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FODDER CORN. FItLD ROOTS AND POTATOES WILLIAM LAUNDERS, LL.D., Director of Experimental Farms BULLETIN No. 41 DECEMBER, 1003 POBLIBHIO BT DIREOT'ON OP THE HoN. SYDNEY A. FiSBER, M1.U8TEB OF Agriculture TABLE OF CONTENTS Paqii. « « u a Resulh of trial phis for 1W2 - Varieties of oats " barley " spring wheat pease Indian corn turnips mangels carrots " sugar beets " potatoes Average crops for a series of years aq Three t' eight ydars' experience with varieties of oats 40 barley 42 spring wheat 45 pease 4q Indian corn 43 turnips 50 Three to seven years' experience with varieties of mangels 52 " carrots 54 Four to six years' experience with varieties of sugar beets 5g Three to eight years' experience with varieties of potatoes 58 Conclusions -, • Dl « « « « « u u 8 11 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 11 i To the ITononrable The Minister of Agrriculture. Sin— I herewith «ubmit for your approval Bulletin No. 41 of the Esperimentnl Fam gcri< s which has been prepared by myself. There are presented in this publi- cation the rpt^ults of a lanye number of experiments, which have been conduotcd at all the exporimental farms in your Department during the season of 1902, with outs, barley, spring wheat, pease, Indian com, turnips, mangels, carrots, sugar beets nnd potatoes in plots of uniform sire, and the crops grown under uniform conditions. The avcrngt results also are given of three to eight years' testa tn such plots with varieties of oat*, barky, spring wheat, pease, Indian corn, turnips and potatoes, three to seven years with plots of mangels and carrots, and four to six years' experience with sugar beets. These trial plots are conducted with the object of gaining information as to the relative productiveness of the different sorts and their earlinesa in ripening. The returns show much variation in the weight of the crops grown and point to the im- portance of care in the choice of varieties of seed for sowing. It is hoped that these results giving the experience gained under aome of the most important climatic variations found in the country, will prove useful to farmers in every part of Canada. I have the honour to be. Your obedient servant. Ottawa, Decembw 8, 190S. WM. SAUNDERS, Director of Experimental Farmt <^ 10 01 (i 7.< 28 82 12 07 2 1^ I ■? 82 20; (i3 18! 08 28, 77 21 88 8' 80 20; f>7 2i 72 2 7:') 10 55 10 ^•1 n of) 10 75 10 (15 30 04 4 05 28 80 14 pa ^i 54 14 55 ]0| .% 18! 64 4 70 301 72 321 5!t 14! 47 12i 04 24 01 10 01 10! 00 10 07 00 .10 74 4 0.-) 18 71 10 IK m a i-i 74 28 74 10 Oil 2 81 20 80 17 7!> 24 00 12 07 .32 70 22 09 28 80 .. 77 23 73 15 72 30 74 (i 70 2P 80 Number op Dats PROM Sowing to Harvf-stixq. 1 i 02 f 1 ?, a |3 'f^ 'A »>- K •! >, >. >, t^ a a a a 118 122 100 looi 110 120 >M 109 117 118 100 105 118 124 103 112 114 110 102 107 110 120 103 108 117 110 100 104 118 120 102 110 123 131 103 112 ti- 12:< 101 104 ll? 12o 102 loo: 117 125 101 10(i 113 124 101 lOi". 111 118 !MI 105 118 118 99 104 110 120 10? 104 IIG 124 103 105 o . 113 112 113 no 114 113 110 114 123 118 113 112 112 112 112 111 111 114 HI 113 100 113 115 115 110 114 114 113 113 112 110 111 111 113 9 UNIFORM TEST PLOTS OF OATS— Continued, Naxb or VARiRr. 18|Twentieth Century l!>|Mennonite aOWaverley 2l{WhiteSchunen 22 Joanette 23!Bnn(lon 24 Cream Kgyptian 2^' American Bi^auty 2t> Irish Victor 27 Wide Awake 28 Early Gothland 29 American Triumph 30 Abundance 31 Improved Ligowo 82Goldfinder 33 Lincoln 34 Bavarian 85 Black Beauty , 36 Kendal STSalines , 38 Holland 39Penso 40 Prolific Blk. Tartarian. 4lWallia 42 Early Maine 43 Olive 44 Master 45Ruasell 46 Thousand Dollar . . . . 47 Golden Tartarian 48 Golden Giant 49 Bonanza eOMilford .. .. 61 Karly Blossom 82 0(lerbruch 63 Black Mes8 18 58 28 72 32 61 2ti 66 10 69 14 57 32 65 62 12 59 4 70 20 59 4 68 20 116 118 102 69 4 117 128 ire? 73 30 117 117 101 70 30 114 120 101 71 28 118 124 102 73 30 117 125 102 71 14 117 120 102 70 6 117 113 105 66 13 117 122 102 69 28 123 1!8 103 65 10 123 124 108 63 19 113 120 106 67 16 117 123 ms 71 22 111 122 101 72 96 117 12.) 101 62 30 117 120 107 65 .. 118 122 102 62 14 113 122 104 71 19 117 120 ion 77 32 123 131 110 80 .. 122 128 106 66 30 111 123 97 64 20 117 120 no IKi 13 119 120 \m 68 1 118 120 101 62 8 KX! 108 101 75 12 114 119 102 66 24 117 121 100 65 25 118 122 105 70 4 117 122 103 65 6 117 125 102 (Vi 18 117 118 102 •«20 118 118 102 68 30 118 124 + 61 :« 114 118 105 64 24 117 12G lOOl GO G 121 12-'! 1021 60 12 120 123 1 1021 t 106 110 104 112 108 105 106 112 105 112 110 105 106 110 105 105 108 112 112 108 117 114 110 106 113 110 106 1(16 112 112 104 no 112 106 112 10(i 106 116 106 108 112 101 112 113 108 110 no i! Q 112 115 110 111 115 112 112i 111 120 114 113: 113 115 HI 112 113 113 112 115' 112 115 115 113 115 11 115 10!» 112 no 113 112 112 114 112 113 114 114 in lU 114 112 112 110 113 113 115 113 115 112 112 114 113 112 111 113 112 116] 118 114' 116 1131 109 113' 114 113 113 115 112 109 no 113 113 110 113 114 113 1 110 112 115 107 110 111 115 112 113 112 111 117 112 112 114 115' 114 •Destroyed by flood. fNot sown. X Nearly destroyed by wash of heary rainatorm. 10 The twelve yarieties of oaU which have produced the largest crops during 1902, at the several Experimental Farms, are the following : — CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, ONT. 1. Improved American 2. Sensation 3. White Russian.. .. 4. Siberian 5. Banuer 6. Columbus Per acre. | Busb. Lbs 90 20 83 IS 83 18 82 12 81 6 81 6 7. Flying Scotchman.. . 8. Salzer's Big Four .. . 9. New Zealand 10. White Giant 11. Holstein Prolific 12. Elarly Golden ProllQc. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 80 , 78 28 77 22 77 22 77 23 77 22 An average crop of 80 bushels 33 lbs. per acre. EXPERIUENTAL FARM FOR THE MARITIME PROVINCES, NAPPAN, K.S. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Golden Tartarian Ill 2. Golden Giant 108 3. Salines 107 4. Cromwell 105 B. White Scbonen 105 6. White Giant 104 re. Per acre. .bs. Bush Lbs. ?S 1. 8. New Zealand. American Bca .. .. 103 18 8 uty .. .. 102 13 2 9. Siberian.. .. .. .. 102 12 30 10. Lincoln.. .. .. .. 102 12 30 11. Early Golden Proline. .. .. .. 102 12 24 12. Mennonlte.. .. .. 102 12 An average crop of 104 bushels 31 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MANrrOBA, BRAXDON, MAN. 1: 1. Early Golden Prolific 2. Buckbee's Illinois 3. Siberian 4. Holstein Prolific 5. Mennonlte 77 6. Joanette Per acre. Bush Lbs. 82 28 82 12 82 2 81 G 77 2 74 24 Pnr acre. BusIj. Lba. 7. Wallls 74 24 8. Early Maine 74 24 9. Hazlett's Seizure 73 28 10. Abundance 72 3 11. American Triumph 70 30 12. Banner 70 30 An average crop of 76 bushels 22 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, INDIAN HE.ID, N.W.T. 1. Danish Island.. .. 