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DKPAHllttKOT OF AOWCUM-UBB 
 
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 CENTRAI. EXPERIMENTAL FARM 
 
 OraAAVA, CANADA 
 
 T^ESULTS OBTAINED IN 1907 
 
 O.V THE 
 
 DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 
 
 FHOM TBIAI. PILOTS OK 
 
 CRilX, FODDER W, Fip rjoj^ 
 
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 WILLIAM 8AUNI>ERS, C.M,a.,LL.D. 
 
 -Dtrwtor of Exp,.rimen.al Fartn, 
 
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 mental Farmaems, which hm. been prepared by the Cerealwt. Dr r V *u "i j 
 
 round lu the country, will prove useful to farmer* in every part oi ada. 
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 OiTAWA, December 4th, 1907. 
 
 WM. SAUNDERS, 
 Director of £xp«rimtiUal Farm*. 
 
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TABLE OF OOISrrENTS 
 
 Paob. 
 
 Resnl't »t Oentnl Experimental F»nn OtUw*. Ont 6-12 
 
 Spiiiig Whuat, 6, Donira Wheat, 7, Eininer and S|)elt, 7, OaU, 8, 
 Bailey, 8-9, Peas, 9, Indian Corn, 9 10, Turnii», 10, Mangels, 11, 
 Carrota, 11, Sugar Beets, 11, PoUtoes, 13. 
 
 " at Exp'rimental Fann Kappan, N. 8 12-18 
 
 Spring Wheat, 12-13, Dunira Wheat, 13, Einiueraud Spelt, 13, Oats, 
 14, Uarloy, 14-15, Pease, 16, ludiai, Corn, 1516, Turnips, 10, Mangels, 
 16 17, Carrota, 17, Sugar Beets, 17, PoUtoes, 18. 
 
 " at Experimental Farm Brandon, Han 18-24 
 
 Spring Wheat, 19, Durum Wheat, 19, Emmor and Spell, 20, Oats, 20, 
 B. !ey, 20-21, Peaa, 22, Indian Corn, 22, Turnips, 23, Mangels, 23, 
 Carrots, 23, Sugar U'-ta 24, Potatoes 24. 
 
 " at Experimental Farm Indian Head, Bask 24-31 
 
 Spring Wheat, 25, Durum Wheat, 26 Emmer and Spelt, 26, Oats, 
 26-27, Barley, 27-28, Peas, 28, Indian Com, 2(^-29 Turnips, 29, Mangels, 
 29 30, CarroU, ;iO, Sugar Beets, 30, Potatoes, 31. 
 
 " at Experimental Farm Afaaaix, B. 31-37 
 
 Spring Wheat, 32, Durum Wheat, 32, Emmer and Spelt, 32, Oats, 33, 
 Barley, 33 34, Peas, 34, Indian Corn, 34-35, Turnips, 35, Mangels, 36, 
 CarroU, 36, Sugar Beets, 37, PoUtoes, 37. 
 
 •' at Experimental Farm Lacombe, Alljerta 38-43 
 
 Spring Wheat, 38, Durum Wheat, 39, Emmer and Sj-jlt, .39, Oats, 
 40, Biirloy, 40-41, Turnips, 41, MaugeU, 41, Carrots, 42, Sugar Beets, 
 42, PoUtoes, 42-43. 
 
RESUI^TR OBTAINED 
 
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 DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 
 
 FROM TKIAL PLOT! OF 
 
 GRAIN, FODDER CORN, FIELD ROOTS AND POTATOES 
 
 By William Sauhdkru, C.M.O., LL.D., F.R.8.C., P.L.8., 4a 
 Director of Experimtntal Famu 
 
 AMD Chai. E. Saunokrs, B.A., Ph.D., Certalitt. 
 
 During the past thirteen years experimento have been conduoied on uniform trial 
 plots at each of the older Dominion Experimental Farms for the parposo of gaining 
 informatiun as to the most productive and earliest ripening varietiex of grain, fodder 
 com, field roots and potatoes. In arranging for these plots, the seed has always been 
 supplied at the outset from a common stock. In each case the seed has been sown as 
 early aspraclioable and, as a rule, all the different varieties of the same crop have been 
 sown OH thd same day or at most within two or three days, so as to give to all an even 
 sUrt. The land choaea for these ploU has been as neariy uniform in character as could 
 be found and before sowing has been brought into a good condition of tilth. In this 
 '^ull.'tin, which is the thirteenth of llie seri-s, the results of the experiments are pro- 
 iiteil in a somewhat different form from that of the eariier issues. The establishment 
 ,r luMitional experimental farms necessarily disturbs the uniformity of the series of 
 tests, viewe.1 as a whole, and makes it seem desirable to bring together under one 
 heading all the facts relotive to each farm rather than to classify the returns under the 
 n:iines of the various crops tested. In this way the peculiarities of the oHmate and soil 
 of each district will be more clearly displayed and the information present d in a form 
 perhaps nure convenient and acceptable to most fanne", who with the increose in the 
 number of exiiorimunl^l farms will in most instances be able to look to one particular 
 farm as fairly re[(rftsenting tlieir own conditions and will naturally feel greater interest 
 in thii than in the results obtained la other parts of the Dominion. 
 
 The varieties are, as far as possible, arranged in the tables in the order of their 
 average yL 1 for the last five years. Thoi^e sort< which have not been grown f t r five 
 years are arranged in the onler of their average yield for the time during which they 
 have been tested. 7hile a five-year period is undoubtedly rather short for reaching 
 any final conclusions, it seems undesirable to lengthen it, since by so doing all recently 
 introduced varieties would bo kept too long from taking their place in the Ubles with 
 the older sorts. 
 
Tho lUU of varintiM givta do not inolwia aU Um nrU which »•» being te«t«l on lh« 
 taperimpnliil (.iriiiH. Vom" of tlic now or l«>ii imporlnnt T»rieties are omitted h*r« but 
 will \m rcfcrml to in th« annual report of thp furiiii 
 
 In comptit ni{ tlic averaf ■ for th«e tabk-s the w* no fivo yeari' h»v« botB uaed in 
 each cn^p, I'xi-i'pt in u fi-w iu«tanc™i where the omiJiiion or (aitare <f one of the plot* 
 motle a blank in tho rccorda for that year. Theite intUncea are marked with a orowf 
 and the truu ptmition in the ubio* of the varietie* so marked in to be regarded aa aome- 
 what uncertain. 
 
 Croaii-hrwi varioticn pi-odnced on the experimental farm* are mftrked with an 
 asterink.* 
 
 Tho yipliJn of most of th-^ crop are expn-sfied in the tables in buthclR per acre or 
 torn- |>or acre. The legal bonheli in Canada are an followi : wheat 60 Iba., oat* S4 Ibi., 
 barloy 48 lbs., peas 60 His., poUtoes 60 lbs. IV ton oonUina 2,000 lbs. The yields of 
 einiiier and spelt are ••xpr<'H.so<l in pounds per u:rt. 
 
 CENTRAL EXPEBIU£NTAL FABM, OTTAWA, ONTARIO. 
 
 Mtwt of the cerealH grown on this farm have given very fair yields iluring 1907 ; 
 but Home of the early sown «ort» haxe given less than an average crop owin^ to the 
 utiu-ually wet and lateHprin^. Seeding began about a week later than usual, but was 
 interrupted by unfivourab'e weather which much doltyi-d the completion of the work. 
 The yield of peas has bcon above tho average. Field roots and Indian oom hare given 
 fair returns but potatoeH have not done nearly so well ai usual. 
 
 Tho plots <rf grain have been reduced in size at this farm from one fortieth of an 
 acre to one sixtieth. More careful handling is possible with the crop from the smaller 
 plot and it is believed that this reduction in sixe will cause an increase rather than a 
 decrease in the accuracy of the returns. 
 
 The yie'd per acre of the field roots is calculated from that obtained from one hun- 
 dredth of an acre, the yield of Indian com from two rows each 63 feet long, and the 
 yield of potatoes from one row 66 feet long. 
 
 SPRING WHEAT. 
 Fourteen varietie- of spring wheat (exclusive of the durum w heats) grown at the 
 Central F.xperimpntiil Farm during 1907 are here reported on. The wheat was sown 
 April 29th, tho seed b"ing used at the rate of about one and one half bushels per acre. 
 
 VsrietiM tmtwL 
 
 (For iw ye.aij.) 
 
 .Xverar 
 
 .vprage 
 yield: 
 
 Averuge yield 
 (l.iyii 1 j^ 
 
 matur- ,(^,7 
 ing. 
 
 Tiu. Lhs. 
 
 Bishop 31 20 
 
 H(ri»«on HaaH.'d . 30 30 
 
 Prinhle'«Ch»mplaiii., »• 12 
 
 Culorwlo 1 i9 66 
 
 PnwUm* W 14 
 
 Huron* 28 12 
 
 White RuMsian. I 27 4t 
 
 K«l Fife 2G 38 
 
 RMlFem I 28 34 
 
 Dsjrs. 
 
 99 
 106 
 103 
 
 loa 
 
 103 
 106 
 109 
 108 
 lOB 
 
 Bu. Ll». 
 
 38 .. 
 
 42 .. 
 
 38 .. 
 37 .. 
 26 80 
 33 .. 
 83 .. 
 
 39 30 
 30 30 
 
 10 
 
 Varieties Ijfited. 
 
 (For fivf years.) 
 
 Stanley* 
 
 ll'WhiKFife 
 
 12 Percy* 
 
 Awrage 
 
 yieM. 
 
 Avrrage 
 ilayi 
 matur- 
 ing. 
 
 Bu. Lbs. Days. 
 
 (F« less than R yt-ars) 
 
 Riga* (4 years) 
 
 Huogwian White (3 
 years) 
 
 27 » 
 35 23 
 
 108 
 
 108 
 
 loa 
 
 96 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 Bu.Lbs. 
 
 36 .. 
 36 80 
 30 30 
 
 38 30 
 
 The svorape crop in 1907 of the fourteen varieties of spring wheat on the Central 
 Expeiimenlal Farm was 31 bushels 39 lbs. per acre. 
 
Otiitial Eipariauatal Htm, OtUwk, Ontaria 
 DURUM OR MACARONI WHKAT. 
 
 If Pri . whL i: T**"" '■'"'""'*" "''"•' '''"'^""'^ '^^ »»'-' "' "'« ordinarynorU 
 wirtTuohr " "„" '''"^"" " '""''" «"'*' flour fr..m Home kind, of durum 
 
 wl«it. ,uch f!,mr » «,.nor»llT unpopular. Farthormore tl.o peculiar cl.ar.ctor of lb, 
 
 WNn.^..,... the u. of ,ow,.«t different .ueth.i.Tn .h. n.il.i„g of ,. 1 
 
 wheau. They are thoroforo often looked upon with diHfavour by miller,. 
 
 then. fro,,. Wom.ng ,„,x«J with t. ,; .niard «,rt« u»e,l for flour .naking 
 
 urH.„^?hf!l!l'"'""'""''^"™" '•"'"' Krown.t()tUw. i„ 19' , here sported 
 UfHn The «^ w« .own on May 3rd at the rate of ateut ■ . J threeWter 
 IximIiuIs to the acre. quarter 
 
 The aver^^e cro,. in 1907 of the four varieae. of dunun wheat on the Central 
 Experimental Farm was 42 buahela 8 Iba. per aor& 
 
 EMVIRR A. ^ SPELT. 
 
 Two variettae of ommer and ;-o of spelt are here reported upon. The seed wat 
 sowaonMaylOatt ...teofabou ! -0 lbs. to the ac,,. (This i. equal to about four 
 measured bnnhels.) 
 
 ^^^ Common Emmer i. the grain aometimes referred to under tbo incorrect name of 
 
 Varirtiea tMted. 
 
 (For 6v6 yean.) 
 
 IjRt-d Rmroer. 
 atirdSpele... 
 
 Average 
 Yield. 
 
 Lb*. 
 
 •2,2m 
 2,162 
 
 Average 
 days 
 
 matur- 
 ing. 
 
 I>ayi. 
 
 Ill I 
 113 I 
 
 Yitld 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 LU. 
 
 1,930 
 2,190 
 
 ll 
 
 Varietiea terted. 
 
 (For five yean.) 
 
 YielJ 
 
 Lb*. 
 
 SiCommon Emmer. I 2L128 
 
 4WhiteSrx-lt 2o50 
 
 Average 
 Hays 
 
 matur- 
 ing. 
 
 Dayi. 
 
 104 
 110 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 IDor. 
 
 Lba. 
 
 2,520 
 2,430 
 
 The average cr.>p i.. 1907 of the four varieties of emmer and gpelt on the Central 
 Experimental Farm was 2,272 lba. per acre. 
 
Central BxpwimtBtal Turn, Otto«», Ontario. 
 OATS. 
 
 Thirty-one of the varieties of oats tested at Ottawa are hei:e mentioned. 
 
 The seed was sown on May 2nd and 3rd at the rate of about two bushels per acre, 
 except when the oats were unusually large, in which cases about half a bushel more 
 of seed was used. 
 
 Varieties teated. 
 
 (For 6ve ye»r«.) 
 
 1 i Twentieth Century. . 
 
 2 Lincoln 
 
 it Banner 
 
 4 White Giant. 
 
 6! Wide Awake . 
 
 C Gulden Beauty 
 
 7 i Irish Victor 
 
 8 Americ ■! Triumph. . 
 
 9 .Abundance 
 
 mgwedixh Heleotf .... 
 11 ThouaHnd OolUr. ... 
 I-.' Milford White* . . . . 
 
 13 Improved American. 
 
 14 VirKinia White 
 
 15 Kendal Black* 
 
 10 Kendal White* 
 
 ITjAmerioan Beauty — 
 
 Avpr:i2 
 Yiil.r 
 
 Bu I.Im 
 
 Average 
 
 days 
 matur- 
 ing. 
 
 10 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 7.S 13 
 
 71 24 
 
 71 1« 
 
 71 8 
 
 70 2S 
 
 70 14 
 
 70 10 
 
 69 M 
 
 69 20 
 
 6!l . . 
 
 m 30 
 
 66 28 
 
 Days. 
 
 100 
 108 
 102 
 102 
 102 
 102 
 104 
 102 
 102 
 101 
 100 
 101 
 103 
 102 
 101 
 103 
 100 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 Bu.Llia. 
 
 85 20 
 69 24 
 
 86 lU 
 73 8 
 71 16 
 73 8 
 
 87 12 
 82 32 
 85 20 
 85 20 
 79 14 
 78 18 
 
 Varirtiea tested. 
 
 Avf-rage 
 Yield. 
 
 6 
 12 
 
 79 14 
 73 8 
 75 SO 
 
 (For 6ve years.) 
 
 Danish Island 
 
 Pioneer 
 
 (Jolden Fleece |- 
 
 Golden Giant 
 
 Senmition 
 
 Ba variant 
 
 Black Beauty 
 
 Goldfinder. 
 
 Average 
 days 
 matur- 
 ing. 
 
 Bu.Lbs. 
 
 66 22 
 
 66 22 
 
 66 15 
 
 65 S3 
 
 65 28 
 
 65 6 
 
 65 . 
 
 64 2 
 
 Tartar kinB 63 32 
 
 Imi'roved LiRowo . . .163 4 
 
 Siberian '61 32 
 
 Columbust •>! 18 
 
 .Toanetto 59 6 
 
 I Fur less than 5 years, ) i 
 
 Storm King (4 yrs.). . . 44 19 
 
 Days. 
 
 103 
 101 
 104 
 107 
 101 
 104 
 102 
 104 
 99 
 102 
 103 
 101 
 106 
 
 «8 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1W)7. 
 
 Bu.Lbs. 
 
 78 18 
 76 26 
 75 30 
 
 C9 21 
 
 75 .. 
 
 70 26 
 
 83 28 
 
 73 8 
 
 83 28 
 
 43 8 
 
 65 10 
 
 68 28 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of the thirty-one varieties of oats on the Central Ex- 
 perimental Farm was 76 bushels, 5 lbs. per acre. 
 
 BARLEY. 
 
 Fifteen sorto of six-rowed barley and thirteen sorU of two-rowed barley grown at 
 Ottawa in 1907 are here mentioned. 
 
 The plots of six-rowed barley were sown on April 26th the seed being used at the 
 rate of about one and three quarter bushels per acre. 
 
 The plots ot' two-rowol barley were sown on April 27th the seed being used at the 
 rate of about two bushels per acre. 
 
 SIXKOWED BARLBT. 
 
 i i Vari^ti^■9 tc^.tcd. 
 
 'Average 
 I yield. 
 
 Average 
 dayn 
 
 matur- 
 ing. 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 (For five years. ) ! Bu. M». 
 
 Nugent* i 55 14 j 
 
 Albert* I f'.H 18 
 
 Stella* i 52 26 
 
 Odessa 51 :« 
 
 Blue Long Head W 34 
 
 Mcnsury 50 32 
 
 Summit* I 50 32 
 
 Trooper* ; 49 42 
 
 Days. 
 
 96 
 94 
 PS 
 93 
 94 
 63 
 >2 
 91 
 
 Bu. Lbs. 
 
 46 42 
 
 36 30 
 
 60 30 
 
 54 18 
 
 48 6 
 33 
 40 
 31 
 
 42 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 Averages 
 yield, 
 
 I Average 
 daya 
 matur- 
 ing. 
 
 (For five years,) 
 
 Kmpire * 
 
 !(• (Merbruch 
 
 11 Claude* 
 
 \'i A.eyle* 
 
 13 Yale* 
 
 14 Mansfield * 
 
 16 Champion (beardlais) 
 
 r.u. Lbs. 
 
 47 18 
 
 40 28 
 
 45 28 
 
 44 18 
 
 Days. 
 
 94 
 95 
 96 
 94 
 95 
 97 
 92 
 
 Yi.-ld in 
 1907. 
 
 Bu. Lh<. 
 
 ' 4.". 30 
 
 42 24 
 
 35 .. 
 
 25 30 
 
 in .% 
 
 3^1 « 
 35 .. 
 
 Tiie avertge crop in 1907 of ihe iifteeii varieties of six-rowed bailey on the Tinlral 
 Experimental Farm was 38 bushels, 12 pounds per acre. . 
 
9 
 
 Variotici tented. 
 
 (For fivuj.ars.) 
 
 Statu] n I'll 
 
 Catmdiiin Thorpp. ] [ 
 
 3 Imincib!. 
 
 4 Frtncli I'hevaliir 
 SJarvln '. . , 
 
 6 Clifford • ■. 
 
 TDaniali Chcvnlit-r 
 
 8|ni»vrr*..,. 
 
 8 UJordon * ....',' 
 
 Central Experimental Pam, Ottowa, Ontario. 
 
 TWOUOWKD UAnLEY. 
 
 Aieiago' 
 
 Averapp days i Yield ii 
 
 yK'Id. ' ni;itur- | I'M?. 
 
 iiitf. 
 
 Dii. 
 
 H«. 
 
 , Day., ' 
 
 47 
 
 J2 
 
 !« i 
 
 4/ 
 
 20 
 
 9it I 
 
 4, 
 
 l'(i 
 
 iw ; 
 
 4li 
 
 41) 
 
 !»8 1 
 
 Vi 
 
 10 
 
 y« i 
 
 4t 
 
 44 
 
 97 
 
 44 
 
 38 
 
 08 
 
 43 
 
 ^2 
 
 95 
 
 4U 
 
 40 
 
 »7 
 
 Bu.LhsJ 
 
 40 M I 
 48 (i I 
 
 4« 42 \; 
 
 27 24 I 
 
 40 .SO |: 
 
 47 24 
 
 Varieties teated. 
 
 i Average 
 
 j Average d»y« 
 ...„ij matur- 
 ing' 
 
 yield. 
 
 (For fiveyea'a.) 
 lOSiiliicv*... 
 
 llir/)K'aii* '.'...., „, 
 
 12 Dunham * ".''| 3s 
 
 Bii. Lbf^. Day* 
 
 3S IS 
 
 at! 24 
 
 18 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 |(For lens than 6 years.) 
 
 Swedish Chevalier (4 
 yean) 
 
 62 12 
 
 98 
 99 
 9» 
 
 96 
 
 Bii. Lbs. 
 
 2G 42 
 32 24 
 34 18 
 
 M 18 
 
 The average crop m 1907 of the thirteen varieties of twcrowed barley on Ui« 
 Central Expcnmentel Farm was 38 bushels 27 lbs. per acre. ^ 
 
 PEAS. 
 
 Twenty of tho varieties of peas grown at Ottawa are he«, mentioned The nlots 
 
 =^::;:;n^;: nie^^i^^j^-^-^--- ---^- twot 
 
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 y. 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 6 
 7 
 8 
 9 
 10 
 
 V'ari<tifi- 1. .,t, 1. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 Picton * 
 
 Prussian Hlue. . . 
 
 Victoria * 
 
 (iold»-n Vine. . . . 
 
 Chaucellur 
 
 (invory* 
 
 Knglish (irey. .. 
 
 Prince * 
 
 Mackay* 
 
 Paragon * t 
 
 .•Vn'rai; 
 yield. 
 
 Bu.Lbe. 
 
 S6 12 
 
 3li .. 
 
 •■» 42 
 
 35 21 
 
 .14 5S 
 
 34 48 
 
 34 44 
 
 Averasi'l 
 
 d.-iyn [Yield i 
 iiiatur- ! 1907. 
 
 "'if I 
 
 Days. Bu.Lbg. 
 
 lOG 
 104 
 110 
 107 
 103 
 110 
 108 
 108 
 107 
 
 43 .. 
 
 47 .. 
 
 40 30 
 34 ,. 
 
 41 30 
 40 .. 
 43 .. 
 
