10 THE DIRECTOR, EXFERIURNTIL FARMS 



A. I may say that it hag yielded remarkably well, the average result for a seven 

 years trial at all the experimental farms has been "0 bushels -jS pounds to the acre, 

 a slightly higher yield than has been obtained from any other sort. 



By Mr. Bell: 



Q. On experimental plots ? 



A. Yes; it is from experimental plots that these averages are taken. Wellman'a 

 Fife comes next on the list with ZZ bushels 8 pounds, an advantage of 50 pounds in 

 favour of Preston, whereas Eed Fife during the same period gave 32 bushels 30 pounds 

 per acre. 



By Mr. Davis: 



Q. The yield is better, and it takes a shorter time to mature ? 



A. Yes. 



Q. But its grading has not been established yet ? 



A. No. I hope to have that thoroughly investigated this year. 



The grain crops of which I have been speaking, produced at Indian Head were all 

 grown on summer fallowed land. You cannot get such large crops there on land with 

 any other preparation than summer fallowing. 



BARLEY VARIETIES AND YIHF.DS. 



The best six varieties of six-rowed barley gave an average of 6-1 bushels 1 pound 

 per acre at Indian Head, Odessa heading the list with 68 bushels 36 pounds. In tha 

 two-rowed varieties the best six sorts have given an average of 60 bushels 33 pounds. 

 A newly imported variety known as Standwell, also a product of the Garton Bros., 

 England, heads the list with a yield of 07 bushels H pounds per acre. 



Peas. — The best twelve varieties of pease at Indian Head have averaged 57 bushels 

 43 pounds per acre. The Oddfellow heads the list with a yield of 66 bushels. Indian 

 corn, which is usually a light crop at Indian Head, has given an average from the 

 best six sorts cut green for ensilage of 25 tons 493 pounds per acre. 



By Mr. McEu-an: 



Q. Have the bugs got there yet ? 



A. No; pease grown there are as yet free from the pea bug. The best six variet- 

 ies of turnips returned an average product of 37 tons 954 pounds per acre. 



Root Crops. — Mangels produced 29 tons 5SG pounds per acre. 



Carrots gave a light crop, an average for the best six varieties of 12 tons 1212 

 pounds per acre, while the best four varinties of sugar bcet^ yielded at the rat« of 27 

 tons 1440 poimds per acre. I give you these particulars to show that the high yields 

 have run all through the more inipnrtant agrieultural products in that country. 



BEI:TS — VAKIETIES AND YIELD. 



By Mr. Hughes {Viclorin) : 



Q. What is the average tonnage of beets in Ontario ? 

 A. I think it is usually given as about 14 tons. 

 Q. And up west it is nearly double that 'i 



A. It is so on these plots at Indian Head, but that does not necessarily mean 

 that the yield would he the same in large tields. 