2. Banner 3. Tartar King 4. Golden Tartarian.. 6. Golden Giant 6. Improved American. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 89 14 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Holstein Prolific Per acre. Bush. Lbs 82 2 88 8 80 20 86 16 Columbus 80 20 83 18 82 32 Wide Awake Thousand Dollar SO 20 78 24 82 20 Oxford 78 8 An average crop of 82 bushels 28 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, AOASSIZ, 8.0. 1. Golden Giant 2. Waverley 75 3. Hazlett's Selzurs 4. Golde;. Tartarian 6. Tartar King 6. Columbus Per acre. Bush Lbs 77 22 75 30 74 4 73 18 72 32 72 32 Per acre. Bush. Lbi. 7. Black Beauty 72 22 8. Master 72 12 9. Holland 73 2 10. Danish Island 71 ig 11. Early Gothland 71 6 12. Banner 70 30 An average crop of 73 bushels 4 lbs. per acre. n The twelve rarieties of oata which have produced the largest crops in 1902, taking tho average results obtained on all the Experimental Farms, are : Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Siberian 81 2. tJ.-nner 80 3. Danish Island 80 ■4. Holstein Prolific 80 5. Oolden Giant 80 6. Columbus 79 20 17 6 24 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Oolden Tartarian 77 23 8. Early Golden Proltflc 77 23 9. New Zealand 76 22 10. Buckbee's Illinois 76 20 11. Hennonlte 76 12. Tartar Klnx 75 12 An average crop of 78 bushels 17 lbs. per acre. The average crop of all the varieties of oats tested at each of the Experimental Farms in 1902, was as follows :— At Ottawa, 65 bushels 19 lbs. per acre ; Nappan, 90 bushels 18 lbs. ; Brandon, 60 bushels 11 lbs. ; Indian Head, 67 bushels 30 lbs., and at Agassiz, 63 bushels 10 lbs. The average return given by the whole of the varieties of oats tested at a? the farms was 70 bushels 4 lbs. per acre. TRIAL PLOTS OF BARLEY. During the season of 1902. fifty-one varieties of barley have been under test, twenty-one of which wire two-rowed sorts and thirty six-rowed. The barley plots wore of the same size as those sown with oats, the seed was used in the proportion of two bushels per acre, and the dates of sowing were ns follows : — At Ottawa, Ont., April 17 ; Nappan, N.S., May 16 ; Indian Head, N.W.T., May 17, and at Agassiz, B.C. April 19. In Canada the bushel of barley is 48 lbs. UNIFORM TEST PLOTS OF TWO-ROWED BARLEY. Name or Vabiett. Yield per \cre at the SevEBAL EXI'KRTSIKNTAI KaHMS, Season or 1902. Number or Dats KROM Sowing to Harvestino 5 m 2. a a llFrench Chevalier ' 08 in 2 Dikniah Chiniilier (H 8 .3 Canadian Thori* 62 24 4jKinver Chevalier 00 . . 5 Gordon 1 56 40 ejFulton 65 7|Lo«an 64 g 8 Bolton I 63 16 OiDunhatn ' I 53 10 lOlBeaver ! 62 24 lliNowton 60 40 12 Standn ell 1 50 13; Victor I 48 ie 14|Harvey 4S 10 15,'Siilney 4fi ."H IfiPrixe Prolific | 40 32 17 Nepean 46 32 ISiClifford 40 32 19. Invincible. 15 40 20'Jarvia 45 . . ai.Lealie. ',. 39 'g 49 8; (10 40i 60 40 44 8 40 40 37 24 42 24 .37 24 40 .. 43 16 60 .. 47 24 47 24 45 .. 45 40 38 10 43 16 44 8 39 8 40 . 33 10 Si . s .a » h:; 43 16 .\1 36 49 8 61 32 46 40 42 44 42 24 45 40 42 4 51 .32 47 24 65 21 43 36 48 36 69 4 47 24 37 44 55 .. 67 44 62 24 48 36 J3 . s i « ^ 33 10 37 24 46 32 48 10 38 6 30 25 10 29 28 52 44 33 40 20 37 44 31 4 40 30 3!) 8 43 10 30 32 36 2 48 26 a3 30 35 20 ^■1 < 48 26: 64 3 .'52 14| 51 2 45 8 41 17 41 6 41 27 47 4 45 8 47 47 35 42 32 45 .33 47 33 43 46 41 7; 46 23 47 42 42 39 30 g; I 109 109 109 108 109 108 109 105 109 105 HI 110 105 ion li)8 112 106 105 111 107 109 5- a 105 106 102 105 102 103 no no 103 no 102 103' 101 io3| 101 102 99 103' no 103; 110 io6| no; 103; 101 102I 102 102 103 102 103 103 103 102 9) 110 103 102 107 101 98 117 110 112 117 111 112 112 109 116 114 112 115 112 111 110 112 116 111 111 111 116 2i I no no 107 no no 106 106 105 107 108 109 no 106 100 106 109 100 106 1<)8 106 100 13 The six Tarietiea of two-rowed barl^ which have given the largest crops during 1002, at the several Experimental Farms, are the following : — CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARU, OTTAWA, ONT. Per acre. Buih. Lbs. 1. French Chevalier 68 16 2. Danish Chevalier 64 8 t. Canadian Thorpe 62 24 4. KInver Chevalier. 6. Gordon 6. Fulton Per acre. Bush. Lba. 60 66 66 4* An average crop of 60 bushels 47 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE MARITIME PROVINCES, NAPPAN, N.8. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Danish Chevalier 60 40 t Canadian Thorpe 60 40 t. Newton 60 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 4. French Chevalier 49 8 5. Victor 47 24 6. Standwell 47 24 An average crop of SO bushels it lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR TIIE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Sidney 69 4 2 Invincible 67 44 a. Standwell 65 24 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 4. Clifford 65 5. Danish Chevalier 63 36 6. Jarvls 62 24 An average crop of 56 bushels 30 lbs. per acre. l\ EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR BRmSH COLUMBIA, AQASSIZ, B.O. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Dunham 2. Invincible (. Kinver Chevalier. 62 4S 48 44 2S 16 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 4. Canadian Thorpe. .■>. Prlie Prollflc. .. 6. Harvey 46 43 40 32 16 30 An average crop of 46 bushels 36 lbs. per acre. 13 The six varietiet of two-rowed barley which have produced the largest crops in 1002, taking the average results on all the Experimental Farms, are : Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Danish Chevalier 64 3 2. Canadian Thorpe 62 14 3. Kinver Chevalier 61 2 Per acre. Push. Lbs 4. French Chevalier 48 26 6. Invincible 47 42 6. Standwell 47 as An average crop of 50 bushels 12 lbs. per acre. The average crop of all the varieties of two-rowed barley tested at each of the Experimental Farms in 1902, was as follows : — At Ottawa, 5:; bushels 3 lbs. per acre ; Nnppan, 43 bushels 41 lbs. ; Indian Head, 43 burhels 34 lbs., and at Agassiz, 37 bushels 47 lbs. The average return given by the whole of the varieties of two-rowed barley tested at all the farms was 46 bushels 31 lbs. per acre. UNIFORM TEST xLOTS OF SIXROWED BARLEY. NaIiS of VABIRr. 1 ;Bl>ie Lung Head . . 2!Yttle.. .. SiTrooper 4,Stelltt S.Odessa , 6 Mensury 7|HulIeM Black SiSurprise OlBrome 10|Nugent. 11 Pioneer 12 Hnlless White 13iGari"?Id 14;Pet8cl.ora 15 Oderbruch . IflArgyle 17{Succe88 18, Common ]9[Vang;.iard 20 Rennie's Improved 21 22 23 24 2.1 26 27 28 29 SO ExceUior. Royal Albert. ... Summit .. Mansfield . , Empire.. . . , Charipion. . Cls"''e.. . . Ph. ix..., Ba::ter YlKLD PER ACKE AT THB SKVr- \L EXPERIME-STAL FaRHS Season of 1902. a O i S a SI 40 52 54 .58 51 50 48 53 5(> 52 44 44 58 ir. 42 :4 62 .12 .5(5 El 62 48 48 48 65 51 47 63 49 53 44 35 52 42 49 45 37 16 50 40 •f i » 32 40 36 37 .38 38 S6 .50 37 40 ;«t 39 .