 42 .. 
 44 
 
 VarietieB tested. 
 
 .Vverage 
 Ayi iivgi; days 
 yield, j luatur- 
 I 'ng. 
 
 104 50 30 
 
 (For five years. ) 
 
 Early Britain 
 
 lUuiel (VlJuiirliP 
 
 .Vffnes • 
 
 Wiwonsin Blue.. !! 
 ArchiT * 
 
 i Prince Albert. ../ . 
 Arthur*... 
 White Marrowfat..! 
 Nelson' 
 Black-eye Marrowfat! 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 Bu Lbg.i Days. P.u.LU. 
 
 .'i2 
 
 liil 
 ' 31 
 
 ,S() 
 
 30 
 
 30 
 
 ■22 
 
 108 
 
 46 
 
 30 
 
 5li 
 
 100 
 
 42 
 
 
 4li 
 
 106 
 
 37 
 
 30 
 
 4li 
 
 lOG 
 
 4I> 
 
 •*) 
 
 Hi 
 
 10!) 
 
 ;w 
 
 
 :iO 
 
 108 
 
 41 
 
 SO 
 
 12 
 
 102 
 
 43 
 
 
 I-.2 
 
 106 
 
 43 
 
 
 2ti 
 
 102 
 
 50 
 
 30 
 
 18 
 
 107 
 
 3;i 
 
 30 
 
 .=.w k'rr.T.iZo'rp.rr •"""- " "•• » "■• '="■'"' ^^-f* 
 
 m 
 
 INDIAN CORN. 
 Twenty varieties of Indian corn were tested at OtUwa during 1907. They were 
 
 9400 2 
 
 ■.B 
 
10 
 
 Central Bzpsrimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontaria 
 
 The seed wag sown on Jutif 1st and the crop was^cut gre*n for ensilage on Septem. 
 ber 2eth. 
 
 i 
 
 a 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 Eureka 
 
 Ifi.irly M«stiKl<in 
 
 (iia"t Prolit'; ■ lOnsilaj^**. . . . 
 
 4|Suin rior Kii'M'T 
 
 6 K.-<i ( '.»lj KiiHilagp 
 
 C! K:.r!v B.itl.M- 
 
 71Sa]/,crV All liuM 
 
 SMammorh Culiin 
 
 9 .Selected Leaniisi; 
 
 10, Pride of til" Nortli 
 
 11 .CtnniitonV I-larly 
 
 12 Lonpfellow 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 ToiM Lb^. Tons Lbs. 
 
 I 
 
 552 
 
 27 
 
 120 
 
 W7 
 
 21 
 
 9<iO 
 
 671 
 
 a:) 
 
 640 
 
 88 
 
 22 
 
 1,4.W 
 
 9(l() 
 
 21 
 
 1,230 
 
 1,7!W 
 
 17 
 
 4.'«) 
 
 1,4!><> 
 
 21 
 
 350 
 
 l.li'.M 
 
 15 
 
 1,020 
 
 l,tlT2 
 
 1» 
 
 390 
 
 1,D54 
 
 14 
 
 UAlV) 
 
 8)!1 
 
 IB 
 
 l,l»00 
 
 im 
 
 16 
 
 1,770 
 
 Varieties tetted. 
 
 (For fiveyenrs.) 
 
 Averue 
 yield. 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 Tons Lbe.lTon8 Lhe. 
 
 is'ciouds EarlT Yellow | 18 
 
 14iChampion White Pearl 
 
 15 ~ 
 
 Ifi 
 17 
 18 
 
 White Cap Yellow Dent. 
 
 King Philip 
 
 North D.tkoU White. . . . . 
 Angel of Midnight 
 
 (Tor less than u yean.) 
 
 Wood's Northern Dent (2 
 
 yrs. \ 
 
 Early Le-iming (2 yn. ) . . 
 
 18 
 
 608 
 
 16 
 
 1,000 
 
 18 
 
 25 
 
 IB 
 
 1,110 
 
 17 
 
 848 
 
 15 
 
 »!0 
 
 17 
 
 628 
 
 IB 
 
 f.70 
 
 16 
 
 1,814 
 
 14 
 
 1,370 
 
 15 
 
 1,218 
 
 15 
 
 580 
 
 18 
 
 1,126 
 
 21 
 
 1,560 
 
 14 
 
 876 
 
 15 
 
 800 
 
 The average crop in 1007 of the twenty varieties of Indian corn on the Central 
 Experimental Farm was IS tons 91 1 lbs. per acre. 
 
 TURNIPS. 
 
 Twelve of the varieties of field turnips Incited at Ottawa in 1907 are here reported 
 upon. Till' stod was suwn in <liills two foet, apait and th>; younjj plantr^ thinned out to 
 about seven inchos apart in the rows. The seed was sown on May 23rd and the roots 
 were pulled Oct. 22nd. 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 y. 
 
 Average 
 yield 
 
 (I'or tiv" vi'ui's.) 
 
 1 K,;ii.,':irii<' 
 
 2.IllM^> 
 
 3 Miiunnoth t'lyil • 
 
 4 (IkmI I.ui'k .... 
 :< Ilrirt'.ey'H lirnii/.e 
 a ,\Ia:^mim I'.'iuim 
 
 iTona lilw, 
 
 ,1:! 97(i 
 
 33 (125 
 
 .12 1,M)- 
 
 .11 519 
 
 :;o l,3.v.) 
 
 ■M \,v.n 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 Tons Lbs. 
 
 100 
 
 too 
 
 1.4'iO 
 
 im) 
 
 1,900 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 Yield in 
 
 1907. 
 
 (For fiveyoars.) ll.pns Lb<. Tuns Ll)» 
 
 Perfection Swede 
 
 , Mollis Westbury 
 
 fliHalewood's linnize 'I'up. 
 
 lOiSkir-.ingrt 
 
 ll'Ciirter'n Kle| mt 
 
 ll! Uangholm S. cted.. 
 
 1,992 
 3 
 
 1,737 
 758 
 419 
 527 
 
 too 
 
 1,511'! 
 
 SOI) 
 
 L'tV) 
 
 l.llOO 
 
 i'lio iiM rai;e jield in I'.tO" <j£ the (welve varieties of turnips on the Central Expuri- 
 iiii'iital Farm was M tons 142 lbs. per acre. 
 
 MANGELS. 
 
 Ten sorts of inanH** wore tested at Ottawa in 1907. The seed was sown in drills 
 two feet apart and ilie vouml; pi mts w re thinnc I out to about seven inclios apart in 
 the rows. T ;!■ send wan sown May 23rd and the ro 'ts were pitlhid Oct. 21st. 
 
u 
 
 Central Experimental Pam, Ottawa, Ontario. 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 .Vvcraje Yield in 
 yifW. i llKf. 
 
 >5 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 Aveiiffn 
 yieW. 
 
 I (For live years.) T,.„ LU To>.s U«.il 
 
 2! .■UtSug.,r White ;« 1,14s ! fs m 
 
 .^l'.;antY,.I„wl„tenn..di:.te ;« HTI, w C 
 
 ;: V ell, .«• rntemi».li;it,. 1 :<2 4S7 o^ 1 I^ 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 7 Giant Yellow Globe 
 
 I (I'or luis than C years.) 
 
 Porfettion Mammoth Lomr 
 
 Redd year) ^ 
 
 Ctinison Cliampion (1 yr.).j 
 
 Tons Lbs 
 28 <I6 
 
 Yield in 
 l'J07. 
 
 Tons lib*. 
 28 1,70.1 
 
 ".^iininon Uliampion (1 yr ) 
 A'ainiiioth l{(,l lntcr.(lyr. 
 
 28 l.fOO 
 27 1,800 
 23 2IJ0 
 
 CARROTS. 
 Six varietie.s of field carrots were tested at Ottawa in 1107 in. 1 
 
 _^ *' """'" ^^^y ^•*''^ """i "^e r.«ts were pull.Ml Oct. 2.3rd. 
 
 >'. 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 Average 
 Vield. 
 
 Yield 
 in 
 
 iiior. 
 
 '•5 
 
 ij 5 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 T 
 
 (For five years.) iTons. M«. :'To„s. I.bs. 
 
 1 Tn,,,roverI Short AVIiite . . . ' 07 ~r,^ „, ^^ 
 2(;iant White VusK.s •',; , •, ,? >- 1 Vf!! 
 
 3,Ma,n>n,.thWl,ite^nt.rme:^ '•"'^ ^••""^ 
 
 tfinf 
 
 26 1,085! 20 900; 
 
 (For five years.) 
 4iOntarii) nhainriion 
 S'White Ue!(fi:,n 
 GjHalf Long Cliantenay 
 
 A VI ra^e 
 
 Yield. 
 
 Yield 
 in 
 
 litor. 
 
 Tons. I.,hs.|'rons. Llw. 
 
 2<i IK)-'' 27 1,100 
 20 l,4l>r,; L-1 'iHH) 
 17 1,8(15 20 1,I»()0 
 
 SUGAR REET.-i. 
 
 rhree varioties of su^.r Ix,ets were te.sted ,it Ottaw..^ i„ lOQT Th. 1 
 in dnlla two fwt .ipft, t and tlu> v 1..,,., , 1 e " taw.i ,n iju,. The soed was sown 
 
 i.. the .-ows. The led't ; 'm^-'TT Tm ""' ""' '^-''-^ '--"ch.. ap.t 
 
 s„w n il,ij J Ird and the roots were pulled ( Vt. 2.3id. 
 
 Varietie* tested. 
 
 (For five years.) iTons. Ll«JTons. Ll« 
 
 Averaee 
 Yie!(f. 
 
 Yield 
 in 
 
 1 W.«,7.!rl« n 
 
 2 French Very Kiel 
 
 (For five years. ) Tn.!-. I.l,-. T. .„,. Lb, 
 
 ' 1 ' " "".years.) rn>!" Id- T lis T !.» 
 
 -^^ ]^l\^ ruOpiVilmorin's Improved : 22 Mn 23 l.a-K) 
 
12 
 
 Oortnl Biperimoitel Turn, Ottom, Ontario. 
 POTATOES. 
 
 Twenty eight kinds of potatoes grown at Ottawa are here mentioned. 
 
 For planting, the potatoes were cut into pieces with at least three eyes in each, 
 and these pieces were planted in rows two and a half feet apart, the sete being placed 
 about a foot apart in the rows. 
 
 The potatoes were planted on May 28th and were dug October 15th. 
 
 Varieties teited. 
 
 Avange 
 yield. 
 
 (For 6vo yean.) 
 
 Carman No. 1 
 
 Dreer's Standard 
 
 Canadian Beauty 
 
 Buma)>y Mammoth. . 
 B I,ate Puritan 
 
 Holbom Abundance 
 
 ^abean't Elephant . . 
 
 Kverett 
 
 Rochester Rose 
 
 State of Maine 
 
 Vick's Extra Rally... 
 
 12|Reeve»' Rose 
 
 13 American Wonder. . . 
 
 Ml Uncle Siir: 
 
 U'Country (lentluman. . 
 leJMoney Maker . . . . 
 
 Bus. Lbs. 
 
 S14 10 
 
 299 38 
 
 294 48 
 
 283 22 
 
 280 17 
 
 279 GO 
 
 274 34 
 
 263 7 
 
 262 41 
 
 261 48 
 
 258 43 
 
 252 7 
 
 2.SI 87 
 
 261 14 
 
 249 65 
 
 249 2 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 Bus. Lbs. 
 
 184 48 
 
 161 48 
 
 149 36 
 
 12.^ 24 
 
 138 36 
 
 169 24 
 
 143 .. 
 
 166 12 
 
 132 .. 
 
 173 48 
 
 143 .. 
 
 126 24 
 
 140 48 
 
 112 12 
 
 187 48 
 
 67 12 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 17 Empire SUte 
 
 18 Irish Cobbler ... 
 
 lO.MauleV ThoroiighbreU. 
 
 20 Fjirly Jlose 
 
 •21 Early White Prise 
 
 22iEarly I'.nvoy 
 
 23lBovee 
 
 Avrnige 
 yield. 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 19U7. 
 
 Uus. Lbs. Bus. Lbs. 
 
 (For less than five years.) 
 
 Pooley (3 years) 
 
 Vermont (Jold Coin 
 
 (8 
 
 year») • . 
 
 Morgan Seeding (3 years). 
 Dalmeny Beauty (2 years) 
 Ashteaf Kidney (2 years). 
 
 233 38 
 
 226 10 
 
 226 17 
 
 224 60 
 
 176 34 
 
 174 14 
 
 15S 19 
 
 341 16 
 
 218 32 
 
 213 24 
 
 2T0 36 
 
 137 30 
 
 12S 24 
 
 123 12 
 
 125 24 
 
 127 :«! 
 
 140 -iH 
 
 107 48 
 
 129 -18 
 
 217 48 
 
 169 24 
 
 145 12 
 
 327 48 
 
 123 12 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of the 28 varieties of potatoes on the Central Experimen- 
 tal Farm, was U8 bus., 22 lbs. per acre. 
 
 EXPEBIHENTAL FABM, NAPPAN, N " 
 
 At the Experimental Farm at Nappan, Nova Scotia, the spring was cold and wet and 
 consequently very backward. The earliest sowing of grain was on May 20th. There was 
 good growing and ripening weather later iu the season and notwithstanding much wet 
 weather in September which was detrimental to the hay crop the grain crops were fairly 
 good. Wheat and barley averaged about the same as last year, while oats gave much 
 better returns than in 1906. Indian corn cut green for ensilage owing to umavourable 
 weather fell considerably short of an average crop. All field roots and potatoes gave 
 liberal returns. 
 
 The plots of grain were one-fortieth of an acre. The yield per acre of the Indian 
 com, field roots and potatoes has been calculated from the crop obtained from two rows 
 each 66 feet long. 
 
 SPRING WHEAT. 
 
 Fourteen varieties of spring wheat (exclusive of the durum wheats) were grown at 
 the Nappan Experimental Farm. The wheat was sown May 20th, the seed being used 
 at the rate of about one and one-half busheb per acre. 
 
 
13 
 
 *«P«ria«iUl Pmbi, Nappan. H. B. 
 
 (For five jean.) 
 
 PrMton*.. 
 White Fife. . . 
 White Rouian 
 
 Red Fife 
 
 i'rin({Ie'« Cfaunul 
 
 B.-dTeni . ^ 
 
 Stanley* 27 S3 
 
 Uuljrado ' "- 
 
 Huron*. . 
 
 DURUM OR MACARONI WHEAT 
 
 quantuies as they require for feed or to meet special detnands. 
 
 Four varieties of durum wheat were grown at NaoDan Th« hpa,! „.= 
 Ma^t^ the^ of aW onejuid t^^^^^ bu:hrto tie acl^ " "*" °" 
 
 V«rietiia tested. 
 
 .\verage 
 yield. 
 
 (ForfivB yMra.) Bu.Lbi Dayg. 
 
 Average 
 
 days 
 liiatur 
 
 ing. 
 
 Ituiimanian 
 
 2 liuoee 
 
 22 8 
 20 30 
 
 110 
 109 
 
 Yi.-ld !| T 
 
 m i! -5 
 1907. I I 
 
 L5 
 
 Bu.tbB. I 
 
 32 .. 
 24 40 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 I 
 
 (For lei's than 5 years. ) 
 
 Yellow Ghamuvka (4 
 
 I years) 
 
 iMahmoudi (4 years). . 
 
 Averagt 
 yield. 
 
 «u.Us 
 
 19 IC 
 17 10 
 
 Average 
 ^ays 
 
 matur- 
 ing. 
 
 Days. 
 
 107 
 107 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 11HI7. 
 
 Bu 
 
 23 20 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of the four va. ieties of durum ^^W .n ft.» i^.^ 
 
 tal Vu.m at Nappan. N.ti., was 27 bushels 30 lbs. per acre Expenmcn- 
 
 EMMER AND SPELT 
 Two v.riede« of emmer and two of spelt are here reported upon. The seed w.s 
 sow,, on May 20th at the rate of about 120 iba. to the acre. Common ^mmeHs he 
 gram sometimes roferreH to u n der tiie incorrtct name of " Speltz.' 
 
 » 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 (Fur four years.) 
 
 White Siielt . 
 Red Spelt . . . 
 
 Average 
 yield 
 
 Lbs. 
 
 1,950 
 1,940 
 
 Averapi- -.r' ■, 
 days ^'''^ 
 
 ing. **"'• 
 
 Days. I Lbs. 
 
 113 
 113 
 
 l.fMO 
 2.010 
 
 Variti i-s tested. 
 
 (For four yean.) 
 
 3 Common Kniiiier 
 
 4 Red Emmer 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 hi'.. 
 
 1,385 
 1,110 
 
 Average 
 
 days 
 matur 
 
 ing. 
 
 Days. 
 
 106 
 112 
 
 Yield 
 
 for 
 
 1907. 
 
 Lbs. 
 
 1.800 
 1,280 
 
 ^-.n-sTNTpi: 'zn'^Mz rxi"™' "^^ss^^i^kp;* 
 
 
 I 
 
 
14 
 
 Ezporimcntal Farm, Nappaa, N & 
 
 OATS. 
 
 T'lirtvone varieties of onts tested at Nappan arc liofo roportcd on. 
 
 Ttv sfwl WHS Mown oil May -Mst at the rate of alxiut 2J bushels per aero. 
 
 
 Variiilics Tested. 
 
 jAvfragp 
 Av»r»Kn dnyd 
 Y if 111. matur- 
 
 (Fnr fiyeye«i>.) lin. U!s.j UajT" Hn.fLU. 
 
 1 .'^iU'rian 
 
 "(iiilillinder. 
 
 3 IVmner 
 
 4 Tw«iiti«th Century.. 
 ~>, Improved Lif^^wtt. . . 
 
 »» Joanette 
 
 7 .■Swedish Select 
 
 ■>< ThouBHnd IXiUar 
 
 !Hi<ilclen Fleece.. .. 
 
 10 I'iiineer . 
 
 11 l/incoln .. 
 
 ll' liiipnived American. 
 l:t .Sensatitin 
 
 14 l>avnridn 
 
 15 I '.lack Beauty 
 
 1 i (iolden I'.iaiity 
 
 17 D.inifih Island 
 
 71 
 
 :vt 
 
 107 1 
 
 71 
 
 Ti 
 
 100 ! 
 
 70 
 
 24 
 
 104 
 
 70 
 
 '.'4 
 
 103 
 
 70 
 
 20 
 
 104 
 
 t;o 
 
 W 
 
 loa 
 
 i::i 
 
 10 
 
 105 
 
 1.x 
 
 24 
 
 106 
 
 i;s 
 
 20 
 
 10« 
 
 (is 
 
 H 
 
 102 
 
 HK 
 
 4 
 
 lUS 
 
 r.7 
 
 30 
 
 lOti 
 
 Ii7 
 
 li 
 
 101 
 
 «ti 
 
 Ki 
 
 105 
 
 fu") 
 
 »! 
 
 105 
 
 : la 
 
 10 
 
 IDS 
 
 : li5 
 
 2 
 
 1(N> 
 
 70 20 
 
 73 18 
 
 74 4 
 87 2 
 63 18 
 68 28 
 62 32 
 60 .. 
 
 a 
 
 68 
 
 2b ; 
 
 8 , 
 
 lit) 
 27 
 
 61 
 
 26 
 
 2h 
 
 7.'» 
 
 10 : 
 
 29 
 
 G2 
 
 12 
 
 
 67 
 
 2 
 
 
 71 
 
 26 
 
 
 71 
 
 28 
 
 
 67 
 
 22 
 
 
 Abu.idunce. 
 White Itiant. . 
 Kendal White*. 
 Kendal Plack*. 
 .\merican n«A ity. 
 Wide Aw.ako. 
 Tartar King. 
 
 Culumbua 
 
 • iUord White*. 
 
 ir ih Victor 
 
 American Triumph . . 
 
 (For lent than yean.) 
 
 Storm King (4 yra) 
 Virginia W hite (C yr..)! 58 
 
 66 SO 
 68 8 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of the thirty one varieties of oats on the Experimentivl 
 Farm at Niippan, N.S., was 68 bushels 1 6 Ibft. per acre. 
 
 BAELEY. 
 
 Fiftei-n sort i of six rowwl barley and thirteen sorts of two-rowed, grown at Nappsn 
 in 1907 are here mentioned. 
 
 These plotH wore all sow a on May 22nd the seed being used at the rate of about 
 two busliel« per acre. 
 
 SI.\-U0WED B^RLF.V. 
 
 -^ ■ A',.rif.i<-* t<'-t»'d . 
 
 y,'- 
 
 i (V'or five y. :ir>i.) 
 
 1 Meii>nry 
 
 ■_' U*nii»i!''-' 
 
 .•? ( irlirlir.ioh 
 
 4 AllxTl.* 
 
 .1 Su-lla* 
 
 GTri><.i"'r* 
 
 7 0.1es.-A 
 
 y .Arpryle* 
 
 9!f*ummil* 
 
 liu. 
 
 Lbs. 
 
 4S 
 
 24 
 
 l.-i 
 
 40 
 
 t"> 
 
 20 
 
 41 
 
 16 
 
 14 
 
 16 
 
 43 
 
 12 
 
 4;i 
 
 12 
 
 41 
 
 12 
 
 40 
 
 20 
 
 .\verage 
 
 !■/(' (la>s 
 Id. iiia'iir. 
 
 l)ay«. 
 
 '.l.> 
 
 !».'. 
 U4 
 'J'.t 
 !t4 
 9S 
 !lo 
 iW 
 
 Yie].l 
 
 ill 
 litiJ7. 
 
 1 
 
 
 55 
 
 Ru.Lb.. 
 
