1092 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 

 The results of all cereal test-plot work are given in the following tables: — 



Test Plots of Autumn-sown Cereals. — Season 1914-15. 



Variety. 



Size 



of 



plot. 



Barley Arlington Awnless 



Oat New Zealand 



Barley Tapps Winter 



Wheat Tasmanian Red . . . 

 Wheat Dawsons Golden 



Chaff 



Wheat Turkey Red 



Wheat Egyptian Amber. . 



Wheat Buda Pesth 



Rye Thousandfold 



Rye Mammoth White 



Rye Dominion 



Acre. 



Quan- 

 tity of 

 seed 

 sown 

 per acre, 



Bush. 



n 



u 

 li 

 u 



n 



H 



Date 



of 

 'owing. 



Sept. 28 

 " 2S 



Oct. 9 

 " 3 



Date 



of 

 Germin- 

 ation. 



Oct. 



/ 



9 



22 



12 



Date 



of 

 Head- 

 ing. 



Mar. 23 



May 22 



" 10 



" 8 



" 8 



" li 



" 14 



" 8 



April 25 



" 22 



" 25 



Date 



of 

 Cut- 

 ting, 



June 2 

 July 17 

 " 9 



12 

 12 

 12 

 22 

 13 

 14 

 14 



Length 

 of 



Straw. 



Ft. In. 



4 

 3 

 3 

 4 



4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 6 

 6 

 5 



10 



^* 



6 

 3 



Yield 



of 



straw 



per 



acre. 



Lb. 



3,216 

 2,640 

 2,100 

 3,188 



2,772 

 3,132 

 3,204 

 2,392 

 4,080 

 3,048 

 2,944 



Yield 



of 



grain 



per 



acre. 



Lb. 



1,440 



1,008 



984 



920 



l,Ci7 

 576 

 853 

 781 



1,237 

 962 



1,008 



Test Plots of Spring-sown Cereals. 



Variety. 



Wheat Huron 



" Marquis 



"■ Red Fife 



Barley Manchuriaii 



" Canadian Thorpe 



Oat Victory 



" Daubeuey 



" Banner 



Peas Arthur 



„ Pigeon 



Barley Beardless 



" Hulless 



Fiax 



Si2se 



of 



Plot. 



Acre. 



i 



i 



i 



1 



T3 



Quanti- 

 ty of 

 seed 

 Sown 



per acre, 



Bush. 



2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



3 

 3 

 3 



U 



U 

 10 lbs. 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



Date 

 of 

 Germin- 

 ation. 



April 14 



" 14 



" 14 



" 14 



" 14 



" 14 



" 14 



" 14 



" 17 



17 



Apri 



17 

 17 



17 



120J 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 21 

 21 

 22 



20 



26 



24 

 23 



Date 



of 

 Head- 

 ing. 



Date 



of 

 Cut- 

 ting. 



une 20 

 " 12 

 " 18 

 " 10 

 " 12 

 " 18 

 " 12 

 " 23 

 f Flower 

 •IJune 23 

 ^Podded 

 [July 1 

 [Flower 

 I June 21 

 [Podded 

 IJune 30 

 " 5 

 " 9 

 Flower- 

 ed June. 

 18 



Aug. 10 



" 10 

 10 



July 22 



" 22 



Aug. 3 



July 22 



Aug. 3 



" 14 



14 



July 22 



" 22 



Aug. 10 



Length 

 of 



Straw. 



Ft. In. 



3 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 4 



10 



Yield 



of 



straw 



l)er 



acre. 



Lb. 



880 

 1,260 

 1,470 

 1,376 

 1,924 

 2,392 

 2,3.';6 

 3,184 



1,475 



1,580 



1,712 



2,390 

 1,350 



Yield 



of 

 G rain 



per 

 acre. 



Lb. 



1,452 

 1,641 

 2,037 

 1,689 

 1,676 

 1,249 

 1,465 

 1,579 



2,112 



2,464 



2, 100 

 836 

 924 



The 1915 autumn-sown cereal plots withstood the winter, and on March 15, 1916, 

 jn-esented appearances which indicated various degrees of hardiness and suitability to 

 the disti-ict. Listed in order accordiiig to degree of vigour and freedom from winter 

 killing. 



Kye: Thousand Pold, Dominion, Mammoth White, Petkus. 



Sidney. 