■J7 .35 00 34 34 30 39 3252 16 35 Number op Dats from Sowino TO Hahves^ino. i 44;,52 19 53 51 52 55 61 48 55 52 51 47 43 '■a 4i 51 45 42 48 45 50 43 .51 43 51 50 49 41 48 37 41 & 108 105 103 105 101 2i 105 4fij 104 15 104 107 106 lo; 100 i04 100 104 109 101 I 311 104 8 103 .. 1U4 16 101 103 104 103 109 106 101 105 103 103 I lOT 101 99 104 98 103 96 104 103 104 101 !»0 98 99 9S 93 96 98 .19 99 9(i 99 08 104 lot im 96 103 101 98 J 1011 m 99i 108 991 112 101 112 99! 107 9:?' 109 107| 109 101 109 lOll 111 110! Ill lo2j 107 107 112 99 109 99 107 99, 107 99, 109 991 105 101 107 99 9!t 99 99 99 103 «U 101 ^ 101 99 90 109 107 105 107 107 109| 105 I 106 103 103 106 102 104 Ibl 104 105 108 104 104 102 103 102 104 lOO 102 102 102 100 102 102 109 109 105 109 107 107 10» 105 100 lot 103 102 u The aiz Tarietiea of siz-rowed bmrley wbich hnc griven the largest crops dntlJC 1902, at the seyeral E:^i)eriinental Farms, are th<« following :— CENTRAL EXPERIUENTAT^ i'ARV, OTTAWA, ONT. Per acre, i Buih. Lbi.j 1. Blue Long Head 74 8 2. Yale 7S 18 3. Trooper. . 66 40 I Per acre. Bush. Los. 4. Stella 65 40 5. Odessa 65 6. Mensurr 64 t An average crop of C8 bushels 3 lbs. per acre. EXPERnCENTAL FARM FOR THE UARITIUE rROTIN'OES^ NAPPAN, N.8. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Common 63 16 2. Royal 59 8 S. Garfield 68 16 4. Stella.. .. 6. Mansfield. 6. E^mpire.. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 68 IS 56 83 55 An averag^o crop of 58 bushels 23 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE NORTH-WEST TERHITOCIES, INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. Claude 66 32 Odessa 65 Empire 62 44 Per acre. Bush. Lbn. 4. Blue Long-head 62 24 5. Summit 60 40 6. Royal 58 36 An average crop of 62 bushels 37 lbs. per acre. nil EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR DRITISII COLUMBIA, AGASSIZ, B.O. Per acre. Bu *i. Lbs. 1. Summit 5b 2. Rennie's Improved 52 24 8. Oderbruch 50 40 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 4. Surprise. 6. Yale.. ., 6. Nugent.. 50 40 40 40 10 An average crop of 48 bushels 11 lb3. per acre. The six varieties of six-rowed barley which have produced the largest crops in 1902, taking the average results obtained on all the Experimental Farms, are : Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Surprise 55 15 S. Odessa 65 8. Yale 53 29 Per acre. Bush. Lbs 4. Stella 62 24 5. Blue Long Head 52 19 6. Brome 62 1 An average crop of 53 bushels 23 lbs. per acre. > IS The averagre crop of all the rarieties of sij^-rowed barley tested at each of the Experimental Farms in 1902, was as follows :— At Ottawa, 54 bushfls 12 lbs. per acre; Nappan, 50 bushels 32 lbs. ; Indian Head, 49 bushels 9 lbs., and at Ajrassi*, 39 bushels. The overage return giren by the whole of the varieties of six-rowed barley tested at nil the farms was 48 bushels 17 lbs. per acre. TRI AT, P 1 OTS OF SPRING v; HEAT. Seventy-one varieties of spring whr-at were gri wn on the uniform t'ial plots dur- ing 1902. The size of the ii'ots was one-fortieth of an acre each at Ottawa, Onl., ?fnppan, N.S., and Agassiz, B.C., and one-twentietli of an acre each nt Brandon, Man., and Indian Head, X.W.T., and the quantity of ^cd sown was in the prriportion of one and one-half bushels per aero. The dutes of sowing were as follows : — At Ottawa, April 15, Nappan, April 26, Brandon, May 5 and 0, Indian Head, May 27, and at Agassiz, April 18. The crops given by the diflFcront varieties heve been very large at Ottawa, and extraordinary at Nnppan and Afrassiz. They have also been very good at the Indian Head and Brandon ft.rms. In Canada the bushe'i of wheat is 60 1! \ UNIFORM TJBST PLOTS OF SPRING WHEAT. I ' Name or Vabiett. Pringle's Ctiamplain . 46 Rio Grande 44 I PreBton I Huron > Red Fern > Roumanian ' White Rumian... J Heri^soB Be&rduU 9| Admiral lOi Blenheim . Ill Hungarian. . . 12! Dawn ISjCrown. 14iCrswford Yik:.d per Ache AT THE SeVKRAI. EXPRRIMENTAL FaRM.S, Season ( r ly02. 4 S m a i I •a « ij a .. 40 .. 52 20147 mm 40 48 40 48 44 3!) 37 42 52 37 4051 40146 ..124 20 29 20:25 20 25 40 .S2 40,46 .133 20 34 20 .S3 4030 ..123 20 34 2o;:« 40,27 20,42 6049 ..|48 40,40 ..148 2047 20 32 ..'44 6041 20i31 5040 20 35 40 .-!4 ..126 O a h9 40 20>38 ..59 40 40 35 37 41 44 43 20147 .. 46 .. 40 .. 50 40144 ..I37 Efe Number ok Days KROM Sowing to Habvk.stino. . J? a ij 38 46 42 38 41 45 30 45 40 8 115 .53 120 115 122 122 124 123 30 37. 123 24| 122 24 121 18; 121 28! 115 ft"--' 118 3«. 115 t d a 1 :&• 4 |§ <8 I! 1^ I h 2; a NH < < d > >. t>% >. a P, Q 127 113 131 124 128 128 114 132 123 1«» 127 113 128 115 119 127 114 125 no Ifll 128 112 1.32 122 123 128 117 131 l'J4 125 131 12-2 l.iO 12;« 126 131 113 132 lait VH 128 119 128 123 I'M 128 114 i:An rRoM Sowing to UARViu^.tNO. s i 40 40 40 40 3!) 39 39 38 38 3.S 38 38 38 :«) 38 38 38 38 37 37 37 37 37 30 3G 36 30 30 30 36 36 35 35 35 M 34 34 34 34 .•« :« 32 32 32 31 30 30 30 30 2!t 29 28 28 28 27 20 24 i B. « 43 40 43 45 42 64 40 48 40 40 4054 43 50 46 47 38 38 38 20. 201 2042 20 36 40 37 40|49 40|41 40:;« 40;i8 . . 42 2050 20,a-> 20 55 4O40 4o';w 40 a5 40 47 42 I •a SH 1^ o n I § i S3 ^i 29 30 29 40:32 27 20 2042 4«I48 40 20 44 40 30 ..2!) 20,34 ..44 * ki 40i38 ..25 40 37 1029 S0,29 . . 37 40,32 ..3» ..26 20 28 l.'<2 40 31 20 45 20 27 1033 |30 1038 6033 40 aj 30 37 20 :« 20 35 20 34 . . 39 40 27 ..33 40 39 30 29 40.38 20 30 40 36 ..42 3029 60 28 20!42 20 28 ..i.34 40 40 20 34 20 35 40 27 . . 132 ..39 4U31 40,51 20,30 40 45 40 39 ..39 ..36 4045 40 47 20 34 48 46 ao 39 61 40;44 40 :» 4049 ..|45 20150 4041 ..39 20'30 20.37 40156 20 a3 40 57 20 40 m 1^ 37 .36 39 37 :» 41 33 39 39 38 43 41 38 37 39 .36 .39 35 36 .34 35 40 36 43 1.5 iW 4". ;« 45!40 . . |39 30 34 30 36 15 37 15 38 15,34 .. .36 ..37 45:32 .35 4.5'38 30{38 ...39 45 33 15.36 .. 34 30 33 30 34 ...38 ..32 .. 35 ...37 15 37 30 37 45 34 33 37 37 42 30 46 120 115 115 118 123 120 liO 121 122 121 123 121 122 122 124 125 123 123 122 119 122 122 124 118 114 113 121 122 122 123 120 118 108 114 122 110 115 119 118 118 122 123 122 122 121 121 123 122 121 114 123 120 123 120 12:» 122 122 & 131 127 127 128 131 128 128 128 131 128 128 131 12 128 128 128 131 131 131 128 131 131 131 127 128 128 128 131 131 1.31 128 128 131 128 131 127 129 1.31 128 124 128 128 131 131 127 130 131 128 127 124 131 127 131 128 131 127 127 S 1 5 «.^ 122 11 112 121 119 112 a 132 12!l 129 130 131 128 106j 128 120 130 121 130 115 131 ... 1.31 121 130 114i 1.30 113 129 121 115 119 120 129 132 133 130 119: 131 106' 128 119j 131 • 13S 114 130 113 113 120 • 119 119 117 117 113 111 111 115 106 113 117 119 109 118 120 121 115 113 119 114 111 113 110 110 114 115 113 121 118 115 132 129 130 131 128 133 133 129 131 128 129 1.30 128 129 131 130 128 130 129 129 1.30 1.30 129 130 129 131 123 130 130 130 131 130 129 130 120! 