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EXPElilMEKTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



BAHLEY. 



Experiments were conducted with barley in duplicate plots with four varieties, 

 two of six-row and two of two-row. The following results were obtained : — 



lot. 



B. 



Variety. 



(Six-row) 



Manchurian 



Success 



(Two-row) 

 Early Chevalier. 

 IGold 



(Six-row) 

 Manchurian. 



success 



(Two-row) 

 Early Chevalier. 

 Gold 



Date of 



Sowing. 



April 16. 

 " 16. 



" 15. 

 " 16. 



April IG. 

 " 16. 



" 16. 

 " 16. 



Date of 

 Ripening. 



Aug. 4. 



July 27. 



.\ug. 4. 



" 4. 



Aug. 4. 

 July 27. 



Aug. 



No. of days 

 Maturing. 



Ill 

 103 



111 

 111 



111 



103 



111 

 111 



Yipld 



per acre. 



Lb. 



1,280 

 800 



880 

 I,2S0 



1,120 

 820 



1,040 



1,040 



Weight per 



. measured 



bushel. 



Lb. 



53 

 49-5 



.54 

 .54-5 



53-0 

 49-5 



54-0 

 54-5 



OATS. 

 Three varieties were tested in duplicate plots, and gave the following results: — 



PEAS. 



Five varieties, viz.: Arthur, Chancellor, Golden Vine, Prussian Blue and Solo, 

 vere sown on April 13 and were cut on August 14. Ulifortunately, while they were 

 ripening out in windrows a sudden windstorai so entangled the different varieties that 

 it was impossible to determine the relative yields. 



Invermere. 