 4t a.' 
 
 10 
 
 I'J 40 
 
 11 
 
 :i: 24 
 
 12 
 
 .-54 8 
 
 13 
 
 38 18 14 
 
 :« 16 1 
 
 3.) 40 \ 
 
 1 40 .. |i 
 
 28 16 
 
 ; 
 
 Varitti'-.^ tested. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 Nugent* I 40 
 
 Vale* 
 
 Mansfield* 
 
 Claude* 
 
 Cbauipion 
 
 (For lean than.*! y(iar«.) 
 r.lue Long Head (2yr). 
 
 
 Avel:ifr,- 
 
 Average 
 
 d,.y« 
 
 yi.ld. 
 
 nialiir- 
 
 
 111;,'. 
 
 Bu.Lbs. 
 
 Days. 
 
 40 4 
 
 07 
 
 40 .. 
 
 ;>7 
 
 38 20 
 
 S7 
 
 :^ 12 
 
 !>1 
 
 35 40 
 
 92 
 
 38 16 
 
 9S 
 
 Yield 
 
 m 
 l',iii7. 
 
 Itu.LlM. 
 
 sit io 
 ;w 20 
 :!i 32 
 
 27 24 
 
 3i> 32 
 
 The .iverai^e crop in 1!I07 of tlio fifteen varieties of sixrowml birley on tlin 
 mental Kami at Xapjian N.S was 3-5 bushels 21 lb*, jier ace. 
 
 K.xperi 
 
18 
 
 BxparimeaUl Tu.^i, Nappu, jr. a 
 
 Verinties tested. 
 
 I (Korareycapi.) 
 
 ir)»ni-' nhcTftlior. ., 
 2 Ki'iiicti I 'Sovalibr. 
 
 »U.'aHT*... 
 
 •4 l<'i(r»n' 
 
 ."> Duiili.iin* ... 
 
 fiCiiRoH* ;■;; 
 
 7Irnincihle '' 
 
 H C'.ina<li«n Thoriie. . . 
 i'.StamlwoU . 
 
 TWO-BOWRD BAHLKT. 
 
 'Avariifti 
 AveriiR'ol di\y» 
 yiflil. luatur. 
 in?. 
 
 :nu.Lh». 
 
 I .'.< M 
 
 '. 4'i .'M 
 
 , II) 33 
 
 ' •!') 2S 
 
 .Ml 34 
 
 an 2 
 
 37 8 
 
 Yield 
 ill 
 
 I'JCT. 
 
 D»yj. 
 
 m 
 
 98 
 97 
 
 'J8 
 98 
 98 
 90 
 »9 
 99 
 
 Bu.Lbs. 
 
 66 3i 
 
 M Hi 
 
 4t. .32 
 
 i-i £1 
 
 45 . . 
 
 43 18 
 34 8 
 
 44 8 
 40 .. 
 
 -| I Variotiw tmtad. 
 
 (Fur live lears.) 
 lO'fJonl.n" 
 llSMn..v*.. .■..". 
 
 ij./arvi> .'.;;;, 
 
 i(F3r l«»s Ihnn R yi,). 
 
 |SwetIiah Chevali.T (3 
 yeain) 
 
 'Average 
 AvHraj^, da\». 
 yip'tl. I matur- 
 I inp. 
 
 Hn.Lb.. 
 
 iMyii. 
 
 •M, 4 
 .%! 40 
 .32 4 
 
 1 
 
 i 
 
 98 
 98 
 08 
 
 1 
 40 47 
 
 101 
 
 Yinl,! 
 
 in 
 
 Bu.LU. 
 
 8(1 n 
 
 30 8 
 
 25 40 
 
 47 M 
 
 The averaso cr.p in 1907 of th. thirteen va>iet...« ,.f two-^^^^^^^^^W on th« 
 Exp.ruuen«l l.'Hnn at Nappm N. 8. was 42 bushels 13 lbs. por ac.I ^ 
 
 PEAS. 
 
 ^"^""^y ;*"««<« o« peas were grown at Nappan as at the other far.n,. Th. qua.titv 
 of seed used being from 2 '.. 3 bu.shel.s per acre depending on the »i.o .,f h n^ ^ 
 
 w...e harvested and left in the field in'b.nd,. I ^.;'Zt:CC:j'L^'Z 
 ex(.,sod to a ra.n storm with a violent wind which a.i.ed the varieties so Liy fh"" 
 w,..mposs.ble to separate them so as to preserve their identity. Vrl^^^l^Z^ 
 -.an-es .t h« l«e„ hought be.,t to intro. ,ce the table of last year which 1^"^, 
 aver.seof thecropaof pea^for the five ye.rs. ending with 1906 a,,o th c^ oTt a 
 
 1 Archer* 
 
 '-' I'rincf AUwrt. . .. 
 
 3 A|,'tie«* 
 
 4i\cI(*on* 
 
 6jCliaiici-)li): 
 
 •> White Marrovvf.vi 
 7l.Vitlmr* 
 
 8 ( ; r»'j^orv* . 
 
 9 Victoria' 
 
 10|KngIisli<jny 
 
 30 
 
 T-fi 
 
 113 
 
 •M 
 
 .V, 
 
 112 
 
 30 
 
 8 
 
 112 
 
 211 
 
 3li 
 
 111 
 
 I'll 
 
 •-'4 
 
 lOo 
 
 at 
 
 
 111 
 
 28 
 
 40 
 
 ion 
 
 :jh 
 
 
 111 
 
 ■16 
 
 « 
 
 117 
 
 L'B 
 
 -IS \ 
 
 112 
 
 18 
 29 
 16 
 
 18 
 18 
 2> 
 17 
 2(i 
 2H 
 14 
 
 20 
 
 4(1 
 40 
 
 n M.ickay* 
 
 12 Ulack-ey« Marrowfat 
 
 13 Daiiipl O'Rourke 
 
 14 Parajfon* 
 
 I'Vi; ilileii Vine 
 
 !(», Prince*. . . . .'.". 
 
 17 Karly Britain. . ".. 
 INPiirfiT _ ___ 
 
 111 Wia"on»in HJue '.' 
 
 20 Prumian Bluu 
 
 ' 2(; 
 
 V> 
 
 2B 
 
 40 
 
 Jti 
 
 2.S 
 
 2fi 
 
 M 
 
 2j 
 
 52 
 
 i-i 
 
 /.2 
 
 2.5 
 
 12 : 
 
 24 
 
 44 
 
 24 
 
 24 
 
 23 
 
 
 113 
 113 
 110 
 I'.l 
 110 
 113 
 109 
 U2 
 112 
 110 
 
 Bu. LU. 
 
 19 20 
 
 20 . 
 
 19 . 
 
 .''5 20 
 22 
 
 M .'.' 
 
 ; 2.S . 
 
 20 .. 
 22 40 
 111 .. 
 
 The average crop in 1906 of the 20 varieties of pea., on the Rxperiment,.! Farm at 
 >uppftn, was 22 bushels 22 lbs. per aero. 
 
 INDIAN CORN. 
 Twenty-one variotin, of Indian corn were tested at Nappan during 1 907. They w.^e 
 
16 
 
 BxpariawBtal Fum, Maypaa, V. 1. 
 
 The Mwi wu sown oa June 14th »nd the orop wm c t green for ensilage on 
 October 23nl. 
 
 Vaiii'iteH tfult'U. 
 
 AviTige 
 YuUf. 
 
 (For live yean.) 
 
 YiMd 
 
 in 
 l!i07. 
 
 ToDi. Lb*. Tons. Ll». 
 
 IKurtlM 19 1,820 
 
 2;Ked Cob Eiuilaga 1<J 1*! 
 
 3 I':arly Mutodon ■ l» 1.84 1 
 
 4;S«l».r'. All Qold i 18 I,3S4 
 
 5i;i»iit ProlifioEnsilaKe... ! 18 83U 
 
 ti'l^.njffallow 1 17 1,702 
 
 7 Suiwrior Fodder 17 320 
 
 si .\n\sel of Midnight 17 104 
 
 9 Selected Lenning. 16 1,770 
 
 lOI'Fide of the North 16 1,330 
 
 1 1 Rirly Butler 16 l.UOO 
 
 12 Ciiiptori'i Early i 10 824 
 
 13Kin^' Pliilip l« 7*8 
 
 13 
 U 
 12 
 12 
 13 
 U 
 10 
 
 a 
 
 10 
 8 
 
 11 
 
 
 10 
 
 730 
 l.fCO 
 1,300 
 l,850l 
 
 ono] 
 
 l,650j 
 OOO 
 
 570l 
 l,600j 
 
 seo! 
 1,030: 
 
 67UI 
 
 Varietie* taeted. 
 
 (For five ymn.) 
 Champion White Pe*rl.. 
 
 Yitld 
 
 in 
 VM!. 
 
 Tonii. Lh«.;T"iii<. Lbe. 
 
 14 
 
 15 Mammoth Cuban 
 
 16 Oloud'a Early Yellow 
 
 17 North Dakou White 
 
 18 White Cap Yellow Dent. 
 
 (For ku than 5 yearsi.) 
 
 Early LeaniinR (2 y<iar»). 
 Early Lonricllow (Sjimih). 
 Wond'i Northern Dvnt 
 (2yeara.) 
 
 
 13 
 
 I 
 
 1,7!X>1 
 
 I.Tw.'l 
 
 712 
 
 l.Mul 
 
 100 11 
 
 C5| 13 
 
 1,430 
 
 700 
 
 1.600 
 
 I. mo 
 
 1,.S20 
 
 l,t!5() 
 180 
 
 95(i; 10 1,450 
 
 The avemge crop in 1907 of the twenty one varieties of Indian corn <"i the Experi- 
 mental Farm at Nappan was 11 tons 283 lbe. per acre. 
 
 TUBNIPa 
 
 Twelve varieties of field turnips tested at Nappan in 1 907 arc here reported upon. 
 The seed was sown in drills two foet apart and the young plants thinned out to about 10 
 or 12 inches apart in the rows. The seed was town on June Ist and the roots were 
 pulled on November 9th. 
 
 V;irii'tle.-i tisU-d. 
 
 Average 
 Yield. 
 
 Yield in 
 I'JOT. 
 
 (For five yeara.) 
 
 llPerfection Swede — . 
 2' Magnum Uonum . . 
 
 3j Jumbo 
 
 4 Good Luck 
 
 fi KangarcK) 
 
 6 Hartley's Bronze 
 
 iTons. Lva.tTons. Lbe. 
 
 1,:(44 
 1,420 
 1,270 
 
 7r.5 
 
 642 
 449 
 
 57.") i 
 80 ' 
 
 22> I 
 1,4»i5 I 
 1,855 i 
 
 205 : 
 
 Varieties teated. 
 
 Average 
 Yield. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 HalewuGiVs Bronze Top. . 
 
 Halla Westbury 
 
 9 t'artcr's Elephant 
 
 1<I .Maninioth Clyde 
 
 11 Skirvinga 
 
 12 Ikngholm Selected 
 
 Ton 
 
 ' H«.^' 
 
 35 
 
 302 
 
 34 
 
 1,847 
 
 »4 
 
 »7:{ 
 
 31 
 
 l,-*! 
 
 33 
 
 l,0|li 
 
 i 32 
 
 1 
 
 1,355 
 
 Yield in 
 l'.H)7. 
 
 SO 60 
 
 aa 1,175 
 
 31 1,625 
 2(> 1,295 
 •I* 100 
 26 635 
 
 Thoaver.ige yield in 1907 of the twelve varieties of turnips on the Experi 
 mental Farm at Nappan, N.S., was 29 tous 1,771 lbs. per acre. 
 
 MANGELS. 
 
 Ten varieties of mangels were tested at Nappan in 1907. The 8e< was sown iu 
 drills two feet apart and the young plants were thinned out to 10 or 12 inches apart in 
 the rows. The seed was sown on June 1st and the rooU were pulled on October 26th. 
 
17 
 
 Ezperlmeatal Fun, Kappta, IT. I. 
 
 (For five yearn.) 
 
 Yellow IntomKiliHtu . 
 tlmit Yellow liiet^nnediat. 
 H«l/ SuKar White . 
 Prize Mttmm. Ix>n(f R.d.. 
 Selecled Yellow lilolje. 
 (JiHut Yellow Ulolie. . . ' 
 iO»te Po^t 
 
 Tun«. Ui». Ton,. Lb» 
 
 36 1,42.'> 
 
 38 !,:«« 
 
 31 I,.i2.5 
 
 M 1,175 
 
 •J8 935 
 
 27 4.'>0 
 
 36 6UU 
 
 3.1 124 
 
 32 ,(« 
 
 2i» l,«i» 
 
 29 l,ei9 
 
 28 l,3ia 
 
 27 1,6(15 
 
 20 704 
 
 (For leH tlmn 8 yearn. ) JTon*. LI* Tom. Lh«. 
 Maniii). Red InteriiK.liata i 
 
 l.lyear) 
 
 CrmiHon Cliamrilun (1 year). . . 
 Perfection .Mnmm. Luiitf 
 
 KeJ U year) 
 
 26 1,295 
 au HOO 
 
 ! 25 l,4tH> 
 
 2fl 1,2!I3 
 23 l,(iW 
 
 F-JarNT" 'it" '"ai"^ *''•'''" '"""''^ "' '"«"»«''•«» *''• Experiment.' 
 I'arm at ^appan, N.S., was ^8 tons 1,059 lbs. per acre. 
 
 CARROTa 
 S« varietivs of field carrot., *ere tested at Nappan in 1907. The seed wa. sown 
 in drills two te»t apart and the young plants were thinne,! out to about 4 or 5 inches 
 
 1 Ont.irio Cliainpion 19 
 
 2 Oiaiit White VosOTs 
 
 Toni . Lbi 
 
 42) 
 
 :,;-,—- ■;,■;:•:■ ;•"-'" 1 1« 7no 
 
 .' .Mttinm.Whiteluti'imcdiiite 18 453 
 
 T.m».Lb..! 
 
 17 
 
 815 
 
 15 
 
 30 
 
 14 
 
 1,700 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 4|Half LontrChantenay. .. 
 
 5j White Beljfi.iii 
 
 6 Improved Short White. . . 
 
 Average 
 1 yield. 
 
 Tons Lbs 
 
 17 73 
 16 1,823 
 16 90<i 
 
 Yield ill 
 1907. 
 
 Toiw.L'o. 
 
 Hi Daj 
 
 14 M 
 16 8:« 
 
 Tlu, avcT«j^e yield in 1907 of the six varieties of carrots on the Experimental Farn, 
 at Nappun, N.S., was 15 tons 1,322 lbs. per acre. 
 
 SUGAR BEETS. 
 Three varieties of sugar beets were tested at Nappan in 1907. The seed was sown 
 m drills two feet apart and the young plants thinned out to about 4 or 5 inches apart 
 m the rows. The seed was sown on June 1st and the roots were pulled on October 26th 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 (For five vtarj.) 
 
 Average i Yield in 11 5 
 yield. 1907. ils 
 
 I k 
 
 Tons L)«. Tons. Ll«.'! 
 
 'J JV»n2l<"b<;n- I 17 9iK) ; l.-> 195 
 
 -iViluionns Improved 1" 276 13 730 
 
 Varietiea t-»ted. 
 
 i (For five years.) 
 
 French Very Rich ... 
 
 The average yield in 1 907 of the three varieties of sugar beets on the Experimental 
 Farm at Nappan, N.g., was 13 tons 1,500 lbs. per acre. 
 9400—3 
 
 4\ 
 
 '8 
 
18 
 
 EzptrimeDtal Turn, Kappaa, N.& 
 POTATOES. 
 Twent j-<Mf{ht kinds of poUtoea grown at Nappsn are here mentioned. 
 
 For planting, the [lotatix-M wi-re cu'. into pieces with two or three eyes in each, and 
 theite pieces wore planted in rows two nnd a linlf f(«t apart, the net* being plantml 
 abdut a foot apart in the rowii. 
 
 The potatoes were planted on June ;lrd and wore dag October 9th. 
 
 V»rirti«« te.<tiHl. 
 
 (Vorfivn yean.) 
 
 Vick'tE«tr» Ku-ly... 
 
 KiichHHter Kom 
 
 3iKkHri-tt . 
 
 i T 
 
 Avor.'we 
 ji.l.r 
 
 in 1|-? 
 HW. ' g 
 
 nii;<. Lio. 
 
 4T4 
 
 4;!3 
 
 :«« 
 
 4!l*tpPuriUn 1 3Kt 
 
 B|Kui|>ire State I 3«'J 
 
 fi'Holhiirn AbuiKlance i ^tiW 
 
 7<'»rni:»n N... I ' :^i5 
 
 S lliirnuby Mammoth .'<*!;) 
 
 9 Ht»t.' of MaioB J :v li 
 
 1U;('ui»>1i»n Beauty l !>■<'> 
 
 ll|lri«h Cobbler I ISM 
 
 1 .' .Money Maker ' .T.0 
 
 la Karly WhitB Prii* I M'i 
 
 14 Rarlv Knvoy.. I 3 12 
 
 15 Maale'a Thoroughbred XVi 
 
 1(1 Sabean'a Klephant 'Ml 
 
 i 1 
 
 Bun. Lbb 
 
 532 Xt 
 
 r;n 24 
 
 »n . . 
 
 4B4 .. 
 
 418 .. 
 
 4<.IU S6 
 
 470 48 
 
 465 24 
 
 S2:< 2t 
 
 4:U .16 
 
 .SUl 24 
 
 4»7 .. 
 
 4:« 24 
 
 341 .. 
 
 .•5'ti . . 
 
 363 .. 
 
 Varielif* toted. 
 
 Avpraro 
 yielJ. 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 ;Vor five yearn.) 
 
 17 Country (iitiitleman 
 
 18 Aniericitn Wonder 
 
 1« Uncle .Slim 
 
 211 Uovee 
 
 21 ;I)reer'a Standard 
 
 22|Karly Kohh 
 
 23iKeevu'a Koaa 
 
 I 
 
 {For leM than five yean.) 
 
 Vcnnoiit (lold Coin (3 yn.). 
 
 I)<ioIey (3yr».) 
 
 Mori^an Hecdlinff (3 yn.). . . 
 Ashlenf Kidmy (Myrt.) ... 
 Ualnieiiy lieauty (2 yra.). . . 
 
 niw. r.ba.|Bni>. h\». 
 
 3.14 84 
 
 I 
 
 ;v.'.". 
 ;ijj 
 
 sit 
 
 5 
 
 ;iii M 
 
 290 12 
 
 2<.H lit 
 
 2ru 60 
 
 519 66 
 
 436 30 
 
 4<)4 48 
 
 398 12 
 
 307 54 
 
 3l!7 24 
 
 :«*■> . . 
 
 209 12 
 
 319 48 
 
 .-(58 36 
 
 874 .. 
 
 5t3 24 
 
 473 .. 
 
 4:<3 24 
 
 4(W 12 
 
 331 12 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of the twonty-tsight varictie.s of potatoes on 
 nient.il Farm at Nappan, N.S., wa» 416 bushels 58 IL.h. per acre. 
 
 the Expcri- 
 
 EZFEBIMENTAL FARM, BRANDON, MANITOBA. 
 
 At the Kx;>(-itneniiil Kn-m nl liriiuaon, the .sprin^' work was much delayed by cold 
 an 1 w(-w weather. Tho (irsl >|i:iug wheat was not sown until the 9th of May, which was 
 several weeks later than usual. Oats were not sown until May 20th, and barley May 
 27tli. Notwithstandinij this lateness in seeclin;:!, the crops under the influence of more 
 favourable weather made rapid progress and matured tiefore serious frost. Tho trial 
 plots of wheat gave an av:-rage of W bush. 8 H)m. tier acre, Oiits 114 bush. 24 IKs., s:y- 
 roAcd Irnrley 64 bush. 1 lb. and two-rowed barley 6.3 bu.sh. 17 lbs. per acre. Tndiun 
 c •■ n and field roots have given about an average crop and potato<>» a yield above the 
 a^^'lage. 
 
 The plots of grain were one-twentieth of an acre each. The yield per acre of the 
 Tniian corn and field roots has been calculated from the crop obtained from two rows 
 each GG feet long. In the case of potatoes one row 66 leet long haa been used. 
 
19 
 
 fzperimental Farm. Brudon, Mm. 
 SPUING WHEAT 
 Fourteen variotie. of .prin« wh.-at (.xelu.ive of the durum wh^aU) grown at tb. 
 loth -the «oed being used at the rat« of .Ix.at one and one-half buM.eU per acre 
 
 VikriotJM taMad. 
 
 Avprnni. 
 yu'lil. 
 
 (Kor Bve year- i l!ii.Ll«. 
 
 AviT:lBl' 
 (l.'IVil 
 
 matur- 
 ing, 
 
 Yi..M 
 in 
 
 Viirictie* tmtcd. 
 
 I 
 
 "i 
 !»*)«. I ill Ltd J 
 
 ' <AvRragn 
 
 Avi-rnije dayi 
 yiold. uiatur- 
 ■Iff. 
 
 T I{,.l Kife 
 
 2, 1'riKtciii* 
 
 SHiinm* 
 
 4 White bite 
 
 5 l'rlni{It;'< CliMiiiiUin. 
 
 fiSUnUy* 
 
 n'ePDT*. . 
 
 H WhiU. Kifaiui . 
 9 Heriiuuiii lirurHcil. 
 
 i: 
 
 .•HI 50 
 
 .T, 24 
 
 at 2 
 
 . :« .. 
 
 .1 as an 
 
 .'33 4 
 
 I 
 
 \n 
 
 41 .. 
 