125 115| 120 1201 121 122' 124 11l»: ia> 123 122 115 117 12;i, 124 122; 125 120 123 110 12!t 120; 124 124! 123 110 121 122; 125 1241 125 124| 120 122; 125 nUj 124 115! 119 124' 125 12:1' 127 122: 124 119 122 115j 119 122 122 115 124 119J 124 122 125 122i 125 124 123 120! 122 115, 119 115 119 1191 123 113; 117 120 124 115 115 123 119 119 122 122 116 123 119 124 113 118 V£i ITS 115 119 120 118 121 124 122 119 124 124 124 124 123 123 124 122 123 117 124 123 124 121 125 123 123 •Huch injured by wanh from heavy rainstorm. IT The twelve rarietie* of Bprinsr whont which hare given the largeat crops at th« several Experimental Famu in 1002, are the following :— CEXTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, OXT. Per acre. Bu«h. Lbi. 1. Prlnnle'B Champlaln 46 2. Ulo Grande 44 3. PreBton 4S 4. Huron 42 B. Red Fern 42 6. Roumanian 42 20 40 40 40 7. White Kusslan 42 8. Herlsson Bearded 42 9. Admiral 42 10. Blenheim 42 11. Hungarian 40 i2. Dnwn 40 Per acr*. Bush. Lbt. 40 40 An average crop of 42 bushels 33 lbs. per acre. EXPERDICNTAL FARM FOR THE MARITIME PR0VIXCE8, NAFPAN, H.& Per acre. Bush. Lbs, 1. Japanese 55 20 2. Norval 65 20 3. Vernon 54 40 4. Plumper 54 6. Rio Qrand* 62 20 I. Hungarian 62 An average crop of 62 bushels per acre. Per acre. Bush. Lbsi 7. Crown 61 20 8. Huron 60 20 9. Beaudry 60 10. Benton 60 '.'. 11. Advance 49 20 12. Dufferln 49 20 IXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BRANDON, HAN. 1. Roumanian 2. Goose 3. Campbell's White Chaff. 4. Countess 5. Australian No. 10 6. White Fife Per acre. 3ush Lbs. 46 20 44 4C 37 40 37 20 36 40 33 20 7. Clyde 8. Speltz ', 34 9. Monarch 34 10. Dawn 34 11. Benton 34 12. HerissoD Bearded 84 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 10 An average crop of 37 bushels 4 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOB THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, INDI.AN HEAD, N.W.T. 40 40 20 1. Goose.. .. 2. Rio Grande. 3. Frestun.. . 4. Red Fern.. 6. Roumanian. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 61 40 49 4S 48 47 6. Colorado 46 40 40 7. Plumper 44 8. Dion's 44 9. Herisaon Bearded 44 10. Percy 44 11. Stanley 42 12. Pringle's Champlain 42 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. An average crop of 45 bushels 58 lbs. per acre. 18 nPEBIMENTAL TJMl FOR BRmaH OOLVinU, kOABta, %a. Buih. Uii. 1. Rio Grande tt 2. Colorado 57 3. Ladofca .',' 57 i. MlnoeioU No. 181 c« 6. Proireu 52 6. Campbell-* White Chaff r.l IS SO SO Buah. Lbs. 7. MInncaota No. IW M M t. Dawn 60 9. Captor 4* SO 10. BariT Riga O U 11. Cirde 49 12. Red Bwedlih 48 » An average crop of 52 bushi Ia 31 lbs. per acre. The twelve varieties of spring wheat which have given the largest crops in 1902, taking the average of the results obtained on all the Kxporimcntal Farms, are : Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Rio Grande 46 2. Roumanian 45 8. Colorado 43 4. Vernon 4j 5. Goose 42 6. Preston 42 53 14 .^4 20 S6 13 Per acre. Bush. Lba. 7. Plumper 41 8. Red Fern 41 9. Campbell's White Chaff 41 10. Crown 40 11. Minnesota No. 181 40 12. HerUson Bearded 40 65 49 40 66 47 S7 An overage crop of 42 bushels 41 lbs. per acre. The average crop of oil the varieties of spring wheat tested at each of the Experi- mental Farms in 1302, was as follows :— At Ottawo, 36 bushels 20 lbs. per acre ; Nappan, 43 bushels 51 lbs. ; Brandon, 30 bushels 14 lbs. ; Indian Head, 35 bushels 29 lbs., ond ot Agassiz, 42 bushels 35 lbs. The average return given by the whole of the varieties of spring wheat at all the farms was 37 bushels 33 lbs. per acre. TRIAL PLOTS OF PEASE. Fifty-seven varieties of pease were under trial in 1902. These were sown in plots of one-fortieth of an acre each at Ottawa, Ont., Nappan, N.S., and Agassiz, B.C., and one-twentieth of an acre each at Brandon, Man., and Indian Head, N.W.T. The quantity of seed used per acre has varied from two to three bushels, depending on the size of the pea. The dates of sowing were as follows :— At Ottawa, April 23 Nappan, May 7, Indian Ileaa, May 27, and at Agassiz, April 22. In Canada the bushel of pease is 60 lbs. 19 VNIVOBM TBST PLOTS OF PEASE. YllU> Vt* ACRI AT TH« BimAt EinRmiKTAL FAkiia, SiAaoa or laoo. StMM or VABun. 1 Cooptr , 2M»cl»y 8Pride 4 Nelioa tiVtul ., (iPanfpn 7 Arthur SFenton 9 HarriMm'i Glory 10 Crown 11 Canadian Beautjr 12 Prince Albert 13 Alma 14 Kent. . 15 Prince in Karly BriUin 17 Daniel O'Rourke ISGoldenVine 19 White Wonder 20 English Grey 21 Prunian Blue 22 Black-eyed Marrowfat 23 Multipher 24ChanceUor 26 King 261>uke ;: 27 Carleton 28Klliot ■ ■■ 135 29,New Potter. i36 aolTrilby |34 SllCreeper 34 32 Agnes ,'3i Vincent J34 Fergus. [34 Ni'MKii or Data raoM SOWIKO TO HARTttTIKa 34 35 36 37 38 Dover. Macoun . Wisconsin 31ue Archer Elephant Blue 40 Bruce 41 Oddfellow 42 Large White Marrowfat 43 Gregory 44 Victoria 45 Centennial 4SOB«rford SlPicton.. 62 Lanark 63 German White 64 Elder. 66 Herald 66 Chelsea 67GrassFea 3i I so The twelre Tarietles of peue which hare ffiven the larKWt erope at the acreral Experimental Fanna during 1902, are the following — CENTRAL EXPnniENTAL FARV. OTTAWA, CRT. P«r aer*. Bush. Lb(. 1. Cor.pcr 4t 40 ». »• ck«y 46 40 H. i Me 46 4. Nelion . .. 46 6. Pearl 4S JO 6. Paraion 4S 20 T. Arthur I. Ponton (. HarrlioD't Olory., 10. Crown 11. Canadian Beauty. 12. PrlDCM Albert.. . Per acre. Buab. Lbi. 44 40 44 40 14 40 43 20 43 M 43 «• An average crop of 45 buihela 7 lbs. per acre. KXPERniENTAI. FARM FOB TIIE MARITIME PR0VIXCE8, NAPPAN, N.!. Per acre. Eush. Lba, 1. Agnea 40 2. Archer 86 t. Bedford 34 40 4. Multiplier 33 20 6. Victoria 33 20 6. Hacoun SO 40 Per acre. Buih. Lba. 7. Bright 30 40 8. PIctOD 30 40 ». Creeper so 10. New Potter so 11. Dover 3o 13. Oregorjr sO An average crop of 32 bushels 27 lbs. per acre. EXPER .n.STAL FARM FOR THE NORTIF WEST TERRITORIES, INDIAH HEAD, K.W.T. Per acre. Bush. Lbi. J. Alma 67 20 t. Daniel O'Rourke EO t. Prince 48 40 4. Centennial «6 6. Crown 45 20 6. Chancellor 45 20 Per acre. Bush. Lbi. 7. White Wonder 4,5 8. Harrlson'i Glory 42 9. Macoun 40 10. Paragon 40 11. Lanark 40 40 40 20 12. Arthur. 39 An average crop of 45 bushels 2 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR BRITISn COLUMBIA, AOASSIZ, B.O. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Prince « 20 2. Large White Marrowfat 48 5. White Wonder 42 30 4. Agnes 41 40 B. Golden Vine 41 20 6. Mummy 40 30 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Mackajr ja 8- Trilby *, \\ 33 S. Kelson jj 10. Centennial [\ 35 11. Prince Albert ,, [[ 33 12. Harrison's Glory ','.'.'. 