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is the most desirable shape for a small plot. The field con- 

 taining these plots was slightly irregular in shape but with the 

 exception of four plots all of these plots were in five tiers. 

 Four of these tiers contained ly plots each, while the fifth tier 

 had only 12 plots. It will thus be seen that all the plots were 

 arranged in a compact group. 



In table 6 there are given the detailed data relative to each 

 plot, together with the averages for all four plots of each vari- 

 ety. The varieties are arranged in the order of their average 

 production of grain. The yield of straw is given both for the-' 

 1-40 acre and also the calculated yield per acre. These latter 

 figures are easily compared with the yields for the i-io acre 

 plots given for the previous years. 



It should be said that each 1-40 acre plot was remeasured 

 before harvesting. In a few plots the actual area varied slightly 

 from 1-40 acre. The plots in Table 6 which are marked with 

 an * have had the actual yield calculated to the base of 1-40 

 acre so as to be directly comparable with the remaining plots. 



All of the plots were planted on May 5, 6 and 7. The Kher- 

 son and Rebred 60-Day plots were harvested July 31 to Aug. 2. 

 The Daubeney plots were harvested between July 31 and Aug. 

 7. The remaining varieties were harvested between Aug. 1 1 and 

 20. 



In all, 21 commercial varieties were tested in 1913. Two 

 varieties, The Danish Island and Early Champion, which had 

 been tested in the three preceding years, were dropped from the 

 test. One new variety, viz., Garton No. 5, was added in this 

 year. 