 10 
 
 la 
 
 »7 SO ! 11 
 
 !J) 
 
 ."!! :<« 1 
 
 VM 
 
 12 40 
 
 121 
 
 X 20 
 
 1 
 
 I2t 
 
 S9 .. 
 
 1 
 
 122 
 
 3fl 20 
 
 
 121 
 
 40 20 
 
 1 
 
 12H 
 
 3!l 12 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 (For Bveyesra.) jBu M». 
 
 l0Colora«l(i.. 
 R..1 IVrn . 
 
 2» 24 
 2H 40 
 
 (For Ifu th»n 6 y»»n.)| 
 
 Iliahop* (8 yawn) ! S8 » 
 
 Hungarian White (3 
 
 „?•«") 30 40 
 
 ;Ili(r»« (3 y«in) 87 15 
 
 n»yii. 
 
 138 
 123 
 
 118 
 
 124 
 113 
 
 Virld 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 Itu Lt«. 
 
 34 40 
 
 28 BO 
 
 W 10 
 
 36 30 
 3V 40 
 
 The av.rag.. crop i„ 1007 ..f the f.-urtoon varieties of spring wheat on the Experi- 
 mental Farm at Brandon, Man., waa 38 busheU 8 lb.,, per acre. ^ 
 
 DURUM OR MACARONI WHEAT. 
 
 Whilo the durum wheats average usually heavier crops in the Canadian North- 
 Fair," ho"' " ^r? '^""^''^ ''-' "^ '-'^ ""'^^P"'- -^'^ --" .ni^™. 
 Farmer, who ^row any of these varieties should exorcise great can, to prevent them 
 rom l..-co„.,ng nuxed w.th the standard sorts for flour making and should only g,^w 
 such quantities as they require for feed, or to meet special demands. 
 
 M ^^"|'^*";f''«"''^"™™^h'-t were grown at Brandon. The see<l was sown on 
 Uxy lOt!. at the r.to of alK)ut one and three quarter bushels to the acre. 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 Avor.iptc' ... , J 
 lAvirage (!av» ' « lem 
 j yi«-ld. niutur- 
 i»K- 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 (For five yeam. ) 
 
 1 O.-WJA '4'.) 
 
 2 Ituuiiianion | 48 
 
 Bu.Llw. Days. HuLbs. 
 
 Varietiei tested. 
 
 Average 
 yield 
 
 Average 
 
 daya 
 tuatur- 
 
 iug. 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 (For leM than Syn.) Bu.Lbe. Day.. Bu.Lht 
 
 i-M 41 a) ' Yellow libamovka (4j 
 
 127 I 4 J, 40 |1 yeara) | 43 26 
 
 I 1 1 MahQioudi (4 years)... ! ! j 44 10 
 
 126 
 
 127 
 
 39 40 
 39 .. 
 
 The average crop in 1907 o* - ^^r varieties of durum wheat on the Experiment*! 
 larra at Brandon, Man. was j 10 lbs. per acre. 
 
 if' 
 
Iip«rlin«ital Turn, Biudoa, Ku. 
 
 KMMER AND 8PRLT. 
 
 Two varietiM of emroer and two ot apelt aru liure reported upon. 'V<e sorrl wait 
 •own on May 10th ftt the r«t« ol about liiO lU. to the acre. Common emoier ia Um 
 grain tnmKtimea referred to nnder the inoorreot name of " Hpelti." 
 
 i 
 
 Viirietin taaUd. 
 
 AveriiKii 
 yieUl, 
 
 Lb«. 
 3. 405 
 
 Ar»ra«« 
 
 daya 
 
 nu.tur- 
 
 ioR. 
 
 Yi.ld 
 in 
 
 iwr. 
 
 I.h. 
 l;8ao 
 
 1.JM0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 Varictieo touted. 
 
 Artr»g» 
 jrirkJ. 
 
 2,W2 
 l,Oi» 
 
 Atmbrv 
 dayi 
 
 miktiir- 
 in«. 
 
 Uar*- 
 lan 
 ua 
 
 Vi-l.! 
 
 in 
 
 1 
 
 a 
 
 (Kiir four )■•««.) 
 
 Coiiinton Kimi.cr' 
 
 Ri<]S|j>)lt 
 
 i:n 
 
 (Fiif four ynira.) 
 
 Il«l Kimriir 
 
 WhiU8|j.U 
 
 Lb.. 
 
 I.!fl0 
 1,7» 
 
 The aver»);e crop in 1907 of tho four varielin* of emmer and ipelt on the Experi- 
 mental FitriD at Braiitioti, .Man., was 3,103 Ibi. per acre. 
 
 OATS. 
 
 Tliirty one of the varieti>>« of oats teited at Brandon arc here reported on. Tlio 
 ■eed was sown on .May 20th at the rate of about two bushels o ti cj ai-ro. 
 
 Varipties tnted. 
 
 ATfnuff 
 I yifld. 
 
 (For five yi- 
 
 Bu.Lba. 
 
 1 Improved Anii-riraii . .119 SB 
 
 ICuIdmUiant 117 13 
 
 3 Konner IIA 4 
 
 4 Daniah Inlaml 116 
 
 ti White Uiaiit 115 30 
 
 6(M(len IW-iiiitv 115 20 
 
 7 Abundance 113 20 
 
 8 Lincoln 113 2 
 
 9 Siberian 112 4 
 
 lOWideAwakf Ill 2« 
 
 llColumbu. 110 32 
 
 12 American TriiiMipli ..jUO 28 
 
 l.T Ooldfinder 110 18 
 
 14 Bavarian 110 U 
 
 IBCJoldcn Klctco .iif.) 32 
 
 16 Aiin'tican lUaMty IdS oil 
 
 ITTIi'.iiiand Willi. ir 108 Uii 
 
 ATerage 
 
 day. 
 
 matiir- 
 
 iuy. 
 
 Days. 
 
 110 
 115 
 111 
 111 
 110 
 111 
 111 
 110 
 112 
 112 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 ba.Lfaa. 
 
 126 
 126 
 128 
 130 
 126 
 12S 
 110 
 122 
 115 
 lOi 
 
 110 122 
 112 1116 
 112 127 
 
 111 ill9 
 
 IW 121 
 
 ion !i(« 
 
 ii'9 iiuy 
 
 V'arictiea teited. 
 
 (Fok fire yaan.) 
 
 18 Iriih Victor 
 
 19 niack Beauty 
 
 au Twentieth ( enturr. 
 
 21 K.-ndal White'. .. 
 
 22 Joanette 
 
 'J3 Pioneer 
 
 24 Tartar King 
 
 25 Kendal Bktclc * 
 
 2ti;HenBaiii>n. 
 
 27 1 Improved Liirowo 
 2»;Milford WhitH*.. 
 29 Swedish Select. . . 
 
 (For lew than 5 yean. ) 
 
 [storm Kinir (4yni.). . _ 
 
 1 Virginia White (2yr».)10J 3? 
 
 Bu.Lba. 
 
 107 8 
 
 104 18 
 
 102 30 
 
 102 20 
 
 102 
 100 
 
 119 30 
 
 90 30 
 
 96 16 
 
 94 10 
 
 90 26 
 
 86 .. 
 
 Day.. |Uu Lbe. 
 
 108 lUn 30 
 
 H)X 1114 14 
 
 1(K) 1 04 4 
 
 110 !i>4 21 
 
 in 127 2 
 
 108 I in; 1A 
 
 107 90 20 
 114 122 2 
 
 109 109 24 
 
 108 1105 20 
 
 112 
 107 
 
 109 
 lOij 
 
 109 14 
 99 4 
 
 111 
 
 '.17 
 
 6 
 
 The avcriigc crop in 1907 of the thirty -one varieties of oats on the Experimental 
 Farm at Biaiidon was 114 bushels 21 lbs. per acre. 
 
 BARLEY. 
 Fifteen sorts of six-rowed barley and thirteen sorts of two-rowed barley were 
 grown at Brandon in 1907. These plots were all sown on May 27th the seed being 
 use'' ■* the rate of about two bushels per acre. 
 
SI 
 
 liptriBmtal Turn, Bnadoa, »*»> 
 
 ilX HOWRD BARLKT. 
 
 Od. 
 
 Y«I««. 
 Mrnuun* . . 
 
 Man.«.l<l' 
 Suniniii* 
 Kill pin' 
 
 • KliTlinich 
 N'mfiut*. . 
 
 Avsrim 
 
 yi«i7 
 
 Anng* 
 
 day* 
 matur- 
 
 
 lOf. 
 
 
 
 
 Bu. Lbt. 
 
 D»yi. 
 
 M 2i 
 
 ^7 ao 
 
 63 »j 
 37 10 
 
 9( 
 
 m 
 »i 
 
 01 
 
 u 
 
 m 33 
 
 oa 
 
 The •ver»ge cn.p i„ 1907 of the fifteen y.rieliei of «x.ro«red b.rl„v 
 Expnn,nc„Ul Fann at B:.„d„., Mau.. w„. 6i bu.heU 1 lb pe" al ' 
 
 Yirld 
 
 in 
 li'OT. 
 
 Bii. Urn. 
 13 21'. 
 Ul Hi 
 
 ri<) ou 
 
 3."> .. 
 
 C7 44 
 
 on ths 
 
 TWOnowii, H.\BLEY. 
 
 Variptiw Inittfl. 
 
 I Avera|{i! 
 
 'AyeinifB, ,|fty, 
 ■ Yinlil. I iiiatur 
 i inff. 
 
 (For five ywir«. ) Bu. LU. 
 
 . .Tarviii* i 67 30 
 
 aStamUjU. j 66 jo 
 
 3 Gordon* I 5,) ^(, 
 
 4 l>aniih Chevnli.r. ,53 8 
 6 Krancb Chevaii. i-. 
 
 6 Uunhaiii* 
 
 7Can:uliun Thori^j, . 
 SClilford* .. 
 
 IG 
 
 rij 4 
 
 61 44 
 &I 4t 
 
 Da v. 
 
 91 
 9C 
 93 
 09 
 96 
 92 
 »3 
 92 
 
 Yield I l; 
 
 in -S 
 1!W. Iji 
 
 I Average ,. 
 
 Varietiee tented. 'Vr'??*' ''•5"' 
 
 (For flveyeani.) 
 
 Bu.Lb«. 
 
 73 4 ! 9 Sidney* . , 
 
 79 8 ' lOlnviiiciWe.. ". 
 
 *» 8 I '..van* ..;::: 
 
 70 2( .Jliiuer*.... 
 
 67 44 ,1 
 
 69 28 j I (K.jrfc^than.'lyran.. 
 
 f : « ll s»nji!,hci,i.vai:er.;<ir- 
 
 YieiJ 
 
 matur- 
 ing.- 
 
 Bu. Lbs 
 
 51 24 
 
 6l 2.S 
 
 M 4 
 
 46 26 
 
 i!2 .'tT 
 
 Day*. 
 
 91 
 93 
 93 
 93 
 
 icid 
 in 
 
 Hi7. 
 
 LU. 
 
 K 
 .31 
 
 L'H 
 
 The .yerajre crop in 1907 of th. thirteen v.nVtios of t«o-row«l barley oa 
 Experimental Furr- at Brandon, M«n., wu. tiJ b.-shcl. 17 lbs. p..- u.re. 
 
 3a 
 
 the 
 
 9100—4 
 
Experimental Fann, Brandon, Man. 
 
 PEAS. 
 
 1t.t.iiVj <.T.nf lies of pea« wore grown at Brandon in 1907. These plots were sown 
 on May 16th, the quantity of seed used being from 2 to 3 busiiolsper acre depending on 
 the size of the pea. 
 
 "~ 
 
 
 
 Average 
 
 
 
 
 
 Average 
 
 
 1 
 
 a 
 
 Varietioa tested. 
 
 Averave 
 yield. 
 
 dny« 
 matur- 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 3 
 
 Varieties teattMl. 
 
 %7JJ1!' 
 
 days 
 
 matur- 
 
 Yiel.i in 
 1907. 
 
 3 
 
 5? 
 
 
 
 ing. 
 
 
 ! '^' 
 
 
 
 ing. 
 
 
 (For five yearn.) 
 
 Bu Lha. 
 
 Days. 
 
 Bu.LU. 
 
 
 (For fiTe years.) 
 
 Bu.Lfaa. 
 
 Days. 
 
 Bu.Lla. 
 
 1 
 
 Mivckav* 
 
 5.-) 28 
 
 130 
 
 46 20 
 
 11 
 
 Wisconsin Bhio . . 
 
 47 8 
 
 1>6 
 
 40 20 
 
 •J ; :arly firitain 
 
 .M 14 
 
 127 
 
 39 60 
 
 12 
 
 Black eye Marrowfat. 
 
 46 48 
 
 128 
 
 37 20 
 
 3 Victoria* 
 
 :>1 6 
 
 129 
 
 4fi 10 
 
 13 
 
 Chan.ellor 
 
 4r. 28 
 
 118 
 
 46 
 
 4 Arthur* 
 
 M) 8 
 
 124 
 
 38 20 
 
 14 
 
 Archer* 
 
 46 68 
 
 133 
 
 38 20 
 
 5 (Jrejfury* 
 
 (il'icton* 
 
 4it B« 
 
 129 
 
 48 20 
 
 15 Daniel O'lJoiirke 
 
 45 54 
 
 129 
 
 41 30 
 
 4:1 4(i 
 
 12>.t 
 
 4.S 40 
 
 Ill N'elwm* 
 
 45 48 
 
 12<i 
 
 46 20 
 
 
 III ;vs 
 
 125 
 
 43 10 
 
 17 White. Marrowfat... 
 
 45 40 
 
 131 
 
 27 .. 
 
 S (1 .Men Vini' 
 
 V.t 2J 
 
 12rt 
 
 41 20 
 
 IS Prince Albert.. 
 
 44 28 
 
 133 
 
 39 40 
 
 
 IS »> 
 
 r.i-2 
 
 44 .. 
 
 IM Pru^!*ian Blue 
 
 41 22 
 
 123 
 
 36 60 
 
 Xu v.,„i:.i, <:,',., 
 
 48 24 
 
 lai 
 
 39 20 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 
 40 8 
 
 129 
 
 24 40 
 
 
 ^ ' 
 
 
 
 The avcrajje crop in 1907 of the twenty varieties of peas on the Experimental 
 Farm at Brandon, Man., was 40 1 unhels 25 lbs. per acre. 
 
 INDIAN CORN. 
 
 Twenty -one varieties of Indian corn were te.sted at Brandon during 1907. They 
 were sown in rows about three feet apart and the plmits thiniu"! out to 6 to 8 inches 
 apai't in the rows. 
 
 The seed was sown on June 6th, and tlie crop was cut green for ensilage on Septem- 
 ber 10th. This crop newls frequent cultivation throughout the summer to produce the 
 best results. 
 
 3| 
 
 4' 
 
 r.l 
 
 7! 
 
 s; 
 
 9; 
 w 
 n 
 12' 
 
 l.T 
 
 Varieties teMted. 
 
 (For five yi'ar». ) 
 
 Ixingfellow 
 
 .Siii)erii>r Fixlder 
 
 Kiireka 
 
 Anjfel of Midnight 
 
 CumptonV Ivirly 
 
 North Dakota White I 
 
 King Philip 
 
 Karly Butler 
 
 Champion White Pearl . . . ! 
 
 S^lierV Al! (!..'.<! 
 
 • iiant Prolific Ku^ilage 
 
 RihI Cob K.nsihiffe. ... j 
 Pride of the North ! 
 
 Av 
 
 ■r.nio 
 
 y 
 
 lUl. 
 
 TonM. IJw. 
 
 i 21 
 
 l.llW 
 
 20 
 
 l.tlVI 
 
 ■21) 
 
 1,414 
 
 Yield in 
 1007. 
 
 !M4 
 313 
 ,376 
 ,0.-i9 
 861 
 610 
 2M 
 
 .'■28 
 .^24 
 
 Tonn. I.lis. 
 
 20 1,778 
 
 17 4.52 
 
 17 848 
 20 510 
 
 19 412 
 
 20 1,382 
 
 21 966 
 
 19 16 
 15 6!)0 
 
 20 1.580 
 
 18 1,422 
 13 SM 
 17 254 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 14 F.arly Mai<t<Klon 
 
 16 White Cap Yello»Oent , 
 16Cl(m I's Karly Yellow 
 
 17 SelectjHl Ijoaniing 
 
 18 Mammoth Culian 
 
 Tons.Lb».iTons. Lbfc 
 
 (For leaa than five years.) 
 
 Early Learning (2 yra.) ... 
 Wood's Northern Uent (2 
 
 years) 
 
 Earljr rx)ngfellow (2yr«.) 
 
 Average 
 yiela. 
 
 Yield IB 
 1907. 
 
 18 366 
 
 17 1,270 
 
 17 492 
 
 17 294 
 
 IH 155 
 
 18 828 
 
 18 309 
 16 836 
 
 19 214 
 
 17 56 
 
 18 234 
 
 20 788 
 13 1,720 
 
 20 1,184 
 
 21 174 
 14 1,503 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of tlie twenty one varieties of Indian corn on the Experi- 
 nicnt.-il Farm at Hrandu!), .Miii\., was 18 tons 786 lbs. per acre. 
 
23 
 
 ' 
 
 Experimental Farm, Brandon, Han. 
 _ , TURNIPS. 
 
 October 28th ^ "" ""'"' °" ^^"y -2»<i -""i f'e roote were pulled 
 
 Varu'ti(» tested. 
 
 Averaire 
 Yield. 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 (For five ycirs.) 
 (»(Kxl Luck . . 
 Hair* Westbury. .".'. 
 
 Milium Koiiuni 
 
 IVrlittion Swede. .... 
 
 Hartley'* Brcinze 
 
 Mammoth Cl>de... 
 
 iTona. liba. Tons. Lhe. 
 
 «2 
 
 s:is 
 
 SI 
 
 1,307 
 
 31 
 
 410 
 
 30 
 
 34 
 
 29 
 
 1,875 
 
 •£) 
 
 1,822 
 
 Varietie* tested. 
 
 (For five yearn.) 
 
 Ban«rholm Selectwl 
 
 Carter's Kleiihaiit 
 
 Jumbo 
 
 SkirvingB. . ' 
 
 11 HaU'Wocd's liroiiie Top! 
 12!Kangarno. 
 
 Averua 
 YielZ 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 Ton». Lba Ton». Lbt 
 
 25 1,216 
 
 26 1,32S 
 24 840 
 .32 1,208 
 31 40 
 24 1,633 
 
 -'9 1,822 
 29 1,136 
 
 25 1,006 
 
 28 i,:m 
 
 28 1,341 
 
 26 1,434 
 
 MAXOKLS. 
 ,11! ?° 7"^'*' "* "''J"f '^ '^^'"^ *^'"^'' "'^ Brandon in 1907. The seed was sown in 
 e r„l T "^'^ "^"^ '^^ ^■°""" P'""'^ "«'•« »hinm.d out to 10 to 1 2lnch« aTrt n 
 -'.!^.l JJ'JL'^':'! *^^'-' '•" -^'-y :^2nd an<l the r,„.t, were pulled on OotolSrd 
 
 d 
 
 the 
 
 Varietie.H tested. 
 
 I (For five years.) 
 
 Prize Mamm. lAmg Red. . . 
 
 H-»lf Siiffar White 
 
 Yellow InterineJiate 
 
 tJate IVwt 
 
 .Selected Yellow (J lobe ., .'! 
 (iiant Yellow Inti-nnediate 
 liiant Yellow G1c>1k> i 
 
 32 1,578 
 
 27 1,704 
 
 31 1,,307 
 
 24 576 
 
 80 1,987 
 
 23 992 
 
 .30 826 
 
 26 536 
 
 28 74 
 
 22 1,408 
 
 27 437 
 
 23 1,520 
 
 25 794 
 
 19 16 
 
 (For leu than 6 years.) 
 
 Perfection Mamm. LonR Red 
 
 _,(.! ye»r) .. 
 
 Crimson Champion (I year). 
 Mamm. Red Intermediate (i 
 year) 
 
 840 
 128 
 
 17 1,W0 
 
 The average yiold in 1907 of the ten varieties of msngelg on the Experim;^ 
 Farm at Brandon, Man., was 22 tons 1,936 lbs. per acre. experimental 
 
 CAUUOTS. 
 8ix varieties of field carrots were tested at Brandon in 1907. The seed was sown 
 m dnils, two feet apart and the young ,.lant.s were thin„..l out to aboutTor sinch"" 
 
 &r 29th """ ^'' ""^ "" ^""" °" ''•"' --"'^ '""^ ''^'^ »•-'« --«• P"""?on 
 
 Varicries te.stnd. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 Hlmproved Short Whitu 
 
 2 Ontario Champion 
 
 3 (iiant While Vosges . . . 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 Tmis. Lbs. 
 
 888 
 1,280 
 1,233 
 
 Tons. Lb*. 
 
 34 400 
 BO 480 
 
 18 960 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 Mamm. Win telnterroediate 
 
 ^ White IJelgian 
 
 Half lumg Chantenay 
 
 Tons. Lhs.iTons. Mm. 
 
 22 528 1 20 700 
 20 1,052 15 1,9 
 18 80 15 800 
 
 The average yield in 1907 of the six varieties of crrots on the Kxperim^;;^!.^^ 
 at Brandon, Alun., was 19 tons 207 lbs per ncie. 
 
 I 
 
2i 
 
 Experimental rum, Brandon, Han. 
 
 SUGAR BEETS. 
 
 Three varietiea of sugar beets were tested at Brandon in 1907. The seed was sown 
 in drills, two feet apart and the young plants thinned out to about 4 or 5 inches apart 
 in the rows. The seed was sown on May 22nd and the roots were pulled on October 
 S3rd. 
 