38 10 30 10 60 40 An average crop of 40 bushek 46 lbs. per acre. The tweWe Tariedw of peue which hare giren the largest eropa in 1008, taking the aTerage mnlu obtained on all the Experimental Farm*, are the following :— P*r acrt. Btuh. Ltw. 1. Prince 41 2- Alma U ]o ». Whit* Wonder « jj 4. Mackay 17 27 5. Arthur 17 2 •• Crown " „ 45 Ptr aertk Buib. Vba. 1. Cooper |( 1. Harrlion'a Olorjr u ». Arm j5 10. Prince Albert js "• Prt«l« J5 12. Earljr BrlUln « 37 17 45 45 3a u An average crop of 37 biuhelg lbs. per acre. Tho average crop of all the varictie. of poase tested at each of the Experimental Farms in 1002. wa» r » follows :-At Ottawa, 36 bu. heU 16 lb., per acre ; Nappon, 20 busheU 41 Ibi. ; Indian Head, 32 bushels 66 lbs., and at Agassix, 34 bushels. The average return given by the whole of the varietie. at aU the farm, woa 32 buaheU 56 lbs. per acn. TRIAL PLOTS OF INDIAN CORN. Tlie number of varieties of com tested in 1002 was thirty-six. These were all planted in rows three feet apart and the plants thinned out to six or eight inches apart in the rows. The dates of planting were as follows :— At Ottawa. Ont.. May 27. Nap- pan, N.S., May 30, Brandon, Man.. May 31 and June 1. Indian Head, N.W.T., May 29, and at Agassiz, B.C., May 23. The crop in each case was cut green and put into the silo ^or the winter feeding of stock. The dates of cutting were Ottawa, September 2 , Nappan, October 30, Brandon, September 5, Indian Hefld, September 8, and at Agassiz, October 10. The yield per acre has been calculated in each case from the weight obtained from two rows each 66 feet long. In Canada the ton is 2,000 lbs. 23 XmirORM TEST PLOTS OF mDIAN CORN. Kami or VABtnT. 1 Eureka I North DakoU Yellow ISalzCT'sAll Gold 1 King Philip. i Early Butlnr I Thoroughbred White Flint. ' Mamm. Uight-rowed Flint. i Country (lentlcman • 8uj)erior Fodder . > White Cap Yellow Dent. . . . Sanford I North Dakota White ! Cotnptons Karly I Oiant ProliKo Ensilage 1 Pparce'R Prolific . . i Pride of the North ' Seloctwl Learning 1 Mairininth Cuban I Ked Cob Ensilage 20!Early Golden Surprise 2l|King of the Earhest 22, Champion White Pearl 23.LongrelIow 24| Angel of Midnight. &5j Black M- xican 26!YeIlow Six Weeks 27JEvergreen Sugar 28jEarly Yellow Ix)ng Eared. . . 29 Cloud's Early Yellow SOJCanada White Flint 31 Karly Mastodon •"!|Mitihell'8 Early ;vi Silver's Earliest Kiiw 34 Extra Early Hunin 3,5'Kindair» Early Giant 3fi Early August YiiLD PcB Acre at thi Seviral Exprbihintal Fabub Skason or 1003. Ottawa, Ont. Per Acre. Tons. Lbs. Na^_g.n. 33 31 30 28 28 26 26 25 25 24 24 24 24 2t 24 23 23 2J 21) 20 20 20 20 1!) 18 18 18 17 !7 17 17 16 14 3 460 1800 60 320 1020 300 140 1700 300 1500 1280 840 400 400 400 1520 1300 1.T20 1100 '926 700 700 1160 1840 1(!20 OW 760 7(!0 760 100 1220 1920 1920 Per Acre. Tons. Lb8. 25 600 20 1250 23 1300 19 1270 22 1100 24 1500 23 750 17 650 22 1100 22 550 20 700 19 1050 22 1100 600 150 14.50 00 900 Per Acre. Per Acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lba. Brandon, Man. Indian Head, N.W.T. 16 736 17 1904 19 16 IS 1680 16 13 18 13 15 8 8 472 928 432 400 888 896 101 25 20 21 18 21 22 17 19 18 22 19 550 20 1250 12 1850 22 19 1066 17 1750 22 1100 18 1400 650 550 850 12 12 200 750 16 1000 17 1750 16 1264 15 624 11 1760 16 1528 14 1040 11 1760 14 1832 11 440 13 1192 16 1000 18 696 14 lOiO 15 624 10 1648 11 968 13 1720 11 1760 11 176 11 1760 14 1.V» 12 1080 U 1760 7 124 6 408 9 1800 8 1820 1080 368 72 1300 1768 804 A '.'ssaiz, B.C. 6 1068 184 :«8 1840 Per Acre. Tons. Lba. 18 ISOO 15 140 22 1320 18 1840 21 680 30 1600 19 880 18 1950 660 22 16 16 17 18 230 780 320 620 8 1688 704 400 160 1708 9 348 6 1464 6 1332 3 1656 7 1972 8 206 6 296 4 1900 6 1596 6 1200 6 12 6 1860 5 1088 3 72 2 336 7 134 3 1920 4 16:<6 3 468 1 1696 * Not sown. t Seed did not germinate. 22 1760 18 1180 26 1480 17 100 20 1090 Areraga of all Farms. Per Acre. Tons. Lb* 18 1884 18 700 21 18 19 22 17 21 22 440 650 460 880 14 1040 16 1660 16 120 11 1760 18 960 22 .... 18 1740 460 220 16 23 11 1650 15 1900 24 1500 760 t 17 686 70 20 1351 15 465 16 800 18 143 18 1196 16 386 16 7X2 17 1402 18 873 17 1389 18 I4.S9 182 641 16 17 16 1862 14 1629 17 180 17 1066 15 616 16 647 14 1723 12 088 16 IDie 16 1768 743 428 61 365 486 14 1612 13 Kig 6 259 The six varieties of Indian corn which have pivcn the heaviest crops at the several E.xporimcntal Forms during 1902, are the following : — CENTRAL EXPEIIISIKNTAL FARM, OTTAWA, ONT. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. I.Eureka 32 460 I. North Dakota Yellow 31 1,800 I. Salzer'B All Gold 30 60 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. King Philip 25 jjo 5. Early Butler 26 1020 6. Thoro'bred White Flint 26 360 An average crop of 29 tons 337 lbs. per acre. B'ilii' ss KIPEHIIIEMTAL PAHll FOR THE MARlniffi PH0TINCE8, NAPPAN, NA Per acre. Tom. Lbs. 1. Olant Frollflc Ensilage 25 600 2. Eureka 25 600 8. Thoro'bred White Hint 24 1,600 4. Salzer'g All Oold 5. Mamm. Eight-rowed Flint. 6. Salzer's Superior Fodder.. Peracr*. Tom. Ltw. 23 1,300 23 TM 22 1,100 An average crop of 24 tons 142 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BRANDON, MAN. Per acre. Too8. Lbs. 1. Ealzer'a All Gold is ig 2. Champion White Pearl .......'. ig 69« 3. Mamm. Eight-rowed Flint 18 432 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. North Dakota Yellow 17 1904 6. Pearce's Prolific ig ijsjg 6. North Dakota White ig i'2g4 An average crop of 17 ions 1,640 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Salzer's All Gold 9 i,goO 2. Selected Learning 9 34g 3. King Philip 8 1.820 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. Pearce's Prolific 8 1 688 5. Early Butler g I'ogo 6. Thoro'bred White Flint 8 ggs An average crop of 8 tons 1,847 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, AGASSIZ, B.O. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Thoro'bred White Flint 30 1600 2. Pride of the North 23 1^480 8. Extra Early Huron 24 1.500 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. Giant Prolific Ensilage 22 1 760 5. Salzer's All Oold 22 l!320 6. Champion White Pearl 22 880 An average crop of 24 tons 1,757 lbs. per acre. The six varieties of Indian corn which have given the heaviest crops in 1902, taking the average of the results obtained on all the Experimental Farms, are the following : — Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Salzer's AH Gold 21 99 2. Thoro'bred White Flint 20 1,'51 8. Early Butler 19 70 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. Eureka ig i gg^ 6. Pride of the North ig i'439 6. Giant Prolific Ensilage ig '872 An average crop of 19 tons 952 lbs. per acre. The average crop of all the varieties, cut green, of Indian com tested at each of the E.xperimental Farms in 1902, was as follows : — At Ottawa, 22 tons 155 lbs. per acre ; Nappan, 20 tona 162 lbs. ; Brandon, 13 tons 1,432 lbs. ; Indian Head, 6 tons 24 156 lbs., and at Agassis, 19 ton« 81 lbs. The average return given by the whole of the varieties at all the farms was 16 tons 140 lbs. per acre. TEIAL PLOTS OF TURNIPS. I 1. 