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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



FIELD PEAS. 



Nine varieties of peas were tested, but they did not have as good an opportunity 

 as the other small grains. They were on a piece of land v\-hich proved to be badly 

 infested with quack grass, and the yields were consequently low. The thi-ee leading 

 varieties were Solo, Golden Vine, and English Grey, all of which matured in about 

 130 days. The Solo, which has been tested for two years only, has given excellent 

 results in the field, and as well as yielding a good crop of seed, gave as good a return 

 as green fodder when mixed with oats and appears to be better adapted for this use 

 than any of the other varieties. 



Peas. — Test of Varieties. 



t Average o%'er a period of 2 years. 



OATS FOE HAY. 



Four varieties of oats were grown for hay and this year gave much larger yields 

 than in previous years in which the trial has been made. For the two previous 



years Swedish Select has given the biggest yield, but this year it takes second place 

 to Banner. The following is the tabulated resrdt of this test: — 



Variety, 



Amount seed 



sown per 



acre. 



Yield per 

 acre. 



Lb. 



Banner 



Swedish Select 



Daubeney 



Ligo^s"o 



Tons. Lb. 



The quality of the oat hay is much improved by adding peas to the mixture and 

 by sowing a larger quantity i)er acre. The extra cost of the seed per acre is well paid 

 by the extra yield and quality of the crop grown. The lowest yielding oat in the hay 

 trinls was sown at the rate of 3 bushels per acre and 1 bushel of Solo peas per acre wa.« 

 added. From this mixture, 4 tons 1,600 pounds of excellent hay were harvested. 



Agassiz. 