 Varietira tested. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 Wan«leben 
 
 Vilmorin'i Iini>roved . . 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 Tons. Lbs. 
 
 22 141 
 17 1,861 
 
 Yield i] 
 1907. 
 
 Tons. Lbs. 
 
 18 1,224 
 18 696 
 
 Variitiea tested. 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 Yi.'ld in 
 1907. 
 
 iTons. Llm. Tons. Lbs. 
 
 French Very Rich 17 090 
 
 13 i,'.m 
 
 The average yield in 1907 of the three varieties of sugar beets on the Experimcntul 
 Farm at Brandon, Man., wa.", !6 tons 1,968 lbs. per acre. 
 
 POTATOES. 
 
 Twenty-eight kinds of potatoes grown at Brandon in 1907 are here mentioned. 
 
 For pliiutiiig the potatoes were cut into pieces with two or three eyes in each and 
 these pieces were planted in rows two and a half feet apart, the sets being placed about 
 a foot apart in the rows. The potatoes were planted on May 23rd and were dug on 
 OctjhcT 10 h !iii(l 12tli. 
 
 I 
 
 "I I Var'.<-ti' » tested. 
 
 •A 
 
 I 
 
 Average I Yield in 
 yield. I 11107. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 1 Lat$ Puritan 
 
 2 State of Maine . 
 
 3 UiiLde Sam 
 
 4jl)reer'a Standard 
 
 5 Money Maker 
 
 fi!Ani«i ic»n Wonder 
 
 7 Kiiipiie .-*t:ite ,. 
 
 8 Sal«an'» Klephant 
 
 O^Maule's Tlioniiighbrt I 
 
 10 Uolliorn Abund.ince. . 
 
 11 Canadian Biauty. . .. 
 12|Country tientlemai! . . 
 
 ISjKeeveH Rose 
 
 Ui Irish Cibbler 
 
 15,Caru»aii No. 1 
 
 16! Burnaby M;inirnolti . . , . 
 
 Bos. Lbs. 
 
 572 
 S&t 
 S62 
 649 
 
 54.S 
 f.4.5 
 5l>.'1 
 
 r,V.1 
 .'.12 
 600 
 ^3 
 
 4in) 
 
 477 
 470 
 437 
 
 Bus. Lbs. 
 
 609 
 
 an 
 
 489 
 
 Hfi j 403 
 
 14 i 4«o 
 
 34 I 445 
 
 u j 4i;o 
 
 .. 49.". 
 
 4 I 3'M 
 
 20 I 42.-. 
 
 421 
 4:<8 
 421 
 3.52 
 
 17 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 Kverett 
 
 18 Early Envoy 
 
 19 airly White Priio 
 
 20 Vick's Kxtra K*rly . .. 
 
 2li^Jlrly R.KO 
 
 22 Hovee 
 
 23'RoehG8t<'r Rose 
 
 (For less than 6 years.) 
 
 Morgan Seedliiur (3 years). 
 Vermont (toUI Coin (3 yra). 
 
 Dm.Vy (3 years) 
 
 Ashhaf Kidney (2 years) . . 
 Dalmeny Beauty (2 y rs. ) . . 
 
 Averiige 
 yield. 
 
 Bus. Lbs. 
 
 431 C6 
 
 419 GO 
 
 397 6 
 
 372 54 
 
 370 20 
 
 'Mig 8 
 
 358 14 
 
 532 
 5'»1 
 377 
 3S;{ 
 320 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 B«R. Llv. 
 
 454 
 544 
 
 4(M) 
 394 
 39(1 
 220 
 3311 
 
 423 
 417 
 
 425 
 330 
 
 40 
 
 ;>o 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 oO 
 
 io 
 
 2'l 
 4(.> 
 20 
 
 The average crop in 1 907 of the twenty-eight varieties of potatoes on the Elxperi-, 
 mental Farm at Brandon, Man., was 427 bus., 53 Iba. per acre. 
 
 EXPEBIMENTAL FARM, INDIAN HEAD, SASK. 
 
 The unfavounible character of the season has resulted in injury to the wheat grown 
 at Indian Head. The cold and backward weathpr made seeding very late, and low 
 teinpei'atiires and wet weather during the ripening period interfered seriously with the 
 rapid progress towards maturity, which grain in that district usually makes. Then 
 
25 
 
 Experimratel Fum, Indian Head, Saak. 
 
 wore rtight froste on the nights of August 3rd and August Slst, when the standard 
 thermometer at the Experimental Farm registered 35 F. and 33 F. respectively. 
 Some shght injury was done to a few of the more tender flowers and vegetables but no 
 harm wm done to the grain. On September 12th two degrees of frost were registered 
 P .J on September 21st three degrees. Prior to this heavy rains had fallen and low 
 temperatures prevailed so that for two weeks the grain scarcely made any progress in 
 ripening The frost of the 12th was preceded by a rain of 20 hours during which 125 
 mohcsfelL This frost under such conditions no doubt did considerable injury which 
 was further ag8^a^ ated by the frost of the 2l8t when the temperature fell below freeang 
 early in the evening and continued low all night. 
 
 With such an experience ii is surprising that more serious injury was not done. 
 ; tT . ,u '' !f °^ 'P""^' "'"""t:"^ "^ged 10 bush. 7 lbs. per acre as compared with 
 42 bush. 4 lbs. in 1906, and the effect of the frost could be plainly seen on most of the 
 varieties. They have however a high percentage of germinating power, the 14 varieties 
 under trial averaging 85 per cnt, showing that they would make fair seed. The 31 
 varieties of oats under test this year gave :. iv.iarkably high average crop 110 bush. 
 20 lbs per acre. The crops of barley both sixrowed and two rowed were excellent, and 
 exceeded the average of last year by over six i.u.hcls per acre, while peas .^ave an 
 average increase of about 6 bushels. With v.,y few exceptions the germination 
 of these numeroas varieties is high and tl,fi weights per bu.hel show that the 
 gram has been well matured. The weather was . .suitable for Indian cam and there 
 was an average falling off in that crop of nearly 4 >cms per acre. An uvo,a^'e increase 
 in held roots and potatoes however compensated tor this. 
 
 The plots of grain wen- o.„--twentielh of an acre each. The yield per acre of the 
 In. lan c.irn and e.-ld roots has h • •„ calculated from the crop obuined from two rows 
 each 60 feet long. In the case of p .tatoes one row 132 feet long has been used. 
 
 SPRING WHEAT. 
 
 Fourteen varieties of .spring wheat (. x.-usive of the durum wheats) have been 
 grown at the Indian Hoa 1 Ex,HMi,aental Fa.r;. The whmt was .sown on .May 6th, the 
 seed being used at the rate of about one and one half bushels per acre 
 
 i; 
 
 Viiiii'iia ti'stcfl. 
 
 AvHrajfi.'; 
 Av»T;fc^»^ (lays 
 yiclj. ui.itur- 
 in?. 
 
 ( K< 11- fi Vf y ea™. ) I !» . Lbs, 
 
 !t**ti Kern 
 
 I'lOHtOIi* 
 
 Stanliv* 
 
 White'Fifu 
 
 Percy* 
 
 H:inm* 
 
 TiKedFifr ;.; 
 
 « Whit«Ku««ian. . .. 
 U Pringlc's Clmiuplain.. 
 
 .TO 89 
 
 37 58 
 
 37 Xi 
 
 !X 4!) 
 
 30 27 
 
 Wi LT) 
 
 ;ii 6!) 
 
 ;f3 ^(i 
 
 ;f2 37 
 
 Days. 
 
 133 
 
 l.SO 
 131) 
 137 
 
 i;X) 
 111) 
 i:(7 
 134 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 VMT. 
 
 i 
 
 B.1.LU. 
 
 \:.r;. tics testid. 
 
 I Averaifel ,•■ 1 1 
 
 yield. | in;itur- 
 
 iiiB. 
 
 ! VMT. 
 
 (For five years.' 
 
 Bu.Lbs. 
 
 . I 32 30 
 
 I) :HeriB8on Bearded 30 27 
 
 (For less than 6 years.)! 
 
 15 40 10, Colorado 
 
 •S.i 20 
 
 1!) 40 
 
 17 20 
 
 21 40 
 
 2t 
 
 12 ,. 
 
 15 20 
 
 I>ays Bu I.bd. 
 
 i;is!iti(i" 3 yeaiM 2(J 47 
 
 Hungarian White 3; 
 
 „>''i™- i 23 47 
 
 Riga* 2 years 20 SO 
 
 131 
 130 
 
 130 
 
 133 
 124 
 
 25 20 
 19 .. 
 
 23 20 
 
 13 20 
 17 40 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of the 
 mental Farm at Indian Head, Sask., 
 
 fourteen varieties of spring wheat 011 the Experi- 
 was 19 bushels 7 lbs. per acre. 
 
Experimental Farm, Indian Head, Saik 
 DURUM OR MACARONI WHEAT. 
 
 Wliile the durum wheals average usually heavier crops in the Canadian North- 
 west than they do in Eastern Canada, they are very unpopular with most millers. 
 Farmers who grow any of these varieties should exercise great care to prevent them 
 from becoming mixed with the standard dorts fur flour making;, and should only grow 
 sufh iiuixntities as they require for feed or to meet speeiiil demands. 
 
 Four varieties of durum wheat were grown at the Indian Head farm in 1907. The 
 seed was sown May 7th at the rate of about one and three quart •* bushels to the acre. 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 I Average 
 Average dayi 
 
 yield. 
 
 (For five ycais. ) | Bu . Lbs. 
 
 l:C;nose ' AH a7 
 
 2 Uomiianian | 42 60 
 
 matur- 
 ing. 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 l'J07. 
 
 I 
 
 Days. !Bii.Lbi.!j 
 
 l.T> 31 40 
 
 13G 31 . . 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 (For less than S years.) 
 
 Yellow Ghamoika (4 
 
 yr«.) 
 
 Malimoudi (4 yr».).. 
 
 Avprage 
 yield, 
 
 Bu.Lbs. 
 
 43 R5 
 42 22 
 
 Average 
 days 
 matur- 
 ing. 
 
 Days. 
 
 135 
 1S5 
 
 Yield 
 in 
 
 1!W7. 
 
 Bu Llw. 
 
 29 ^0 
 25 40 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of the four varieties of durum wheat on the Experimen- 
 tal Farm at Indian Head, Sii.sk., was 29 bu.shel8 °25 lbs. per acre. 
 
 EM.MKR AND SPELT. 
 
 Two varieties of enitner and '.wo of spelt were tested here. The seed was sow n on 
 May 13th at the rate of about 120 lbs. to the acre. Common emmer is the grain some- 
 times referred to under the incorr<:ct name of " Speltz." 
 
 Varieties tented. 
 
 I (For foar ye.ar».) 
 
 1 Common EmmiT — 
 
 2 Red Spelt 
 
 Average 
 yield 
 
 Ll«. 
 
 2,820 
 
 2,7;J5 
 
 Average 
 
 days 
 
 m.itiir- 
 
 iug. 
 
 Days 
 
 129 
 130 
 
 Yield in 
 1!M)7. 
 
 Lbs. 
 
 2,020 ! 
 2.2l.'0 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 (For four yeara.) 
 
 :! White Sjwlt . 
 4 IKed Emmor 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 Average 
 days 
 matur- 
 ing. 
 
 Days. 
 
 lai 
 131 
 
 Lbs. 
 
 2,295 
 ! 2,215 
 
 1 
 
 Y;.'ld in 
 1907. 
 
 I.ha. 
 1,320 
 
 The average crop in 1 907 of the four varieties of emmer and spelt on the Experi- 
 mental Farm at Indian Head, Sask., was 1,775 lbs. per acre. 
 
 OATS. 
 
 Thirty one of the varieties of outs tested at Indian Head are here reported upon. 
 The seed was sown on May 14th at the rate of about two bushels to the acre. 
 
27 
 
 Experimental Parm, Indian Head, Sask. 
 
 Ill 
 li 
 
 12 
 13 
 U 
 1.-. 
 1(1 
 
 i; 
 
 (Kur fiv« years. I 
 
 Banner 
 
 (iolil™ l!«\uty 
 
 '(JuiHlindfT 
 
 Ktnilal White*.... 
 
 Irish Victor 
 
 I'l.lumhm 
 
 IVnarian 
 
 Diininh tnlnnd 
 
 White (!innt 
 
 .Vmeiiciin Triumph., 
 
 iJoliivn Giant 
 
 finiuiivi'd Liffowo. . . 
 ^iinproved America, i. 
 <i'>Men Heecp. . . . 
 Twintifth (Vntiivy. . 
 Sw«li."h .Seli-t.. .'. . 
 Hmiativn 
 
 I JAirrip 
 
 Av<>r«ffe| rlaya 
 yield. I iniitiir- 
 
 Uu.LbB. Dayn. 
 
 I 121 18 
 I 113 
 
 11" 2 
 
 111 22 
 
 111 10 
 
 111 <l 
 
 110 H 
 
 Ins .•i2 
 
 1(H 31 
 
 H'S 22 
 
 1117 32 
 
 10; 2.) 
 
 10,- 3| 
 
 lOG I7I 
 
 105 2Si 
 
 Km .. 
 
 111! !>! 
 
 1211 
 120 
 124 
 122 
 121 
 12! 
 120 
 II.S 
 
 lis 
 
 121 
 12.'. 
 118 
 121 
 122 
 
 iTn 
 no 
 
 120 i 
 
 Vield inll 
 1907. ' 
 
 Bu.I.bs. 
 
 122 -si 
 
 121 Oj 
 
 112 32 
 
 lit! 11; 
 
 11!> 111 
 127 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 I Average 
 |Avei-ijfe; days 
 ill''. I matur- 
 ing. 
 
 Yi. !•< in 
 1U07. 
 
 117 
 123 
 104 
 
 I OS 20| 
 10.') I(:| 
 
 122 
 117 
 
 112 Ij! 
 
 iir> ..I 
 
 12,' 2*'' 
 
 127 .^2: 
 
 I (For fivfl years ) 
 18 Ijincola ... 
 mlMilford Whire* ... 
 
 SOjFiont*! ... 
 
 2rAliiin(lHnce 
 
 22Tlioiimnd Dollar .. 
 2.3 Americsn Beauty . , 
 
 24 Wide Awake ...... , 
 
 25 .loanette 
 
 2 'Siberian 
 
 STiTartar King 
 
 2S Kendal Black*... 
 29, UIac:k Beauty 
 
 (For leas than 5 
 
 years. 
 
 I 
 
 Storm Kinff (4 years) 
 |\ irginiaWhite(2yni.) 
 
 Bu.I 
 
 -b« 
 
 1 Days. 
 
 Bu.Lfai. 
 
 in;j 
 
 IJ 
 
 121 
 
 lOfi 
 
 1A 
 
 l(« 
 
 10 
 
 123 
 
 98 
 
 R 
 
 102 
 
 il 
 
 i 120 
 
 103 
 
 18 
 
 101 
 
 l.S 
 
 118 
 
 102 
 
 13 
 
 101 
 
 IH 
 
 118 
 
 1V9 
 
 
 IDl 
 
 S 
 
 119 
 
 lli3 
 
 18 
 
 1^0 
 
 83 
 
 118 
 
 101 
 
 1« 
 
 '.iU 
 
 2C 
 
 124 
 
 !W 
 
 8 
 
 97 
 
 29 
 
 124 
 
 10S 
 
 28 
 
 97 
 
 2:> 
 
 120 
 
 10,S 
 
 18 
 
 97 
 
 22 
 
 124 
 
 S.! 
 
 12 
 
 92 
 
 4 
 
 lao 
 
 92 
 
 3-J 
 
 92 
 
 ■^l 
 
 121 
 
 8S 
 
 8 
 
 99 
 
 4 
 
 12'! 
 
 llil 
 
 20 
 
 '11,0 avoraKO crop in lf)07 of the thirty-one varieties of o.tts on the ExiH,rirae,.Ul 
 I'uri.i ut Indian Head, Sask., was 110 bushels 20 Ib.s. p -i- acre. 
 
 BART.EY. 
 
 Fiftoon sorts of .i,-n>wodlK'.rley and thirteen sorts of two-rowed barley grown at 
 In, .an Head are here repor.e.l upon. Tl,..so plots were all sown on May 14lh and 
 loth, tiie seed l«Mng u.swJ at thn rate of about two bu.shels per acre. 
 
 Sl.Xn. ..KD I<.M!I.KV. 
 
 li 
 
 Vai iftiis ti stud. 
 
 Av, 
 yi.i 
 
 rage 
 v.s 
 
 Yield ! j 
 
 in :-= 
 1!W7. § 
 
 Varieiics tested. 
 
 (rnrliv years.) iBu.T.U' I),iy^. Ipu.Lbs. 
 
 1 Claude' fi3 
 
 2MiUisti..l<l".. .. 
 SYale* 
 
 4 NuL'ent* 
 
 5 Mensury . . . 
 eOdewa 
 
 7 Stella* 
 
 8 ftderhnich 
 
 flEnipi^P*. ... 
 
 ■|- 
 
 (For fi\e years.) 
 
 ' f.3 a 
 
 .1 «2 (1 
 
 .; (il 10 
 
 ,' (>1 2 
 
 , (io 32 
 
 : W) 23 
 
 .09 31 
 
 .^9 26 
 
 105 
 112 
 190 
 lltt 
 103 
 103 
 lOTi 
 101 
 104 
 
 65 30 
 72 14 
 
 [.Average! v-- u 
 
 Averagei days | *."'"' 
 
 yield, i niat'ur- I , '". 
 
 ing. I l!*-"- 
 
 Bn Lt».! Days. Bu.Lhc 
 
 lOArgyle* I r.9 18 
 
 . 07 
 65 
 61 
 41 
 
 (« 
 66 
 
 11 Troo|»T* 
 
 12 Sumniil* 
 I3All.,Tt'-; . 
 14 Cliaiujii-in 
 
 .'.!> 13 
 
 I .".5 24 
 
 I 51 34 
 
 42 19 
 
 (Fur Irs.- th.nn ."> years.); 
 !iluer.rtmgH"Adi3yrs.)! 74 31 
 
 1(12 
 103 
 105 
 102 
 98 
 
 42 
 ,"11 
 47 
 
 SO 
 46 
 44 
 
 la 
 
 24 
 
 lOS 8t> 2 
 
 The average erop i„ 1907 of the fifteen varieties of six-rowed b.arley on the Exncri- 
 menul farm at Indian Head, Sask., was CO bushels 9 lbs. per aw-e. 
 
BzperimenUl Turn, ludlAa Htad, I Jk. 
 
 TWO ROWBE DARLBT. 
 
 Varictie* tMted. 
 
 (For five yearn.) 
 
 llnvincible 
 
 2 Standwell 
 
 3 Dsniah Cljevajier. 
 
 ••lllordon* 
 
 5 Canadi:ni ThoriJO. . 
 
 Gj.farviB* 
 
 7' Heaver* 
 
 8S!,l,„,y».... 
 
 U.Cliffora*. 
 
 
 Avemge 
 
 AveraBe 
 
 days 
 
 yield. 
 
 matur- 
 
 
 ing. 
 
 Uu.Lb*. 
 
 Days. 
 
 65 10 
 
 Ill 
 
 64 17 
 
 110 
 
 69 Sf 
 
 112 
 
 67 7 
 
 103 
 
 66 18 
 
 107 
 
 54 19 
 
 105 
 
 54 !) 
 
 111 
 
 6:1 21 
 
 1113 
 
 62 40 
 
 1U4 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 Bu Lba. 
 
 Varietic* U sted. 
 
 Average 
 Average dayit. 
 yield, matur- 
 ing. 
 
 (Fur fi ve years. ) Bu . Lha. 
 
 lOTiOgan' I 62 
 
 11 Kiench Chevalier. .. 
 
 12 iJcuiliain* 
 
 ( l''or lua thau 5 yeara), 
 
 Sweili.sli Chovaiier (3| 
 
 ; yivrsi 63 40 
 
 Daya. 
 
 104 
 112 
 107 
 
 110 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 10U7. 
 
 Bu.Lba. 
 
 66 12 
 3>) 12 
 48 IG 
 
 54 28 
 
 Tlie average crop in 1907 of the thirteen varieties of two-roweil barley on the E.\- 
 pcrimeiital Farm at Indian Head, Sa.sk., was 5;3 bushels 7 lbs. per acre. 
 
 PE.V.S. 
 
 Twenty of the varieties of poas grown at Indian Head are hoi-e reported upon. 
 These jilot.s were sown on May 20th, the quantity of seed used being from two to three 
 
 bu.s)i 'is per hit.' 'I'lM-mling on the size of the pea. 
 
 \'arietieii tested. 
 
 Aver.*»ge 
 .\verage' daya 
 Yield. I uiatur 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 X907. 
 
 r. 
 
 Varieties teste<). 
 
 Average 
 I YielT 
 
 i 
 
 niatur 
 
 mg. 
 
 1907 
 
 (For five yi :,rs.) 
 
 Early Britain 
 
 Pru&aian lUiie ... . 
 
 (JoUlen Vine. 
 
 Chancellor 
 
 Black Kv M:.r.-i.wf 
 Oaniel O'liMir!,.- .. 
 
 Kfigli.^h (i;.-y 
 
 Maokay' 
 
 Pictun* 
 
 j.Xgnes' 
 
 IJll. 
 
 Ll«.' 
 
 •W 
 
 ,18 
 
 .S2 
 
 .51 
 
 !)\ 
 
 42 
 
 51 
 
 22 
 
 51 
 
 10 
 
 61 
 
 « 
 
 51 
 
 2 
 
 60 
 
 54 
 
 49 
 
 ;<i 
 
 49 
 
 30 
 
 Days. 
 