1 •I Thirty varieties of turnips were tested in 1902, sown on drills or on the flat 2i feet apart. Two sowings were made at each farm, the second sowing about two weeks later than the first. The dates of sowing will be found in the accompanying tabic ; the dates on which the roots were pulled were as follows : — At Ottawa, Ont., October 14, Nappan, N.S., October 30, Brandon, Man., October 2, Indian Head, N.W.T., October 4, and at Agassiz, B.C., October 24. The yield per aci ir each case has been calculated from the weight of roots gathered from two rows, each 66 feet long. In Canada the ton is 2,000 lbs. S5 o i fit It o i e •« S 2 n P. O I ;2 o I l£ fej ii cSs c?1 <2^ ^, Si ^^ v-^ ^ (-T ^ M ^W ^ ^ liii^iiiiiiiiiiiiii -fj^mm ill rx r-i M ^ 1-^ *^ M ^ ^^ «M !-• f-N ^ ,^ ,^ ,-t i-i r-t f-i r^ ^ ,- »-l « ^t^f-t ^3 IJ 05 tj vi/^ n -r_-^ ci .ft ^ F-. c; 5^ X 3c ci ■* -v -^^ ii i-'*5SS:c©i525 5ec^ ci^:5 "^^'3 '-*'^c:_ vt «R fi o^i S ?^ M r. ^. 1^ ci i* S S ?. e ?5 tS S ^ « ^ :CMX»ninoi>.ensot>-o-*i-i!PP-^ccoi-.i]Be>fi>-< SSSSiS;«!Sr;3SSS 26 The crops of the two sowings of turnips at the Experimental Farms in 1903 havs flverngcd per acre as follows : — Central Experimental Farm, first sowing 43 84 " second sowing 37 818 Experimental Farm, Nappan, first sowing 42 667 " Nappan, second sowing 33 786 " Brandon, first sowing 16 604 " Brandon, second sowing 19 377 ** Indian Head, first sowing .... 15 546 " Indian Head, second sowing.... 12 68 " Agassiz, first sowing 24 834 " Agassiz, second sowing 26 1,335 Average crop from all the plots at all the farms, first sowing 28 tons 196 lbs, second sowing 23 tons 1,494 lbs., showing an ndvantagc in fnvour of the first sowing of 4 tons 702 lbs. per acre. It will be seen lliat the early sown plots have given the larger crops at all the experimental farms, excepting at Brandon and Agassiz, where the later sown crops have given the heavier yields. The six varieties of turnips which have given the heaviest crops at the several experimental farms during the season of 1902, are the following : — (Where not otherwise stated the quantities given are all from the early sown plats.) CENTRAL F.XPI'BIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, ONT. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. East Lothian 53 1.910 2. Good Luck .'>2 2S0 3. Halewood's Bronze Trop 49 6*0 Per pcre. Tor,. Lba. i. Jumbo 4g 380 5. Hall's Westbury 45 1720 6. Imperia; Swede 45 1720 An average crop of 49 tons 1,110 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAl ARM FOR THE MARITIME PROVINCES, NAPPAN, N.S. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Sutton's Champion 50 155 2. Elephant's Master 49 1,000 3. Magnum Bonum 47 380 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. Giant King 47 59 5. Perfection Swede 45 1,555 6. Prize Purple Top 48 400 An average crop of 47 tons 1,589 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MA.NITOBA, BimNDON, HAN. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Champion Purple Top (2nd sowing) 26 636 2. Sklrvlngs 25 424 Per acre. A Tir vu. »r •> Tons. Lbs. 4. Webb's New Renown (2nd sow- , '°8) 23 464 5. Good • aclt (2nd sowing) 22 616 I. Perfection Swede (2nd sowing).... 23 1,784 I 6. Mammoth Clyde (2nd sowing) 21 1560 An average crop of 23 tons 1,731 lbs. per acre. 27 EXPERIUGNTAL FARM FOR THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIKS, HCDUH BEAD, H.W.T. Per acre. Tom. Lbi. 1. Webb'i New Renown (2nd sowing) 18 l.«80 2. Good Luck 17 680 3. Halewood'i Bronze Top 17 320 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. Imperial Swede 16 1,960 5. BanKholm Selected 16 880 6. Perfection Swede 16 160 An average crop of 17 tons 280 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, AOASSIZ, B.C, 1. Carter's Elephant (2nd sowing).. 2. Hall's Westbury i2nd sowing) .. 3. Champion Purple fop (2nd sowing) Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 32 1,670 30 720 30 70 Per acre. Tons, Lbs. 4. New Century (2nd sowing) .... 30 70 5. Shamrocic Purple Top (2nd sow- ing) 20 6. Imperial Swede (2nd sowing) .. 29 SO 710 An average crop of 30 tons 8S8 lbs. per acre. The six varieties of turnips which have produced the heaviest crops in 1902, taking the average of the results obtainrd on all the experimental farm^, are the fol- lovf'ing : — Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Good Luck 31 1,577 2. Magnum Bonum 30 889 3. Hall's Westbury 30 336 Per acre. Tons. Lb.s. 4. Perfection Swede .so 77 5. Champion Purple Top 29 1,492 6. Giant King 29 1 "')4 An average crop of 30 tons 622 lbs. per acre. TRIAL PLOTS OF MANGELS. Twenty-seven varieties of mangels have been under test during 1902, all were sown on drills or on the flat in rows 2i feet ipart. Two sowings were made at each farm, the second sowing about two week? ' than the first. The dates of sowing will be found in the accompanying table . lates on which the roots were pulled were as follows :— At Ottawa, Ont., Octobt. ., Nappan, N.S., October 28, Brandon, Man., September 20, Indian Head, N.W.T., October 3, and at Agassiz, B.C., October 22. The yield per acre has been calculated in each case from the weight of roots gathered from two rows each 66 feet long. In Canada the ton is 2,000 lbs. 28 o * -s 'I a: I** If n" 8 o ll - — — -■ , /^ 5a^?jtr-^ag»g?g^t;?$ .^:;:;?^- = gii;gij| o»»j-i,e-.i-xeoes;so3s»«»oe-.»«e-. »t,«xt-oi fi§iiPiiiiiifiiii§i§§iiiii u O O fe ' 'S (££ 2SSSS22S22:i'"S3'~S!225**--""'*-' o I ^ ^5 c2 « :.o sasass _^^«S§SSS ^ i? S S S S 5 S {-: ?:' .5-: e? S i? 3 S? S ?? S5 ii ii _Sas ,- S 55r^?^5^53 5 5: ? « g S S « S? 5? ?3 !;5 55 ?J S s. M C 5 * *"<.£ £2- 5; -eg I a = ^ V CJ f I-. c ^ ^ 5; O K — t-i ^ ?J -v rC I- f4 rtNW*io o 3 a o s. o .a a '% o 00 o ■ta 9 a 2 JS J5E If a> 5 M > .■A I it i ** ^ £a |3 11 .Jf i- 3 a . a x S. M a "s ^ ^& -"to III > a a §S;?322»»2J^ S" : e e -f i !t3 • cj; - i E 5 £ . uie tho following. (Unieja otberwia* •tatcd, tho yields given ore all from tho curliest sown plots) :— CENTRAL EXPeniMKNTAL I'ARy, OTTAWA, ONT. Per acre. Tuns. Lbs. 1. Carter's Orange Giant 39 1,200 2. Mamm. White iDtermedlate 3.'. 1,«10 3. Half Long White 35 620 Per acrs. Tons. Lbs. i. Improved Short White 33 990 5. Ivrmnn'a Chumplon 33 sdo 6. Giant White Vosgea 33 330 An overoge crop of 35 tons 290 lbs. jwr acre. EXPERIMENTAL FAHM FOR I UK MARITIME PROVINCES, NAPPAS, K.H Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Halt Long White 22 650 S, Yellow Intermediate 22 220 1. Improved Short White 21 900 Per acre. Tons. Llis. 4. Green Top White Orlhe 2t 900 5. iverson'a Champion 21 40."i 6. Mamm. White Intermediate.. .. 