawa Select) was sown on April 13. The crop was headed out by 

 June 16, and was ripe August 17. The average height of the plants, including head, 

 was approximately 5 feet. The yield per acre of threshed grain was 3,220 pounds 

 or 57 bushels and 28 pounds. The strength of the straw was 5, on a scale of 10 points; 

 the average length of the heads was 3-2 inches, and the weight per bushel of the 

 threshed grain was 59-5 pounds. 



FALL RYE. 



The seed of three varieties of fall rye Avas secured in the late summer, from the 

 Experimental Station at Sidney, B.C. Duplicate plots, of each, were sown on September 

 7, on land that had been fallowed during the summer. Xotwithstanding the dry autumn, 

 the rye made satisfactory growth, and went into the winter in fairly good condition. 



FLAX. 



Three varieties of flax were sown on April 29. The seed was used at the rate of 

 30 pounds per acre. 



The two named varieties, Xovelty and Longstem, were secured from the Dominion 

 Cerealist. The former is a selection from the Novarossick variety, and was grown at 

 Ottawa for some time under the name of Xovarossick B. The Longstem, true to its 

 name, is very tall and is a selection from the Common flax. 



Flax. — Test of Varieties. 



SEED GEAIX. 



The following table gives the yield per acre, and number of days required to mature 

 crops grown under comparable conditions for seed purposes : — 



Variety. 



Wheat. 

 Marquis 



Oats. 



Liwwo 



Victory 



Banner 



Barley. 



O. A.C.No.21 



Manchurian 



16—71 



Number 



of 



acres. 



10 



Number 



of days 



maturing. 



123 



116 

 117 

 122 



101 

 103 



Yield of 



grain 

 per acre. 



Lb. 

 2,197 



3,111 

 2,915 



2,787 



2,116 

 1,961 



Yield of 



grain 

 per acre. 



Bush. lb. 

 36 37 



91 

 85 



81 



44 

 40 



17 



25 

 33 



11 

 6 



Scott-.* 