 119 
 118 
 116 
 
 no 
 
 122 
 116 
 Hit 
 122 
 118 
 118 
 
 Bu. Lbs. 
 61 
 
 40 
 
 40 
 40 
 20 
 
 20 
 40 
 40 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 .\rther* 
 
 I'urajfr.n't 
 
 'Jretrory* 
 
 Prince* . . . 
 
 Wi'^consin I'lue 
 
 Nelson* 
 
 .Vrlluu-*.. 
 
 While Mariuufat , 
 
 liP! Prince Albert 
 
 2'ii Victoria* , 
 
 Bu. I.b«. 
 
 Daya. Bii. I.I18. 
 
 121 i 40 
 
 118 
 121 
 
 11!) I 38 
 
 43 -M 
 
 45 JO 
 
 121 
 118 
 117 
 119 
 1;!0 
 120 
 
 37 2:> 
 
 'A<> . . 
 
 3:1 .. 
 
 38 20 
 
 39 40 
 
 The averai^fi crop in 1907 of the twenty varieties of peas on the Experimental 
 Furiu at Indian Head, Sask., was 43 bushels 2 lbs. per acre. 
 
 INDIAN CORN. 
 
 Twenty-one varieties of Indian corn were tested at Indian Ilea 1 in 1907. The seed 
 ■w.is sown in rows about three feet apart, and the plants ihinued out to 6 to 8 inches 
 apart in the rows. 
 
Sxperimcntkl Turn, Indian Haad, BMk. 
 
 Septltr'^st'^Thr" °" ".*'; '''' •""' ''•' "^""P *« "«' «^" for e„,il««e on 
 
 Varietiua tested. 
 
 (For 6ve yean.) 
 
 If Angel of MidniL'ht... 
 
 2,Kur..ka 
 
 3 North Dakota \Vhite! '. '. 
 4iC<iinpton'« F^arly... 
 ■ilSaliw'tAlKJoM... 
 
 6jKin|r Philip. 
 
 7|IiOngfelIow 
 
 S.Oiant Prolific Knsil.ir" 
 9 KH Uoh Knailag... ' 
 
 Pridrof the North.... 
 
 Ch.ini;jion White Pearl 
 
 Siilwrior FodiiiT 
 
 .Stfecled Learning. ', 
 
 Varieticg tested. 
 
 IS 5S 
 
 Hi i.fxio 
 
 1(J 10 
 
 15 1,B80 
 
 16 1,021) 
 M 1,21U 
 U 634 
 
 14 IM) 
 13 1,500 
 ■■ 4L'2 
 2-Jl 
 
 12 1,«U.' 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 1.1 1,170 
 
 12 2iiO 
 IS 4(K) 
 
 13 4<>u 
 U . . 
 11 I,6fiO 
 
 11 ... 
 
 12 1,860 
 
 13 1,300 
 6 7*» 
 6 430 
 6 1,200 
 » 7o«) 
 
 (For five year*.) 
 
 l4'White Cap Yellow Dent 
 
 15 Karly Duller... , 
 
 16 Karly Mastodon 
 
 17|M»niinoth Cuhnn 
 
 l»|Cloud'» Kaily Yellow.! . '. 
 
 I 
 
 Yield io 
 rj07. 
 
 MFor leu than five years.,) 
 
 Karly Longfellow (2 y.ars). 
 l-n.ly Leai.jing(2y(.ar»). . 
 Wood's Northern Dent (2 
 I ytara) 
 
 Tons, lbs., Tons. lU, 
 
 1,190 
 760 
 244 
 484 
 
 10 1,824 
 
 13 678 
 11 l,.<t'0 
 
 10 84.-. 
 
 7 SOD 
 
 9 1.2riO 
 
 4 i,guo 
 
 7 300 
 
 8 1,820 
 
 12 1,300 
 11 770 
 
 10 X/0 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of th. twer..y-ono varieties of Indi.M. cor 
 E:.pcrimental Farm at Indian Head, wan 10 ton.s, 99 Ib.s. pn- acre. 
 
 on il:e 
 
 TUUNTPS. 
 
 ..« ^'''''^' ?^'r"'' "^ ^'•'^ '""""'P' """^ '"''^^ >"' J"d'«» Head in 1907 The seed 
 rtoTi"' ''"'. ""'! '^ ''■''' '"■' •'P^^^ -''^ "'« y-"« P'ant. thinned o.t ^Zt 
 
 Yield 1 
 1307. 
 
 (For five years. 
 
 Hart lev '.■< linnze.. . 
 
 2;Hairs\V,stlmty 
 
 R:Hak\voi.d'i> lironze Tdi 
 
 4;IVrfii.tii n Swede 
 
 6Hkirvin;jp* 
 
 elliood Lii'/k . 
 
 Tons Lbs. Tons 
 
 2.5 l.rAT 
 
 '" l,W.t 
 
 81 
 
 1,»47 
 
 l.'iW 
 
 1,184 
 
 25 
 24 
 21 
 
 23 
 
 31 832 
 25 28 
 25 1,084 
 23 1,124 
 4J4 
 
 >5 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 (For five yiars. ) 
 
 7iBangholm Selected 
 
 8 Carter's Klei.haiit 
 
 il.MaiiiniOtli Clyde. . 
 
 lO'.TumUj 
 
 ... . , I l'iM'>P>um Boniiiu .. 
 
 2S 1,288 j| lL'KanKar.H> 
 
 The average yield 
 Farm at Indian Head, 
 
 Yiel.l in 
 
 iwr. 
 
 Ton« Lbs. 
 
 22 
 
 1,012 
 
 21 
 
 7(i8 
 
 27 
 
 1,440 
 
 20 
 
 1,448 
 
 20 
 
 2i!0 
 
 21 
 
 l.'i.-iU 
 
 in 1907, of the twelve varietias of turnips on the ExperiuicnUl 
 fcask., was 24 tons 972 Iba. per acre. 
 
 MANGELS. 
 
 Ten varieties of Mangels were tested at Indian Head in 1907. The seed was sown 
 u.dnll,twoandahalffeet apart and the young plants were thinned out to 10 to ^5 
 
so 
 
 Inches apart in the rows 
 September 30th. 
 
 EziMilment*! Fun, IndlMi Haad, laak. 
 
 The seed was si^wu May 27th and the root* were pulled on 
 
 Varietie* tatted. 
 
 Avennto 
 
 (For five yeara.) Toni Lbs. 
 
 1 (iiaiit Yellow Intenn(>di»t<i 3» 904 
 
 2 Half Sugar White 29 (MO 
 
 o ,S -liK-ttHl Yellow tilobo. . . i LM H.T5 
 
 4liinnt YhIIow Cliilxi. 1^4 606 
 
 6 Vcliow Intermodiate I 23 7'> 
 
 C I'li/.!' .Mnmm. Ix>iik Ktnl. . . I 'Ji 6/>> 
 
 Yield in 
 l'J07. 
 
 roni I.ba. 
 
 19 412 
 
 18 838 
 
 13 l,l!t2 
 
 17 188 
 10 1,130 
 
 18 86 
 
 Varieties teated. 
 
 (For five yearn.) 
 
 Gate I'oxt 
 
 (For lueii than A yoart.) 
 
 Oriniwiii C^haiiipiin (t yr.).. 
 
 Muirini. Ke<l Inter. (1 yr.).. 
 
 I'erfeclitm Malum. Long 
 
 Re<l(l year) 
 
 Avenge 
 yield. 
 
 Ton* Lba. 
 20 1,883 
 
 16 1,1.<I3 
 16 736 
 
 16 308 
 
 Yield in 
 
 1!I07. 
 
 Ton* Lbs. 
 14 1,040 
 
 16 1,1.13 
 lU 736 
 
 16 2U8 
 
 Tho avora.^ yield in 1907 of the ton variettas of matigela on the Exporirat-ntal 
 Farm at Indian Head, S.isk., wa") 16 tons 89 lbs. po^- acre. 
 
 CAUllOTS. 
 
 Six varieties of field cariotn were ti'stifl at Ind'an Head in 1907. The set-d was 
 sown in drills two feet apart, and the yr.unj:; jil:iiits weie thinned out to about 4 or 6 
 inches apart in the rows. Tlie seed was sown on May 22nd, and tho roots weie puilod 
 on Oi'toher 11th. Une of the varieties sown, the Klammoth White Intermediate did 
 not jicrminato. 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 AvtTage 
 >ielil. 
 
 Yield in 
 IW. 
 
 (For five years. ) Tons Lbs. Tons T.bn. 
 
 I '■ i 
 
 1 Ontario Champion .15 324 I 12 5ii2 
 
 2 Half L-mg CImntenav 13 a*«) I 12 l.flOS 
 
 a Iminoved.Short White....: 12 1,802 I 13 2'W 
 
 4(;iiint White V.Hge-. 12 1.J32 I 6 l,'.i'J2 
 
 6 White liejgian Ill 1,390 1 6 1,200 
 
 Varieties teeted. 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 (For fiveyear».) 
 
 The Mammoth Whit«' Inter- 
 mediate carrot was also 
 iowu but failed to ger 
 minate. 
 
 Tom LbH. 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 Tin:< Lfa*. 
 
 T'lio averago yield in 1907 of tlio five varieties of carrots on th"» Experimental 
 F:ui;i at Indian Head, Sask., was 10 tons 722 lbs. per acre. 
 
 SUGAR BKET8. 
 
 Tlifpc varieties of Sugar beets were tested at Indian Head in 1907. Tlie seed was 
 sown in rlrills two ft-ct apart and tlio ytjung plants thinned out to about 4 or 5 inches 
 apart m the rows. Tho seetl was sown on May 27th, and the roots were pulled on 
 October 10th. 
 
 'A 
 
 X'arietie-* testi-fl. 
 
 Average Yield in !j 
 yield. 1907. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 \Mnii>rin'» Inii>ri>\ed . 
 
 Ton.. Jjtw.TonB Lbs. 
 
 14 1,1 !6 
 
 2 Fi-enuh Very llicli ! 13 1,834 
 
 13 400 
 II 1,364 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 3; Wanzleben 
 
 Yield in 
 1!I07. 
 
 Tons Lb^. Tons Lbs. 
 13 1,625 I 11 704 
 
 The average yield in 1907 of t'le three varieties of sugar beets on the Experimental 
 Farm at Indian Head, Sask., was 12 tons, 15G lbs. per acre. 
 
91 
 
 EzperimenUl r«nn, Indian Head, H #f > 
 POTATO KH. 
 Twent7-<..gl,t kinds of poutocs were grown at Indian Head in 1907, For pUa*. 
 l^L. '^ r*^". *•"■' '"' '"*° P'*^** ^i^'' *^™ "^ *»"^ «v«. in each, and the« 
 Thepoutoe, were planted on Aiay 23rd un.J ^vert- dug on September 30th. 
 
 Vari0tie« t<«ted. 
 
 Aii-raKu ' Vicl.l in ! * ' 
 
 vivl.l. 
 
 I"Jj7. 
 
 Viiriftips tested. 
 
 AveraifH j Yii'ltl in 
 yield. ! 19(i7. 
 
 <For fiTe yenrs. ) 
 
 1 Uncl« «»m. . . . 
 2C.-irm»n No. 1. ..','".'[ 
 S Buniaby M.immoth . '. '. 
 
 1 Ijit«" I'lii'itnii 
 
 5 K«!vp»' Kiwe 
 
 CAniericHii Wonder..,. 
 7 C.iuntry (iuntk-nian . . . 
 
 *< Ktiinire .State 
 
 (• K<x'h«<t<>r Rtiae. . . 
 liiS.il«»„'. Klephanl..." 
 
 11 Kveiett 
 
 12 l)r.-«r'. Standard". !;;.'! 
 
 13| Moneymaker 
 
 1 1 Viclc'e Kxira Rarly. . . 
 15,iIulborD Abundance . . , 
 
 I^ii". J,l«. Bun. M» 
 
 4: a 
 r.a 
 
 427 
 
 4I!I 
 
 lis 
 
 417 
 4I.-I 
 4I-. 
 
 4CW 
 4',s 
 :«i7 
 :«»» 
 
 3!ll 
 38» 
 
 31 
 49 
 
 15 
 32 
 .S4 
 11 
 18 
 13 
 27 
 21 
 37 
 
 il8A 
 46G 
 411 
 323 
 415 
 371 
 34S 
 409 
 334 
 319 
 411 
 821 
 
 31 :»s 
 
 43 327 
 21 I S-W 
 
 21 
 24 
 24 
 48 
 48 
 24 
 12 
 34 
 
 24 
 
 12 
 
 48 
 36 
 
 (Kor ;iviyi-ar»,) 
 
 ICICiinadian iSiatity 
 
 17^StatHof MaiiiM ',,'[ 
 
 ISiKnrly Knvoy . 
 
 ii>:i;ariy\vhit.. Pri/,...;.;;: 
 
 20UMauV» Th(.ro;i(ttibre<I. , 
 2l!lriBh Cobbler.. , 
 
 22;i'i»rlyR.w 
 
 23bovw ■■ 
 
 |(F..r ]tft» than 6ve ye-irs.) 
 
 .Vermont IJold Coin .3 vi.irs 
 i.Monian Scfdbnjf.. Syrai- 
 
 .I>"'!<y 3 year.- 
 
 j.Aalil.af Kiihipy 2year.. 
 
 IJiiluieny IWauty 2yesrH 
 
 I 
 
 jliuH. Dm. ISua. Lbc 
 
 ;isr, 
 
 ;a 
 
 3<13 
 
 
 37!) 
 
 24 
 
 218 
 
 311 
 
 3.-1 
 
 :;:i 
 
 378 
 
 24 
 
 :«ii 
 
 13 
 
 :;(i<) 
 
 4.S 
 
 :m 
 
 3/ 
 
 I'iT 
 
 n 
 
 342 
 
 42 
 
 2:1 1 
 
 48 
 
 331 
 
 IG 
 
 27r. 
 
 
 3l>4 
 
 28 
 
 .•tos 
 
 
 4:);i 
 
 16 
 
 Sitl 
 
 .•ifi 
 
 :;iUi 
 
 ".2 
 
 323 
 
 24 
 
 2i;o 
 
 .« 
 
 14'.l 
 
 3« 
 
 42S 
 
 4li 
 
 4Kfi 
 
 13 
 
 321) 
 
 67 
 
 235 
 
 24 
 
 Tlie avenj,'.' crop in 1907 
 mental I'nrni at Indian lleaJ, 
 
 of the twenty-eight varieties of potjitoes on 
 Husk., was ;{3jj busliel.'< 10 lbs. per acre. 
 
 the E.xpcri- 
 
 EXPEEIMENTAL FAEM, A0AS3IZ. B.C. 
 
 At the Ex,,erimental Farm at Agawiz the sowing of grain in 1907, wa8 delayed 
 for the reason that the weather during the early months was wet and cold Hot 
 weather during June, July and the first half of A..g«st h.»stened the ripeningof the 
 crops and the results were fully up to the average. The usual plots of spring wheat 
 were not sown this year owing to the continMe,! ravages of the wheat midge Biplosi, 
 frxltci. By thus ceasing to grow wheat for a season we hope to be able to get rid of 
 this insect pest and to resume tl>e cultivation of the trial plots of wheat next vear 
 as usual. ^ 
 
 The 31 varieties of o.-xU have given an avera-jo crop of 66 bushels 16 lbs. per acre 
 The crops of barley are above the aveni-e while those of Indian corn and field roots are 
 well up to the average. Potatoes hav ■ given excellent yields averaging 471 bush 25 
 lbs. per acre. 
 
 The plots of grain occupied one-fortieth of an acre each. The yield of Indian corn 
 n IS Wen cah'ulated from t!ie weii^ht obtained from two rows each 66 feet long, cut -reen 
 for ensilage ; and the returns given for the field roots have been computed from a similar 
 area. 
 
 I 
 
 .1^ 
 
n 
 
 liViiiBMUl run, AcMHti, Z.9. 
 SPRING WHEAT. 
 
 The ipring wheat plots, klso the plots of dnrum wheat and of emraer and ipelt at' 
 the Experimentai Farm at Agaasis were w much injured bj tha wheat midge Diplotit 
 tritiei aa to make the teata for 1906 nt to the relative prodacUrenesa ol the rarieties of 
 no ralne. In 190? with the object of getting rid of thia inaect tha ploti of wheat "vere 
 diMontinued. Under the circumstances it is thought best to give her* the . .nge 
 jricUiM on the plots for the five years ending 1905. 
 
 Variftipii trited. 
 
 (Fur five yenw I'mUng IflOfi.) 
 
 Stanley* 
 
 Colorado 
 
 White RuiUiian . 
 
 4;KodFife 
 
 BiWbiteFife 
 
 6,I*n*t<ii* 
 
 Averase 
 YielX 
 
 liu. 
 
 Lb*. 
 
 3.") 
 
 14 
 
 34 
 
 14 
 
 S3 
 
 27 
 
 33 
 
 9 
 
 32 
 
 47 
 
 32 
 
 39 
 
 Vkrictie* tmteH. 
 
 (For live yean ending 1906.) 
 
 7!Percv* 
 
 Ked Firn 
 
 Hiirun* 
 
 Herinon B««rde<l . . . , 
 Pringle'n Chunplajn. 
 
 A Venice 
 Yirl.l. 
 
 Rii. Mm. 
 
 31) 
 
 so 
 so 
 
 28 
 
 ;-.3 
 •-•7 
 M 
 17 
 
 r>3 
 
 DURUM OR MACAItONI WHEAT. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 Varietioa tested. 
 
 Averase 
 YieH! 
 
 Average 
 daya 
 
 matur- 
 ing. 
 
 Varii-tita tested. 
 
 ^tsi. 
 
 Average 
 
 d»yn 
 
 nuttur* 
 
 ing. 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 (For B years ending 1905.) 
 
 Bu. Ll». 
 
 33 SO 
 32 Ml 
 
 Day». 
 
 1''0 
 
 (For 2 years ending 1906.) 
 
 Bu. Lbs. 
 
 19 20 
 18 .. 
 
 Days. 
 
 117 
 117 
 
 
 
 115 
 
 
 
 
 EM.MEll AND SPELT. 
 
 In tliis instance tlie yield is e.xpresscd in pouud.s per acre, the grain being of cuur.se 
 i'i"l)ed with tlie Iiii.sk adhorin^. 
 
 (For two yean ending I'JOo.) 
 
 Common Emmer 
 
 White Spelt 
 
 
 Average ' ,; 
 
 Avpr.iRe 
 
 days 1 ^ 
 
 yield. 
 
 matiir- i Q \ 
 
 
 ing. 
 
 3 
 
 ;5 
 
 Lba. 
 
 Days. 
 
 1,880 
 
 117 
 
 3 
 
 1,775 
 
 117 
 
 4 
 
 I 
 
 Varietire teslt.-J. 
 
 ! Average 
 yield. 
 
 (For two years ending 1;>05.) 
 
 i Red F.nimer 
 
 IRedSpuh .. 
 
 Lba. 
 
 l,r.iw 
 1,5.0 
 
 Average 
 
 diiys 
 
 niatur> 
 
 ing. 
 
 D.iy!<. 
 
 117 
 117 
 
BipariaMaUl 
 
 AtiMia,9.0. 
 
 OATS. 
 Thirty om rarietiM of mU tosteU at Agamii are here reported upon. 
 I sown on April 19th at the rate of about two budioli to the acre. 
 
 Ttie aeed 
 
 VvietMi t«t«l. 
 
 (Fiir fir* ji-an.) 
 
 I Almnilanco 
 
 I I iidik'n Klwoe 
 
 .I DanMi ■•Und 
 
 •• Milfonl White* , 
 
 .'i Silirrian 
 
 <i Tartar Kinfr 
 
 7|Whitoitiant 
 
 H Ke idal Whita* 
 
 U Iij«li Vktor 
 
 10, Bavarian. 
 
 11 OoUmnder 
 
 12 (iiiproved American. 
 13|Aui(>rir«n Beauty . . . 
 
 14 iSeniiittion 
 
 15 Blaok Kt-aiity . 
 18 • ■ • ' 
 17 
 
 Areram 
 yieU: 
 
 Rii-Lbi, 
 
 74 
 
 72 
 
 iDiprnved Ligowo . 
 Lincoln 
 
 I 
 
 eu 12 
 
 w » 
 
 «7 3a 
 
 U7 18 
 
 67 10 
 
 67 S 
 
 on 31 
 
 65 27 
 
 &'> 30 
 
 OS 1 
 
 63 33 
 
 ni 10 
 
 1^1 .. 
 
 <U 10 
 
 <>■-' . . 
 
 Averafe 
 daya 
 
 tnatur- 
 in*- 
 
 Daya. 
 
 114 
 114 
 117 
 114 
 114 
 
 lis 
 lis 
 
 116 
 114 
 116 
 115 
 115 
 
 84 
 67 
 01 
 70 
 61 
 «6 
 76 
 66 
 84 
 60 
 64 
 63 
 
 iiri Ki 
 
 114 I (13 
 112 I ST, 
 114 i 5!l 
 
 lis I r.t 
 
 Yidd 
 in 
 
 ino7. 
 
 Bu.Lfaa. 
 
 Varietie* teated. 
 
 (For fite yean.) 
 
 J<ian*-tte 
 
 Tlioiiund IMIar.. . . 
 
 .Sw«li»li Svlrct 
 
 K.n<l»inUtk*.... 
 