21 2tO An average crop of 21 tons 1,202 lbs. per acre. E.TrEniMnSTAL FARM FOR MAXITOBA, BRAXDON, MAS. Per acre. Tons. Lbs 1. New White Intermediate 16 120 2. Mamm. White Intermediate (2nd sowing) 14 i,4go t. Green Top White Orthe (2nd sow- ing) 13 1,280 I Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. Guerande or Ox-heart (2n(J sow- , 'IK) 13 810 5. Half Long Chantenay 12 640 6. Long Yellow Stump Rooted.. .. 12 640 An average crop of 13 tons 1,500 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE NORTU-WEST TERRITORIES, IXDUN HEAD, N.W.T. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Iverson's Champion 17 1,280 2. Giant White VoSKfs 16 1120 I. New White Intermediate 15 'yeo Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. Green Top White Orthe 14 1,760 5. Ontario Champion 14 i'520 6. Half Long White 14 goo An avcrago crop of 15 tons 1,240 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR BRITISH COLUMBLV, AGASSIZ, B.C. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Giant White Vosges 46 400 3. White Belgian 42 1,800 I. Mamm, White Intermediate 40 620 4. White Vosges Large Short 5. Improved Short White.. .. 6. Green Top White Orthe .. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. . 40 400 . 40 190 ' 3!) MO An average crop of 41 tons 975 lbs. per acre. 33 The .ix varietici of c.not. which hare proJurcd the he.«e.t crop, in 1002. Ukin, the .rerage of the result, obtained on all the experiment.! farm., are the foUo;!^:- 1. OUnt White Vosgei 25 J. New While Intermediate. ' 21 I. Iveraon'i Champion .'.' 2a Per acre. Tom. Lbs. i. Oreea Top White Orthc. . B. Improved .Mhort White.. . t. Mamm. White Intermediate. Per acre. Tom. Lba. . tl 1.57« . 23 200 . U 1,IM Toge crop of 23 ton* 1,C82 lbs. per aero. TRIAL PLOTS OF SUGAR BEETS. Eight varieties of suRar beets Imve been tested during 1902, aown on drills or on the «at two feet ap,.rt. Two sowing, were made at eaeh farm, the seeond sowing about two weeks later than the firct. The dales of sowing will be found in the aeeom pany.ng table ; the dates on which the roots were pulled, were as follows :-At Ottawa. Out October 14. Nappan. N.S.. October 28. Brandon. Man.. September 20. Indian Head. N.W.T.. October 3, and at Agassiz, B.C.. October 22. The yield r. r acre m each instance hus boon calculated from the weight of roots gathered from two rows, each C6 feet long. — w« In Canada the ton is 2,000 lba. t I J I I O-H • a -. Ill a. ' §' .'.3 be B *|S ■- « 2 ♦* fl.S o ^ » s i.3 K " a 1 I =3 I I I ^1 II 1 S5 The four varietiei of ■uirar be«ts which hare produced the hcariett cropa at tba •cTcral experimental fnnnt during the sonson of 1902. are the following. (Unlet* olhorwine staled, the yieldi given ore nil from the earliest »own pIoU) '.— ck:. rR ai. kxprrimkntal farv. Ottawa, ont. P*racre. i P«r aer*. Tom. Lbi. Tons. Lbs. 1. Royal Olsnt jg j^ggo , j D.nl.h Red Top J7 1570 I. Danish Improved 37 1.570 | «. Red Top Suaar »5 iJmo An average crop of 37 t<.ns 1,210 lbs. per aero. BXPKniMKirTAL FAP" FOR THE MARITIMK I'HOVIXCKS. NAPPAN, N.t. 1. Rojral Giant.. .. t. Danish Improved. An averoge crop of .^S tons CC lbs. per acre Per acre. Psracre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 37 1,210 3. Dnnlnh Red Top 31 1,628 120 , 4. Red Top Sugar Jo l,3g0 EXPCRIMKNTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BnANDON, MAN. Per acre. 1 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. I Ions. Lbs. 1. Royal Giant (2nd sowlna) 14 1.040 j 3. Danish Red Top (2na sowing) .. 13 IIM 1. Danish Improved (2nd sowing) .. 14 512 | 4. Red Top Sugar 13 928 An average crop of 1.5 tons 1,018 lbs. per oere. EXPERIMENTAL 'ARM FOR THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORMIS. INDIAN IIKAD, N.W.T. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. L Danish Improved 10 1.720 2. Royal Giant 10 400 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 3. Danish Red Top 9 1200 4. Red Top Sugar (2nd sowing).. 9 ' .. An average crop of 9 tons 1,8.30 lbs. per acre. EXPERIME.STAL FARM FOR BRITISH ;mbia, agassiz, b.c. Per acrj. Tons. Lbs. 1. Danish Improved 3g 230 S. Royal Giant 37 680 3. Danish Red Top. 4. Red Top Sugar.. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 29 1.730 27 1,835 An average crop of 33 tons 619 lbs. per acre. 36 The four vorioties of sugar beets which have produced the heaviest crops in 1902, taking the nvcrngc of the results obtained on all tho e.';pi'riinental farms arc : Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Royal Giant 26 1.105 t. Danish Improved 26 333 Per acre. Tons. Lbi. 3. Danish Rod Top 23 903 4. Red Top Sugar 23 U» An average crop of 24 tons l,72i lbs. per acre. .TRIAL PLOTS OF POTATOES. Ninify vaiioiius of potatoes have bteii under test during 1903. The potatoes planted were cut into i)ieees, with two or three eyes in eae!i, and these were planted in rows 2J feet apart, tho sets being jilaeed a foot apart in the rows. The following were the dates of planting and digging : — At Ottawa, Out., planted May 27, dug October 2; Nappan, N.S., planted May 29, dug October 3; Brandon, Man., planted May 20, dug September .'50 ; Indian Head, N.W.T., planted May 7, dug October 2, and at Aga.«siz, B.C., plaiiled May 14, dug September 22 to 30. In Cav- h\ the bushel of potatoes is CO lbs. I'Ml'OHM TKST PLOTS OK I'OTATOlvS. Nahje or Vauiett. YiiLD AT THE Several ExrtiiiMENTAi, Fahms, Season or 1902. Ottawa, On Na|ii>an, N.S. I'tr acie. i I'rr liiLsli. Lbs. Bu»li. Flcini.-'li IVauty Ilrisli Cul>l>ler i Money Maltur 1 Lato Puritan ) Troy Scinlliiig ) I^i^h Uaisy 7 Dakota K««l 8 liruwh's Kot Proof . . . . njCarinun No. 1 10|Swiss Snow Flalio . . . . ll|8aljoan'a Klcpliant . . . . 12;Auicricau Woiidir 131 1 Iain's Champion It KnorniouH i ShariK'V Hi'i-dling . . . . 1 Utiivcn' Ko!* Kawilon Rose lI.X.L ) (Country (ieiilleman. . . an I'jirly St. (Jeorge. . .. 21 |(}»aker City 22! IXlaware 2! Rciciifstir Ro3i; 24iMaulc'» Thoroughbred 25!Nortliern Si)y 2:!2 t,-M) ■ AT .'iOt> .51)1 4'Xt •4<.t7 4!t7 492 48.S 4S1 477 473 473 473 473 470 470 4(i4 464 24 I 400 4.S 3,S.5 3G 24 12 12 4H 24 48 24 4H 48 12 12 424 370 4S4 473 M7 »17 ;«7 244 30.S 3ii;t I(i2 4!l.-, 422 :!.•>(; 37."> :«; 2S« 37f! v>:i 334 444 30:< 4.-.1 4.51 402 294 473 icre, Liw. 24 12 21 24 24 12 12 24 24 M 48 Brandon, Man. Indian Head. N.W.T. Per acre. Per acre. Per acre. Per acre HuhIi. Ll)s. Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lb.*. Bush. Lli \miin 111, Averapo of all Faniis. 2l!7 40 a->2 33i> 31.5 20 23S 20 3:5.5 40 223 40 , 215 40 231 2(K) 20 311 40 403 20 4;!2 40 .5.57 20 i 425 20 t 27H 40 ' 31.