DIVISION OF CEREALS 



1069 



SESSIONAL PAPER Nq. 16 



EXPEKIMENTS WITH PEAS. 



Nine varieties were tested on both dry and irrigated land. The area of each plot 

 was one-sixtieth of an acre. It will be noted that the yields are particularly satis- 

 factory. Peas are a crop that should be more extensively raised in Alberta than they 

 are. The seed was sown at the rate of 2 bushels to the acre in the case of the small 

 peas and 2i bushels to the acre in the case of medium to large sized peas. The yields 

 given are of course higher than could be expected in a normal year but after the peas 

 have been grown on land for one season, or if the seed or soil is inoculated, the yields 

 are usually quite satisfactory. The most serious objection to the raising of this crop 

 is the difficulty in harvesting, for on account of our high winds the crop is apt to 

 blow about badly after being cut before being threshed or stacked. 



Peas (Non-irrigated). — Test of Varieties. 



Peas. — (Irrigated). — Test of Varieties. 



Lethbridge. 



