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draw are in the nature of probabilities, as indicated above, or repeat- 
ing ourselves, a probable gain to be ascribed to cross-drilling seed, and 
a probable gain from harrowing the plats in the spring. 
Although the wheat field in the spring offered little prospect of large 
yield, yet the cool and showery weather which lasted during May and 
June caused the plants to tiller and so occupy the ground as to give 
not only the impression of large yield, but the actual yield as tested 
by the thresher, 
BARLEY. 
As we were unable to sow spring grains in the ordinary way, we had 
need to be content with sowing our barley in drill two feet apart, the 
seed being strewn thinly and uniformly along therows. ‘The seed was 
procured from seedsmen, a variety of each named variety that we saw 
in the seed catalogues. Single rows of each variety were heayily culti- 
vated on both sides, and single rows received like cultivation upon one 
side only, the implement used being the spade. It was designed to 
make this cultivation excessive; and to injure the plants, if this were 
possible. ‘I'he weeds were kept down throughout the whole area planted, 
by frequent pulling and occasionally use of the hoe, 
The following is the summary of progress and yield; 


Variety. Planted. | Vegetated. | Days. | Bloomed. | Days, Ripe. Days. 

Naked or hulless....; Apr. 17 May 1 14 June 20 64 |July 29 113 
Two-rowed......,.. Apr. 17 May 1 14 June 26 70 |July 31 115 
Four-rowed......... Apr. 17 May 2 15 June 20 64 |July 28 112 
Kinvers’ Chevalier..| Apr. 17 May 2 15 July 3 77 |Aug. 11 126 


The yield were as below, per row, and calculated to the acre: 
Spaded Half-spaded Unspaded 
100 ft. row, 75 ft. row, 100 ft. row, 
per row. per acre. perrow. peracre. per row. per acre. 
Naked or hulless... 611-16 lbs., 30.3 bu. 5 7- 8 lbs., 35.4 bu. 79-16 lbs., 34.3 bu, 
Two-rowed ........ 9 7-16 lbs., 42.8 bu. 6 21-32 lbs., 40.2 bu. 9 lbs.,, 40.8 bu. 
Four-rowed........ 8 9-16 lbs., 38.8 bu. 7 7-83 lbs., 48.6 bu. 93- 41bs., 44.2 bu. 
Knivers’ Chevalier. 8 38- 8lbs., 88.0 bu. 7 Ibs., 42.2 bu. 8 9-16 Ibs., 38.8 bu. 
The rows of two-rowed and four rowed, half-spaded were 50 feet 
long, and have been calculated to 75 feet, in order to correspond with 
the others in the table. | | 
The yield of straw per row, as above and calculated per acre, are as 
follows, 
Spaded Half-spaded Unspaded 
100 ft. row, 100 ft. row, 100 ft. row, 
per row. per acre. per row. per acre. per row. per acre. 
Naked ‘or’hulless 2) **4 1-2'lbs.5?980-lbs/ °* ‘a>. ery eee 7 1-2 lbs., 16383 Ibs. 
TorO-TOwW.ed see cee 9 1-4 lbs., 2014 lbs. 5 lbs., 1452 Ibs. '91-4 Ibs., 2014 Ibs. 
Four-rowed........ 5. lbs., 1089 lbs. 3 lbs., 1089 lbs. 7  Ibs., 1524 Ibs. 
Kinvers’ Chevalier. 11 3-4 lbs., 2559 lbs. we was Ss aug ere eerie 12 Ibs., 2618 lbs. 
The results are rather contradictory. In grain, the spaded yielded 
the largest crop in the two-rowed variety; the half-spaded yielded the. 