 Itimner 
 
 Culutnbim 
 
 (iolittn (iiant 
 
 Amvrioau Triumph. 
 
 i'iorif#.r 
 
 Wide Awak>* 
 
 'I'weiitii-th Century, 
 (ioldtn Beauty 
 
 Averafe 
 A»rrage' daya 
 yield, matur- 
 ing. 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 IW. 
 
 Bii. r.lN. Days. I1U.LI* 
 
 fil 
 
 211 
 
 1)1 
 
 W 
 
 61 
 
 '.'1 
 
 KI 
 
 •1 1 
 
 m 
 
 ■M 
 
 6U 
 
 i4 
 
 60 
 
 
 6lt 
 
 14 
 
 6!l 
 
 14 
 
 Ml 
 
 N 
 
 86 
 
 111 
 
 f>2 
 
 •J 
 
 I 
 
 '■l>> I I ( KurleM than B years.) 
 
 26 I j 
 
 m St4.mi Kinir (4 yeare).. 
 
 Z-J Ij I Virginia White (2 yn). 
 
 112 . W .. 
 lltl 71 4 
 
 113 71 2»l 
 nt (W 1(1 
 
 114 ; CO .10 
 
 115 j fiS 14 
 118 I 78 4 
 113 • 57 34 
 113 I n7 4 
 110 I 68 1() 
 113 6!l S» 
 llo fiO 18 
 
 U> 29 
 0& 4 ! 
 
 100 
 ION 
 
 M 2 
 58 16 
 
 The aveiii,'e crop in 1907 of the thirty-ono varieties of oats tested on tho E.xpori- 
 mciital Farm at AgaNniz wag 66 bushels, 16 lb-, jx.-!- acre. 
 
 BARLEY. 
 
 Fifteen sorts of six-rowed barley and thirteen sorUof two-rowed barley were grown 
 at Agassiz in 1907. These plots were all sown on April 18th, the seed being used at the 
 rate of about two bushels per acre. 
 
 8IX-ROWeO BAULET. 
 
 "3 I Viirietits te.it«i. 
 
 ie. 
 
 I A Vf rage; dav^*"! Y'*'<^ 
 yield. 
 
 matur- 
 inir. 
 
 1907. 
 
 (For five years.) JBw.Lbs.' Days. iBu.Ll*. 
 
 1 Meninrr l 58 4 
 
 2 Empire* ! ,V, i 
 
 :iAlb*rf 62 28 
 
 4.\rgyle» I 62 4 
 
 .'■i f'laudo* I M ,30 
 
 ' >deiiHii \ M ;«) 
 
 7 .Stella* i to 28 
 
 8Man»fieW | 50 14 
 
 a, Yale* 49 20 
 
 102 i 45 10 
 
 1(H i 55 .. 
 
 104 I 50 40 
 
 104 i 40 . . 
 
 42 44 
 
 42 4 
 
 10.-1 I 3y 8 
 
 lu5 i SO tu 
 
 106 54 40 
 
 102 
 101 
 
 Varieties tesle.l. 
 
 Avt rn^v 
 Avenif-e riiiy« | 
 yiel<l. j in.iuir. I 
 
 'For five years.) Itii Llx". 
 
 10 Nugent* (40 10 
 
 11 Clittmpiun i 47 32 
 
 12 Tmorier* '47 21 
 
 13 Oderbnich 4" 24 
 
 14 Summit* , 4,"i 12 
 
 ,(For leu than 5 years. ) I 
 
 Blue Long Head (3 yrs) 44 8 
 
 I D»yi<. 
 
 100 
 09 
 lOS 
 108 
 108 
 
 104 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 lIlu.Llw. 
 38- IH 
 
 41 32 
 48 26 
 43 2« 
 
 42 24 
 
 40 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of the fifteen varieties of si.\-rowcd barley on the Ex- 
 perimental Fa.m at Agassiz, B.C., wits 44 bushels 47 lbs per acre. 
 
 3. 
 
SiptrteMtal riMa, igwli, & a 
 
 TWO-ROWKD BARUT. 
 
 «1 
 
 yirlil. Diktur 
 in«. 
 
 r.ii Uh. 
 34 I 
 
 (Fof •»« y»«r».) 
 liMUmlwtll X\ 
 
 ssi.iii^y* aa 34 i 
 
 S Kiinhiim* : M SI 
 
 4 I 'anailiiiii Th n\o>. 
 ft li.'amr* .... . , , 
 U Kniich Chev.iii' r . 
 7!l'»ni«h Cli»\:ilhr. . 
 
 K lrwinrilil«< 
 
 OaifTor-l' 
 
 iHy. 
 
 YwM 
 
 . 
 
 in 
 
 •9 
 
 1H07. 
 
 i ^ 
 
 
 ,» 
 
 — 
 
 ,— 
 
 Bu.I.U. 
 
 M I« I 
 
 .'i"i 28 ' 
 
 4!t »' 
 
 47 II i 
 
 in i 
 
 liiO 
 
 nw ' 
 no i 
 111 It 
 
 111 M 
 
 no 
 
 IH .I'l 
 
 16 
 
 IK 111 
 
 4.! 41 
 
 (For AirvjtaM*.) 
 
 57 24 nonunion* ' 47 
 
 52 LM ILUrvM* 
 
 t-.'U«>n* I 44 
 
 :( Kiir IrM than fi jraan. ) 
 
 iHwwIuh C'hi'vnlit^ (3 
 1 ymr») V.i 
 
 41 ao 
 
 i« 
 
 87 
 
 IW 
 
 :.>l 
 
 Thp nvorsoH crop in 1907 of tho tliirtoeii vnrictipM of two-row«i barley on the E«- 
 )M-riiiii-nUl Furiii at A^'iuisiz, B.C., wm 47 bunhplH 13 lb«. per ucro. 
 
 PEAS 
 
 Twpnty variptiPi of pons were grown at As^asiiz in 1907. Thoie ploti wpre nown 
 on April isth Llie i|iiiintity of soihI .sown vnryin^' from two tu throe bushuls p«r iicie 
 (ti'lK^mliiiK on tli« -(i/p of thf pp.i. of tlie smiiilcr sizwl peas two bushels are usually suf- 
 ti''i>'iit while tlip iinypr sorts i<M|iiipp three buRhols. 
 
 ■5 V»rii'lieii te»ti'il. 
 
 /i 
 
 Av.-raif. 
 Yield. 
 
 (For fiv*" yfftrs. ) l*u. I.I.h, 
 
 K;»rlv l;rit:iiii i 4"i ti 
 
 White .\l;.rrimi,it ,. | U 41 
 
 Kiik1i"'i <Jrev" '42 4 
 
 niH:i<-. lli>r. : i 41 12 
 
 A ■tliiii"._ , ;i!l !iS 
 
 ' inUicti V'tiic ' ;'.!* :'^ 
 
 Win-..nsiii l; II" Xi M 
 
 Vict<.ri!i* :i.-l .VJ 
 
 .\l.iik:'y*. :'..S 4ii 
 
 Se!-.'n ■.'H aii 
 
 rtaya 
 
 matur- 
 
 lug. 
 
 Day*. 
 
 no 
 
 117 
 111 
 llfi 
 110 
 lis 
 114 
 111 
 
 no 
 no 
 
 YifH 
 
 in 
 Idur. 
 
 i.ri«tiM toated. 
 
 >*< 
 
 tiu. LIm. 
 
 \ (For five yean.) 
 
 11 Prince* 
 
 I2lini 
 
 iziingorr- 
 13 .An her*. 
 
 1 1 I'rince Albert 
 
 l'> lila<k eye Marrdwf.it. 
 
 KUVt-n* 
 
 17 Daniel O'RoDi 
 
 1.S I'onHTon* 
 
 19 Akti.b' 
 
 'JO rtui«ian Blue 
 
 
 1 
 Avera^ 
 
 Averiigp 
 Yiel* 
 
 dnyi 
 
 matur- 
 
 
 ing. 
 
 llu. LU. 
 
 Dayt. 
 
 'M 22 
 
 IIH 
 
 37 38 
 
 114 
 
 37 18 
 
 116 
 
 :i7 16 
 
 116 
 
 ;w 60 
 
 117 
 
 :i6 36 
 
 lis 
 
 36 14 
 
 110 
 
 36 . 
 
 119 
 
 :i5 40 
 
 118 
 
 33 26 
 
 113 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 
 im. 
 
 Bu. Mm. 
 
 43 40 
 
 43 . 
 47 20 
 40 40 
 46 20 
 
 42 . 
 34 .. 
 
 44 . 
 
 43 -JO 
 
 Tlip iivoraf,"- crop in I'JuT of tho twenty variftios of peas on the Experimeiittil 
 Fiiriii Ht A<,Mssix, B.C., wa.s i'.i bushels 33 lbs. per acre. 
 
 IKDIAN CORN. 
 
 Eighteen varieties of Indian corn were tested at Aga -si/, in 1 907. Two varieties 
 tcsunl at tlio other Experimental Farms, E irly liPaining an I Early lAtngft-ilow did not 
 rp.icli Agasaiz in time for sowing. The seed was .■■own in rniws about three feet apart, 
 and till' plants tiiinncd out to 6 to 8 inches in the rows. 
 
38 
 Bxp-riment\l Turn, AvukAm, E 0. 
 
 19»k''^*.m"^' """ ""''" °" "'^ 20th, .nd tho crop WMcutgrwn for «.MkRo on OctoWr 
 miulU ""'' ""^'' ''^'"'"' cuJtiv.tion throughout the .uuiaier to pr.Hlut« tl.o I,, nt 
 
 ?! 
 
 V»rioti«» iMtvd. 
 
 I (Kur tivsyosn.) 
 
 i:Pri<)ii'.rtl>f>Ni>rtli.... 
 2(]iiint PniliHc Kn»il»ge 
 3 .Superior FinIiIit 
 j\Hf\ f-,h Knnil,^.... 
 
 • 'i<-'ini|it:n*ii Kirly 
 
 •".'.Mumiiiotli CiiUm 
 7,.S.,Ij.t'» AIIi!..|. . 
 S:<'h»m|>ioii \Vh «>^rl 
 »|iiuly Botln 
 
 yielil. 
 
 T in. 11m. 
 1^1 l,lrtt 
 
 10 
 II 
 I'l 
 11 
 
 lUW 
 
 Vii-lJ ia 
 1007. 
 
 i; I.N (2 
 
 i: tia* 
 
 1" l.(WI) 
 
 Tona. Ibi. 
 
 1« 7X11 
 17 lOii 
 14 K2I) 
 
 II xn 
 
 17 l,»lit 
 
 11 l.-.MU 
 
 II 1,3-Ji) 
 
 17 SJO 
 
 It IJM) 
 
 If 
 
 VariatJM tatod. 
 
 (For Arajrean.) 
 
 Wkite Cap Vrtlow Dent. 
 AiiirKi i)f Mi<lniglit . ... 
 
 Kiiirka 
 
 (■j»rly AlMttidon ," .' 
 
 KiiiK I'liilip 
 
 .VtiIi DakriU Wliit*..... 
 Clouil'iifUttly Yi^li.w. . 
 
 iLongfellow 
 
 'iSelKtirf Lnuninc 
 
 Avrng 
 yirld. 
 
 iTimi. Iha. 
 
 YiaM ia 
 19U7. 
 
 Tim* ll« 
 
 IH 
 Hi 
 M 
 Hi 
 15 
 1ft 
 14 
 
 1.7IM 
 
 1,110 
 ItVJ 
 470 
 
 l.OW 
 7M 
 
 l,9!t4 
 14 l.MU 
 
 13 \>a 
 
 on 
 •mo 
 
 »» 
 
 i& 
 
 14 
 
 a 
 
 ID l.irJO 
 
 16 1,U"0 
 
 11 440 
 
 18 1.630 
 
 IS i,:wo 
 
 14 I,4M) 
 
 The average crop i„ 1907 of th« e5,hfoon vn,i,.t.Vs of Indian corn te.te.J on the 
 I.xi.or,i.iontul laiu, at Ajja^siz, »a. 15 tons 1 14 lbs. iH.>r ,itie. 
 
 TURNIPS. 
 
 T*olvo varlotiM of fiold turnip, were te»tod at A,ms.u in 1907. Th,. st-ed «a* 
 ...w.. .„ Hnl s t*., ,.„,1 a half feet apart and thoyoun^ pUuts were thinn,^ out to aU.ut 
 1" to I ,u,.h, . .part „. the row,. The hoc I wan .sown on May 17th, ami the ro..ts 
 were ji.| Ici on N-,v.-iiiber 7th. 
 
 Vanctii'* t><te<l. 
 
 An nupe I Yield in 
 yiWd. 1907. 
 
 VarietifR tented. 
 
 (For five your*) JT..r,i. Lba.iTons. LU 
 
 1 I't-rfretion Hwwle ■_>; 4C1 
 
 2 l!»!ewiKxl'» rtrriiize Ti|>.. ' :!, 1 ^^ 
 
 •f [l*'^!', '•'*'P'"">t i 2o l>-7» 
 
 1 lUiiifhuIru .Selett.-.l 2f 1 (Ms 
 
 ISkirvmKi ; 24 rm , 
 
 tt Cturjd Luck 24 i'-'i* 
 
 14 77« I 7 .Tnmbo 
 
 13 1,984 i 8 Hairs Weatlmry.. 
 
 15 l,t;i4 ! H Ma«n>um Bouum . 
 17 ^M :: 10 Kangaroo 
 
 14 1, . ill Maninoth riyrte.. 
 13 ',J!» jiia Hnrtlcy'n lii-onzf. . 
 
 Ai-inK" Vi-Id ia 
 yifld. l'J07. 
 
 ( For fi ve y eara. I Ti mi. Lbs. 
 
 24 1!I3 
 
 23 fi96 
 
 23 :i«8 
 
 23 a.w 
 
 22 <J4fi 
 21 1,247 
 
 Ton*. Lbs, 
 
 18 l,7.'i3 
 
 15 l,bJ<0 
 
 16 3«i0 
 IS 1,116 
 
 17 1,772 
 1* 7ti 
 
 TV:,v^n.^yiei,l i„ 1007 ..f in,, umIvc vari..liL.>. of tuniip,, tc.tcd on the Exi^ti- 
 meiiLU l<iirin at Aga^.^iz, IJ, C, was 15 i^u^ i, .".>,; ij,,. j„, .„.,.g 
 
 pi 
 I 
 
BxpariBMtftl rurm, A<Msis,B.O. 
 
 MANOELM. 
 
 Ten varietiea of mangels were toBtetl at Agassiz in 1 907. The seed was iown !■ 
 drills two feet apart and tho young plai.U were thinned out to 10 to 12 inches apart in 
 the rows. The seed was sown May 1st, and the rooU were pulled November 7lh. 
 
 Vnieties testeJ. 
 
 .\vt'r»ge 
 yield. 
 
 (For five yt«r8. ) 
 
 'fona. Lbs. 
 
 Yield in 
 IU07. 
 
 Half Sug»r White 
 
 Yellow Internipdiale 
 
 (Ji»Dt Yellow (ilolw 
 
 Selected Yellow tilolx". . . . . 
 Giant Yellow Interme<li.>te. 
 Prize Maniin. Long Re<i . . . 
 G»te Post 
 
 2,1 1,791 
 
 22 1,515 
 
 22 1,115 
 
 22 521 
 
 21 1,225 
 
 19 1,809 
 
 19 l.MO 
 
 Tom. Lba. 
 
 2fi 160 
 
 13 400 
 
 15 1,2S4 
 
 18 960 
 
 22 1,352 
 
 18 l,3B6 
 
 19 1,3:«; 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 (For len than five years. ) 
 
 Perfection Mammoth L(<nK 
 Red (1 year) 
 
 Crimson Champion ( I year). 
 
 Mammoth Red Intermedi 
 ate (1 year) 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 Tons. Lbs. 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 Tons. Lba. 
 
 23 620 
 14 fil2 
 
 23 520 
 14 512 
 
 12 1,212 I 12 1,212 
 
 The average yield in 1907 of tho ten varietiea of mangels on the Experimental 
 Farm at Agassiz, B. C, was 18 tons 709 lbs. per acre. 
 
 CARROTS. 
 
 Six varieties of field carrots were tested at Agassiz in 1907. The seed was sown in 
 drills two feet apart, and the young plants were thinned out to about fojr or five inches 
 apart in the rows. The seed was sown on May Ist, and the rooU were pulled on 
 November 7 th. 
 
 Varietiea teatml. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 (iiant White ViwRO-t . . 
 
 2 Ontario Chamiiion 
 
 3 Improved .Short White. 
 
 AviTH^'e 
 yiuld. 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 Tims. LI is. Tons. Lbs. 
 
 29 (Wl 
 2.'( 1,209 
 25 390 
 
 80 1,524 I 
 89 l.'.Wi 
 30 l,Ui4 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 (For five yeara.) 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 Yield in 
 1907. 
 
 Ton».Ll)8.'Toi:». Llw. 
 
 4 Mam. White Intermediate. 
 
 5i White BelRian 
 
 OjHalf Long ('hantenay . . . . 
 
 "i 
 
 24 1,894 
 23 1,7."1S 
 19 727 
 
 23 .■.9(i 
 31 ■S.-.L" 
 
 24 l.fiOO 
 
 The avera"e yield in 1907 of the six varieties of carrots on the Experimeutal Farm 
 at Agassiz, B. C, was 31 toi.s 3M lbs. per acre. 
 
37 
 Experimental Fum, A«anis, B. 0. 
 
 SUGAR BEETS. 
 
 Tl.ree varieties of sugar beets were tested etAgasgii in 1907. The seed was sown 
 indrUls two feet apart, and the young plants thinned out to about four or five inchet 
 apart in the rows. The seed was sown on May 1st, and the roots wf re pull-.d on No- 
 ▼em*i7 7ih 
 
 Vari.'ii -. test i. 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 (F* five years. ) jTong. Lbe. 
 
 2|Viliiioiiirs Improved 17 1,241 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1107. 
 
 Varieties tested. 
 
 Tons. Lba. 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 Yield, 
 in 
 
 1907. 
 
 (For five years. ) Tona. Lba. jTons. Lbs. 
 
 J? S?5 il 3 French Very Rich ' Ifi 1 013 I 11 935 
 
 ID JIO I ; I 
 
 The average yield in 1 907 of the thre.- varieties of sugar beets on the Experimentel 
 Farm at Agossiz, B.C., was 13 tons, 620 lbs. per acre. 
 
 POTATOES. 
 
 Twenty-eight kinds of potatoes were grown at Agassiz in 1907. For plant- 
 ing the potatoes were cut into pieces with two or three eyes in each, and these pieces 
 were planted ,n rows two and a half feet apart, the sets being placed about a foot apart 
 in the rows. The potatoes were planted on May 1 4tb, and w re dug on September 24th 
 
 ■= ! Vurittii'? tested. 
 
 §1 
 i5i 
 
 I (For five years.) 
 
 1 Late Fiirilan 
 
 3 Preci 's .St:in>l:ilil 
 
 3 I'ncle Sam 
 
 4 American Wonder . . . . 
 
 .'> KocIh -lU'i K' ■se 
 
 Kiniiirt' St.itc 
 
 7(-'uuutry (iintleman... . 
 8 Siilwan's Kli'pltaut . . . . 
 ii State of .Main.- 
 
 10 Cunnan No. 1 
 
 11 lloUjom Aiiun lance. . 
 
 li'llUi'ViV Kos.e 
 
 ISlKarlv Kose 
 
 14' Fiirly White I'rizM ... 
 
 15 Everett 
 
 I61 Bovce 
 
 Avera^ 
 yield. 
 
 Tons. LI*. 
 
 481 
 469 
 
 4«r 
 
 4.'-.3 
 
 439 
 4;fl 
 421) 
 4-.'0 
 414 
 i -I'.':) 
 :m 
 3r.\ 
 ;nM 
 x>7 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 Tons. Lbs. 
 
 <>52 
 
 aio 
 
 658 
 444 
 
 50 ; 523 
 47 i 515 
 20 I 523 
 16 i 654 
 2(> i 4!)2 
 II! 479 
 
 6(i:{ 
 
 4j;t 
 
 598 
 541 
 457 
 413 
 
 13 
 24 
 
 48 
 24 
 
 .to 
 
 m 
 
 3fi 
 24 
 
 48 
 
 aii 
 
 12 
 12 
 24 
 12 
 3<i 
 36 
 
 V^arieties testf^l. 
 
 Average 
 yield. 
 
 (For five years.) 
 
 17 Biirnaliy .Mauinioth . . 
 
 18 Maiile'.s Tlioronchbrcd. 
 19Iri.shCo1.b:.r 
 
 20 Vi( It's K.\tra llariy . . . 
 
 21 ("ana-lian liiaiity 
 
 22 -Money Maker. 
 
 23 Early Knioy 
 
 Tods. Lbs. 
 
 (lor liw than 5 year».) 
 
 Vermont ( iold Coin (.t yean*) 
 iMorgan Seedling (3 yearn). 
 
 IU<K,l-y (3yeir»). 
 
 I Aohh'af Kidney (2 years). . 
 palnieny Heauty (2 years). 
 
 356 
 
 346 
 342 
 
 2!W 
 282 
 
 644 
 
 475 
 
 463 
 305 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 Tons. Lbs. 
 
 47S 12 
 
 316 48 
 
 896 
 
 378 
 
 .t89 
 
 316 
 
 436 
 
 24 
 24 
 48 
 36 
 
 664 
 
 698 
 444 
 431 
 334 
 
 24 
 24 
 24 
 13 
 24 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of the twenty-eight v.irieties of ^tatoes on th. 
 mental Farm at Agassiz, B.C., was 474 bus., 25 lbs. per acra 
 'J400— 4 
 
 Experi- 
 
M 
 
 ETPEBIHENTAL FARM. LAOOMBE, AT.BCRTA. 
 
