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EXPEEIMEN^AL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 

 EXPERIMENTS WITH SPRIKiG WHEAT. 



Fourteen plots of spring Avheat were sown on dry land and six on irrigated land. 

 The wlieat on the dry land was sown on summer-fallow on April 12. On the irrigated 

 area the wheat was sown on the same day but on land on which roots had been groAvn 

 the year previous. No irrigation was given. The area of each plot was one-sixtieth of 

 an acre. It is of interest to note that Kubauka, a macaroni wheat, headed the list in 

 yield. This is rather unusual for until this year the average yield for Kubanka has 

 not been higher than some of the standard varieties, such as Red Fife or Marquis. 



Some of the varieties under test have not yet received names. These sorts are 

 omitted from the report. 



Spring Wheat (Non-irrigated). — Test of Varieties. 



Sprjivg Wheat (Irrigated). — Test of Varieties. 



EXPERIMENTS AA^ITH OATS. 



Eight varieties of oats were tested on the non-irrigated land and five varieties on 

 the irrigated land. The oats on dry land were sown April 15, and on irrigated land 

 April 16. The area of each plot was one-sixtieth of an acre. All of the varieties of 

 oats on the irrigated land were so badly lodged that it was impossible to harvest the 

 crop properly and the yields reported are, therefore, not very reliable. Banner oats 

 went down perhaps worse than any of the others which accounts for its giving the 

 lowest yield on the irrigated land. 



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