 The site for an Experimental Farm for Northern Alberta at Lacombe, was chosen 
 i ist year, but poss'>s8ion of the land was not obtained early enough in the season to 
 l)prinit of a complete seiies of trial plots being provided for, such as are sown from year 
 to year at the older established experimental farms. No time however was lost in 
 SI t uring and forwarding such material as could be procured so as to make the series of 
 plots :>s complete a* wax practicable. This being the first year that these trial plots 
 liavi! l)een sown at Lacomlie, the results of 1007 only can be given. 
 
 The s<.>a.soii v i unfavourable, the .spring cold and backward and the summer short. 
 Fio-t occurred on the nights of August 10th and 21st, which injured the com so that 
 it Hhiivcllod up and was plouj^heJ under. The plot'i of poiis also were badly injured so 
 that their yields could not 1)0 deterriiinfcd. All varieties of wheat were more or less 
 fr^st.>(l and the later sorts were deficient in wpi;,'ht anil low in vitality. Nevertheless 
 ihe fourteen varieties under 'rial gave an average yield of 21 bush. .51 ll>s. per acre. 
 
 Oats gave a good ciop, the aveiago yield of iho thirty one sorts tested was 86 bush. 
 .'?11!>3. ]>er acre and oi;»ht. of these weic ;ibove the standard in weight. 
 
 The 15 varieties of six-rowed b-irley averaged 57 bush. 26 lbs. per acre and the 13 
 v.iiietiesof two rowed barley averaged 39 bush. 39 lbs. per acre. The field roots also 
 (lid well. Fifteen varieties of turnips averaged IS tons 642 lbs. per acre. Ten sorta of 
 iiKingels 2.5 tons 799 Ihs., six of csrrots, 16 tons 1,479 lbs. and three of 8ugar beets Ki 
 tons 1,2(')4 lbs. per acre. Only 1 4 varieties of potatoes were tried and these were planted 
 unusually late. They also suffered somewliat from frost, but their avera_^;e yield was 
 l.")J bush. 58 lbs. per acre. In such an unusual season when some varieties failed to 
 ripen completely it was iinimHsible to determine accurately in every case the number 
 <;l' ilay.s from sowing to ripening heiice this item of information is here omitte<l. 
 
 The pU)ts of grain were one sixtieth of an acre each. The yield per acre of the 
 Held roots has been calculated from the crop obtained from two rows each 66 feet long. 
 
 SPRING WHEAT. 
 
 Fourteen varieties of spring wheat (exclusive of th'^ durum wheats) have been gi own 
 nt the L.aeoml)e Experim"ntal Farm in 1907. The wheat was sown on May 1st, the 
 sei'd l)cing used at tht; rate of aU>ut one and one-half bushels per acre. 
 
 
 V.ii-i'tiep tcsttnl. 
 
 (I'or n?i" yi-itr.) 
 
 Yi'ld IWeiftht 
 p.-r 
 
 1 I'lrcy' 
 
 2 liishop' 
 
 a St:inl. V* . ... 
 
 4 l'p.-t..ir. . . 
 
 5 Coltiruli 
 
 rtBowiiv Ki.'i' . 
 7 Whilf Itu-.wn. 
 
 I 
 
 1!HI7. 
 
 IV I. Mm. 
 
 ji :;i 
 
 ! M . . 
 
 i 2:i 30 ! 
 
 bvishol. 
 
 LbR. 
 
 .12 
 .■)! 
 47 
 4!) 
 49 
 
 (For one year.) 
 
 8'Hnnfrari.in Whito . . . 
 9 Pr.niflf'a (Jhamplain. 
 10llnn^>ii* 
 
 11 Herii'.son BcanifHl . . . 
 
 12 Red Fern 
 
 1:t White Kifn. 
 
 1114 Red Fife 
 
 Yield 
 
 Weight 
 
 \n 
 
 per 1 
 
 1!W7. 
 
 bualiel. 
 
 B.i.Lh.. 
 
 Lb*. 
 
 20 .. 
 
 47 
 
 IS .. 
 
 4«i 
 
 17 30 
 
 47 
 
 17 .. 
 
 4Si 
 
 ir> . . 
 
 42 
 
 13 .. 
 
 371, 
 
 9 ,. 
 
 .•Wi 
 
 I Percent- 
 aire of 
 germin- 
 atiijn. 
 
 42 
 51 
 87 
 47 
 iK 
 9 
 9 
 
 The av(>ragH crop in 1907 of the fourteen varieties of wheat on the Experimental 
 Farm at liacoml>e, Alta., v.as 21 bushels 51 lbs. per acre. 
 
39 
 Experimental Fann, Lacombe, Alberta. 
 DUIIUM OR MACARONI WHEAT. 
 
 While t!,(. ,l,,rum wheats ttvera-i usually hoavier crops in the Canadian Northwest 
 than they do in Eastpm Canarhi, tl.,.y aio vory unpopular wit!, millers. Fami. rs who 
 grow any of these varieties shoul.l exer.-iso Rreat rare to prevent them fr. i becominff 
 m.xod with the standard sorts, and should only grow such quantities as they require 
 for feed, or to intet special demands. 
 
 Four va.ietie.s of .lurun. wheat were grown on the PJxperimental Farm at Lacombe 
 Ihe seed was sown on May 1st at the rate of about 105 lbs. per acre. 
 
 •r , Varieties tested. 
 
 Yield I Weiprht 
 
 in I per 
 1907. I Imshel T'"""'- 
 
 Percent- 'I 
 
 ■tL'«' of i 
 
 ViiriotitM ti'>titl. 
 
 l]YfIIuw(ili,iri.i)viia . ..! 24 
 2:lju(me I oj 
 
 ation. 
 Dm. 
 
 in j ,„r '"-■'■ '." 
 10O7. l,u,l,el. I lf',""n- 
 
 444 
 
 4r> 
 
 51 
 
 (For (inn yar.) 
 
 3 lu<uin»iiiun 
 
 4|Mahmuuiii 
 
 Bii.L»». Lbs. 
 
 «> .. I 45J 
 20 .. 40 
 
 31 
 
 24 
 
 The ave.au'e c-.oi. in 1 OOT of the four varieties of durum wheat on the Experimental 
 tiinn at I^uviulje, Alto., was 21 bushels 45 lbs. per acre. 
 
 EMMER AND SPELT. 
 Two v.irioHos of emmor and two of spelt were test-d at L-icmnbo. The seed 
 
 sown (in .May 1st, at the rate of about 120 lbs, 
 
 soinetiiiicd referred to under the incorrect name of "Spi^ltz 
 
 per acre. Coiiiinoii eminer is the grain 
 
 Varietita tpstci. 
 
 Yield i;5-! 
 
 ill ! .:; 
 
 1;H)7. I 
 
 Varieties tented. 
 
 I • (?"or..iiey,..ir.) . Lbs. 
 
 1 'Common Kiumer 1 2(iO 
 
 3 Red S|ielt ] 'o20 
 
 .3 White Sihlt. 
 4 R«k1 Kmnicr . 
 
 ( For one yi^ir. ) 
 
 Y.el I 
 
 ill 
 191)7. 
 
 Lbs. 
 
 ■ 840 
 &40 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of the four vari(.tips of Kuimer and Spelt on the Expert, 
 mental Farm at I.Acoml)e, Alta, was 900 Iba. jier acre. 
 
 
40 
 
 Experimental Farm, Laeombe, Albetta. 
 
 OATS. 
 
 Thirty-one vtrieties of oats were tested at Locombe. The seed wst sown on May 
 3rd and 4t'. at vhe rate of about two bushels per acre. 
 
 V. 
 
 Varieties tented. 
 
 Yield I Weight *«J^';.' 
 
 (Fi>r one year.) 
 
 1 PicmciT 110 
 
 2(i.ilil.n B«-aiily ItH) 
 
 8 Daiiisli Island 107 
 
 4, Storm King \ 9B 
 
 6 Wliile (liant \ 95 
 
 6 Tiirt.ir King [ 92 
 
 7 banner I '•'2 
 
 8 Swi'dixh Select. i 'SI 
 
 S .S,n«ation i !I2 
 
 10 Irish Victor < '.'1 
 
 11 BUck Be.-iuty i IK) 
 
 12 American Triumph. . . 80 
 
 13 I^varian H8 
 
 (W 
 87 
 87 
 
 Bu.Lbi. Lbs. 
 
 14 Imiiruvod American. . 
 
 15 Siberian 
 
 16 Virginia White. . . 
 
 I Varietiea teited. 
 
 a 
 
 ■&, 
 
 50 
 
 321 
 
 31 
 
 Mi 
 
 53 
 
 a-j 
 
 23 
 
 32^ 
 
 58 
 
 31 
 
 42 
 
 3J 
 
 40 
 
 34i 
 
 3,^5 
 
 4y 
 
 57 
 
 ,^5 
 
 6H 
 
 32f 
 
 53 
 
 30| 
 
 43 
 
 S^ 
 
 43 
 
 314 
 
 45 
 
 29 
 
 41 
 
 37 
 
 67 
 
 (For one year.) 
 
 17 Twentieth Century. 
 
 14 Wide Awake 
 
 10 .\inencan ileauty. .. 
 
 20 Improved Ligowo .. 
 
 21 Abundnnoe. 
 
 22 Thousand Dollar. . 
 
 2.1<!oldfiiiiler 
 
 2lMilford White*.... 
 
 25Kep " Black* 
 
 26(;oli. .'"leece 
 
 27 Lincoln 
 
 28 Kendal White*. ... 
 20 Columbu* 
 
 30 (iolden Giant 
 
 31 Joanette 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 Bu. Lbs, 
 
 86 20 
 
 84 24 
 
 83 28 
 
 83 28 
 
 83 28 
 
 .-42 32 
 
 81 6 
 
 81 6 
 
 81 6 
 
 7T 22 
 
 75 SO 
 
 73 8 
 
 70 ao 
 
 60 .. 
 
 49 14 
 
 
 2!) 
 
 m 
 
 32 
 
 32 
 
 33 
 
 33 
 
 SI 
 
 S3 
 
 37i 
 
 32 
 
 33 
 
 32 
 
 SI 
 
 27i 
 
 SO 
 
 4U 
 50 
 54 
 64 
 62 
 62 
 37 
 38 
 80 
 41 
 44 
 57 
 47 
 16 
 66 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of the thirty-one varieties of oats on the Experimental 
 Faro. . . Lacombe, Alta., war H6 bus., 31 lbs. per acre. 
 
 BARLEY. 
 
 Fifteen sorts of six rowed barley and thirteen iort« of two rowed barley were 
 tested at I/i^ombe. Theie plots were all sown on May lOtb, the seed being used at 
 the rate A about two bushels per acre. 
 
 8IX-R0WE1> BARLEY. 
 
 VarictiiD tested. 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 (For one year ) Uu. I.lw. 
 
 1 NiiRrnt* 72 24 
 
 2 Mensury i 72 24 
 
 3 0derbruch I 70 .. 
 
 4lManafield* 68 36 
 
 6StelU* : (» .. 
 
 eClaude* I tin . 
 
 7!8umn'it* Mi? 24 
 
 ROJeaaa 56 42 
 
 '«. 
 
 ! 
 
 44^ 
 
 92 , 
 
 44 
 
 9<i 
 
 43* 
 
 89 
 
 46* 
 
 76 
 
 43 
 
 93 
 
 42 
 
 96 
 
 44 
 
 91 
 
 404 
 
 89 
 
 Varietiea teeted 
 
 (For one year. ) 
 
 Blue Long Head. . . 
 Kuipire* . . 
 
 Albert*. 
 
 12, Champion 
 13- - 
 14 
 15 
 
 Yale* 
 
 Argyle* 
 
 Trooper* i 42 
 
 Yield 
 
 Weight 
 
 in 
 
 per 
 
 1907. 
 
 bushel. 
 
 Bu. Lbs. 
 
 LlM. 
 
 63 36 
 
 12 
 
 61 12 
 
 4> 
 
 48 3<5 
 
 46 
 
 48 36 
 
 .18 ' 
 
 i 47 24 
 
 45 ; 
 
 1 47 24 
 
 47 i 
 
 42 2-; 
 
 4-4 
 
 ! 
 
 IVr 
 
 cent.igt' 
 
 of 
 germi- 
 nation. 
 
 92 
 83 
 74 
 71 
 80 
 '.« 
 
 Tiie avcrngo crop in 1907 of the fifteen v.irietics of six-rowed barley on the Experi- 
 mental Farm at Lacunibe, Alta., was 57 bus., 26 lbs. per acre. 
 
41 
 
 ExpariawnUl Taxm, LaooaH Albtrta. 
 
 TWO-HOWKD BARUtr. 
 
 Vtrietui tMtad. 
 
 I Far oa* yMur.) 
 
 I'Clifford* 
 
 3;Frenah CbaTslier. . . 
 
 SGordoo* 
 
 4 CuMhao Thofpe. 
 
 TmM 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 Weight 
 
 per 
 btwhel. 
 
 5|UunhuD* 43 jg 
 
 ST^ugan* 1.12 24 
 
 7:Staadw«ll 40 
 
 Ru.I.b«.| LU. 
 
 W 
 46 
 45 
 45 
 
 13 
 
 41 
 48 
 
 Per- 
 centage 
 
 of 
 germi- 
 nittion. 
 
 9fi 
 77 
 91 
 
 fW 
 8» 
 92 
 70 
 
 Varietiei tatted. 
 
 (For one year.) 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 Bu.Lb*. 
 
 Per- 
 
 Weight centage 
 
 per 
 buahel. 
 
 8 Sidney* sg 
 
 '.I. Invincible 37 
 
 lO'Heaver* .f IVi 
 
 ll.l/aniih rheralier. ....i ;i3 
 
 •Jarvia* j 31 
 
 Swediah Clievalier.. . . I iiS 
 
 Lba. 
 
 4fi 
 
 42i 
 
 46 
 
 Hi 
 
 46 
 
 of 
 
 Rermi- 
 
 Dation. 
 
 85 
 72 
 88 
 82 
 !M 
 
 TUrtNIPS. 
 
 o. 'f ^^J^evarieties of field turnips were tested «t Lacoinbe in 1907. The seed >vas 
 own m dnlh two feet apart and the young plants were thinned out to about 10 to 12 
 
 (Ki)r one yiar only.) 
 
 I Hartley's Bronze Top 
 2;CiiKtd Luck 
 
 3 Kai^raroo 
 
 4 .Skirvinjffl 
 
 5 Maiimuith Clyde . . . 
 (i Hall's Wpstbury 
 
 Tonii. Lbs. 
 
 i.n 800 : 
 
 22 1,408 
 
 22 1,408 
 
 22 352 i 
 
 22 332 i 
 
 20 1,184 I 
 
 (For onG year only.) 
 
 TUunilio 
 
 8|HalfWiKjfl'(i Uriuiite 'Top. '.'. . . 
 
 9 ^'1 rfrt'tion i-'Wdie [ 
 
 10; liRnghoIm Selected , 
 
 IV.Ma'.-niini pKinuin 
 
 12 Carter'^ Klephant .'....'. 
 
 iTiins. LIm. 
 
 ' 1!) 
 17 
 
 ' 14 
 11 
 It 
 10 
 
 IC 
 
 H4H 
 
 1,0-JI 
 
 2.S2 
 
 11; 
 
 04 
 
 Ti.o av.raj;,, cop in 1907 of tho fifU-en varieties of "turnipa on theE^periinental 
 I'arri. at I^combe, Alto,, was 18 tons 642 lbs. per acre. iixpenu,ental 
 
 MANGELS. 
 
 AriJ^LT'f^" "! "^^T'" '^'"■' ^T^'^ '" ^'''^"'"^'^ '" 1907. The seed wa.s sown in 
 drills two feet apart and the young planis were thinned out to 10 to 12 inches apart in 
 "** f'^wa. The seed w as wwn on Ma y 29th, and the roots were pulled on Octol.cr 21st 
 
 Varieties teated. 
 
 (For one year.) 
 
 Giant Tellow Intermediate. 
 
 Giant Yellow (ilobe 
 
 Half Su^ar White 
 
 Yellow Intennediatu. 
 
 Gate Poet 
 
 VielJ in 
 1307. 
 
 Tom. Lba. 
 
 32 1,628 
 
 28 1,552 
 
 28 1,652 
 
 28 1,024 
 
 28 1,034 
 
 Variitie.s tested. 
 
 (For one year.) 
 
 tiiManjnoth Red Intermediate.. 
 7 Selected Yellow Globe 
 
 Prize Mammoth long Red '. 
 
 Crimson Cham|ii<in 
 
 Perfection Mammoth Long Red '. 
 
 YicLl i„ 
 
 iwr. 
 
 jTons. Lbs. 
 
 ! 22 i.'.ia; 
 
 22 l,l(..s 
 
 20 1,1M 
 
 20 1.181 
 
 19 I.KW 
 
 The average yield in 1907 of th^ ten varieties of mangels on the Experinien' 1 
 tarm ut Lacmbe, Alta., was 25 U,m 799 Ib.^. per acre. 
 
I J 
 
 Six 
 in drillu 
 apart in 
 October 
 
 Ezptrimeatal Farm, ZiMomlM, AlbtirUi 
 
 CA 1 J UO 18. 
 
 variotits of fii-ld carrots wero tested nt Lacombc ia 1907. The gfKxi was rowii 
 two feet apart and the young planta were thin' ed ont to about 4 or S iiicheB 
 the rows. The seed waa sown on May 29th, and the . oota were pulled on 
 2'2nd. 
 
 Varietin tested. 
 
 (For one year.) 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 Toiu.1 
 
 .Impmvod Short Whit* ?5 IIJ 
 
 2 Ontario Champion ' }» CoJ 
 
 3 Giant White Vo«;?i-fi I » 880 
 
 Vaiirtiei tested. 
 
 (For on* year.) 
 
 H»\f liODB Chanteoajr 
 
 White Bejiian.... 
 
 Mamm. White Intennediate. 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1807 
 
 TcuLfaa. 
 
 14 1,S68 
 14 iWS 
 
 13 an 
 
 The average yi.-Ul in 1907 of the six varieties of carroUon th« ExperinienUl Farm 
 at Lacombe, Alta., was 16 tons 1,479 lbs. per acre. 
 
 SUOAB BEBT8. 
 
 Three varieties of sugar beets were tested at Lacombe in 1907. The sewl was 
 sown in drills two feet apart and the young pUnte thinned out to about 4 or 6 inches 
 apart in the rows. The seed was sown on May 29th, and the roota were dug on October 
 
 2l8t 
 
 Varietiea tested. 
 
 (For one year.) 
 
 Wanzleben 
 
 French Very Kich . . . 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 190T. 
 
 Tona. Lbs. 
 
 18 060 
 16 1,680 
 
 Varietiea tested. 
 
 (1 ir one year.) 
 Vilmorin's Improved 
 
 Yield 
 io 
 
 isor. 
 
 Tons, Lbi. 
 le 1,163 
 
 The average crop in 1907 of the three varieties of sugar beeU on the Experimental 
 Farm at Lacombe Alta. was 16 tona 1,264 lbs. per acre. 
 
 POTATOES. 
 
 Fourteen varieties only of poUtoes were grown at I^acombe in 1907. For planting, 
 the potatoes were cut into pieces with two or three eyes in each and theMi pieces were 
 
43 
 
 Bzparlmen'al Fun, Laoomlw, AlbtrU. 
 
 planted in rows two and . half feet .part, the «,t« being placed about a foot apart ia 
 the row* The potatoes were planted on Jui o 16th and were dug on October lOth. 
 
 i 
 
 Variptiii* teated. 
 
 (I'or one y>'»r.) 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 I'JW. 
 
 Bui. Lb*. 
 
 Karly Envoy ojo 
 
 Cimntry GentKniiin. ! 215 
 
 Kveret* ;■■ ij^ 
 
 .-•oveo lyg 
 
 Htateof MainP jyg 
 
 Vermont ( iold Coin .'. ' ijg 
 
 Dreer'a Htendard I 175 
 
 Varietin toted. 
 
 (For one year.) 
 
 Early Rose 
 
 UHolborB Abundance. 
 lOTanadiaa Beauty . . . 
 
 1 1 Uurnaby Mammot^. . 
 
 12 American Wonder. . 
 
 13 Aihleaf Kidney 
 
 lljOalmeny Beauty 
 
 Yield 
 
 in 
 1907. 
 
 Bii^. LU 
 
 149 
 130 
 117 
 
 lir. 
 11:1 
 m 
 
 74 
 
 46 
 15 
 
 es 
 
 4 
 
 19 
 SB 
 16 
 
 The avora-.- cn.p ia 1 907 of the fourteen varieties of poUtoes on'iho Experimental 
 Farm at Lacombe, Alta., was 152 bushels, 68 lbs. per aero. 
 
 SUMMARY. 
 
 The results ohtainod from the uniforn. trial plots as given in this bulletin show 
 that, there are marked differences in the relative productiveness of varieties even when 
 grown side by side under similar conditions. The results of the average crops obtained 
 for five year, indicate also that the tendency to productiveness is in many instances 
 persistent. manife.st.ng itself und-r varying conditions of soil and climate to a remark- 
 able d.-g,ee. The establishment of such f^cts point to the importance of f«rmers choos- 
 ing for seed those varieties which give the heaviest crops, so that farming in Canada 
 may thus be made more profitable. 
 
 During the past ye.ir the number of varieties under test has been further reduced 
 by dropping some of li.,«e wliich have failed to come up to the high standard required 
 Ih.s reduction in the numW tested will serve to give greater prominence to those 
 viirielies of the highest excellence.