-1 20 :i.52 352 :tsi 20 32« 20 429 271 20 421 40 2.S2 20 374 315 20 319 276 . . 231 289 2fiC 213 237 195 220 112 274 231 2;« 22C, 21i; ll'>9 2;»5 2til 20t) 228 301 211 220 202 22H 2.55 2.50 259 231 20fl 20» 12 12 24 30 4S 30 12 24 i2 311 .SOI 309 2i)7 .S55 .385 :i(M 2S1 372 347 X 402 :«« 385 402 384 314 3f;3 322 340 307 .384 410 389 340 310 :!3;t 3.55 3.59 30O 349 34t :<08 .302 354 305 313 360 3:{ 59 2'> 9 2 54 .32 59 47 40 25 14 55 61 28 6 67 44 4 8 22 1 26 1 66 64 37 XJNIFORM TEST PLOTS OF POTATOES. Name or Vaiuett. YiKLn AT THE Several Expehiue.ntal Farms, season of 1903, Ottawa, Xappan, N.S. arSeattle 3l! IJiiriialpy Needling 32. Lett's Favourite 33' Karly Sunrise 34 Tliurl>urn STij Karly Harn-Bt 3(«jHur|*f'a Kxtra Karly . 371 Karly Puritan 3«i Ifnclo Sam 3!t; Eini)ire State 40 State of Maine 41 IVnn. Manor ....... 42 1 >refr'8 Stiindard 43; Vick's Kxtra fjkrly. . . . 44 HollKirn Aliundance. . . 45 Karly Market 40 Wonder of tlie World. 47 Coluiulius. 4,HjXew tJuein 49 Prize Tiker 6() PolariH BliMcIntyre B2i Karly .\I iohigan 63, Karly Kuse , 64 Canadian lieauty , 651 American tiiant 60 Seedling Xo. 7 67; White Hc.iuty 6«<'liic.ico Market 6(1 New \'ariety Xo. 1. . . . ftlSi'edling Xo. 230 eijKoscNo.i) 62 Lizzie's Pride 63 liovee 64 KuralXo. 2. 65' Everett 6 to Date 77 Beauty of Hebron 78 PearcT's Prize Winner. , 79 80 81 82 I Early Ohio , I ^^aggie Murphy I Cainliridgc Russet J Karly Andes 83i Early White Prize.... 84|Pearee's Kxtra Enily. 85 Pride of the Market. . Bill Nye. Brownell's Winner . Oliio.Tunior Hnulton Rose Prt)litii; Rose _ Per r.nsh. ' •* is 457 457 4.57 453 448 442 442 442 440 440 440 437 435 435 4.'i5 431 42U 426 426 426 422 420 415 413 413 407 404 404 402 400 400 390 391 389 389 ;X5 378 370 374 307 300 358 XA 341 33( .332 321 321 310 314 305 277 275 200 259 154 acre Lb.(. 12 I . lA\. I.bs. 30 .30 :«i 12 48 12 12 12 48 30 30 36 12 48 48 48 48 24 12 48 36 SC 48 48 .36 24 24 .S6 24 24 24 12 24 48 30 12 12 24 12 12 12 48 36 48 12 12 36 79 400 319 374 33r, 2.-)9 3a2 374 .305 347 SIN) 407 380 440 418 391 ,343 343 XiH 297 441! 297 279 499 385 440 393 319 ;«J,3 420 495 391 3IK) 451 451 378 275 201 3t'>0 437 422 495 ,323 312 404 213 XiH 408 3,58 X)2 .389 297 418 404 415 461 253 :«6 ;!89 270 30 24 .36 30 48 i2 30 48 30 36 12 12 48 36 24 24 48 4S .36 48 12 24 48 48 48 24 24 24 4>< 24 48 .30 36 24 48 48 .36 24 30 B-"''-. HeX Per acre. Bush, Lbs, 315 470 337 .3.30 •J93 :i03 I 2!»3 3:«» 4.54 .381 2.H9 282 297 319 271 381 205 322 278 315 .3.33 320 3t!3 421 473 3;{3 370 432 3,55 .348 219 341 282 28!l 220 .304 271 2;« ;sll 418 297 293 .348 231 271 278 231 280 473 289 447 429 892 337 ,308 271 487 436 20 40 20 20 20 40 20 40 20 20 20 20 40 40 20 40 20 40 40 20 40 40 20 20 20 40 20 20 20 40 20 20 40 20 40 40 20 20 20 20 40 20 'Kc!^ Average of all Faruy. Per acre. Per aero. Per acre. Bush. Lbs, Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lba. 200 248 270 202 191 200 211 182 2;io 204 2;t9 222 243 2.-)5 2;i3 182 22 24 24 30 30 24 24 30 .30 24 48 46 24 48 24 48 36 12 12 12 12 MS 347 288 302 228 342 321 ;«!i 339 309 340 332 302 320 309 3;<3 309 m) 334 344 ;i54 295 330 3i51 3S1 322 »i3 ,347 240 350 .300 293 313 2;!8 3<);< 307 li 345 2.i2 325 317 341 280 ,342 319 225 323 321 328 243 S45 322 331 347 324 368 357 299 350 S74 60 40 30 48 12 12 64 64 6 ,30 12 30 42 30 10 39 22 18 12 12 27 40 18 .30 64 24 61 22 20 42 37 25 .30 64 12 68 10 24 45 21 6 24 61 6 30 86 80 12 21 30 .306 .38 ;!87 6 3;!5 .32 :m 18 .301 83 337 43 342 6 3.32 7 342 .32 ;«i SX a">4 7 XiH IS X)G 14 34(i 60 34ti 66 3;iO 9 ;»3i 49 3;-H) 12 :!50 43 305 60 315 :« 342 10 ,315 10 310 .39 301 16 302 20 374 4 »r> .38 .■(27 12 3;«) 48 ;luiUd at Nappan. J Not planted at Brandon, g Not olauted ak n Head. ■* Nut nlantMi at Afr&BMiK. '^ ^^ ** Indian Head. " Nut planted at AKawii. 88 The twelve Tarieties of potatoes which have produced the largeat crops at the several experimental farms during the season of 1902, arc the following : — CENTRAt, EXPERIMEXTAI. FARM, OTTAWA. GST. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Flemish Beauty 6!>7 24 2. Irish Cobbler 648 48 3. Money Maker 622 35 4. Late Puritan Bt3 48 5. Troy Seedling 6flft 24 6. Irish Daisy eo.'i Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Dakota Red 1594 8. Brown's Rnt Proof 565 24 9. Carman No. 1 5.12 12 10. Swiss Snowflake 532 24 11. Sabean's Elephant 530 12 12. American Wonder 517 An average crop of 590 bushels 31 lbs. per acre. E.\PERIMENTAI, FARM FOR THE MARITIME PROVINCES, NAPPAN. N.8. Per acre. Hush. Lbs. 1. Dakota Red .-,17 2. Canadian Beauty 4!>9 24 S. Enormous 49.5 4. Great Divide 495 5. Rose No. 9 495 6. Troy Seedling 484 Per acre. Bu.sh. Lbs. 7. Seattle 479 S.Early Norther 473 9. Irish Daisy 473 10. Pearce's Prize Winner 468 11. Clay Rose 462 12. Hale's Champion 462 36 36 An avornge crop of 483 bu«lipl< "S lbs. per ncre. EXPERIMF.NTAT, FAHM FOR MAN'TTOBA, BRAKDON, MAK. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Enormous 5,-,7 20 2. Houlton Rose 4S7 40 3. Bumaby Seedling 47S 40 4. White Beauty 473 6. Cambridge Russet 473 6. Empire State 4.-)4 40 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Early White Prize 447 20 8. Prolific Rose 436 20 9. Hale's Champion 432 40 10. Delaware 429 11. Seedling No. 230 432 40 12. Pearce's Extra Early 429 An average crop of 400 bushels 47 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Country Gentleman 301 24 1 Irish Cobbler 289 12 S. New Queen 288 12 4. Beauty of Hebron 286 B. Brownell's Winner 281 36 (. New Variety No. 1 275 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Carman No. 1 274 8. Seedling No. 7 272 9. I.,ee'8 Favourite 975 10. Earliest of All 268 11. Money Maker 266 12. American Giant 2gf An average crop of 278 bushels 20 lbs. per acre. 24 48 36 24 1> 11 EXPRRIHENTAL FARM FOB nniTISH COLUMBIA, AOASSIZ, B.a Per acre Bush. Lbs. 1. Maul. Thoroughbred 386 36 2. Irish Daisy 335 3. Early Norther 333 4. American Giant 3S1 5. Proline Rose 374 6. Carman No. 1 372 IS 40 30 54 An averaRC crop of 374 bushels 25 lbs Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Early Market 389 8. Columbus.. .. : 369 9. Money Maker 369 10. General Gordon 367 11. Sharpe's Seedling 367 12. Rose No. 9 386 per acre. 31 37 61 The twelve vnrietirs of potatoes whirl, have produeed the largest crops in 1902. takinpr the average of the results obtained at all the experimental farms, are the followinj? : — 1. Enormous 2. Irish Cobbler ,'. 3. Irish Daisy 4. Money Maker 5. Sharpe's Seedling . . 389 6. Burnaby Seedling ,," 337 Per acre. 1 Bush. Lbs. 410 14 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 406 402 402 59 54 29 55 6 7. Troy Seedling 385 8. Hale's Champion 384 9. Pakota Red 354 10. Flemish Beauty 381 11. Rose No. 9 375 12. Great Divide , 374 An average crop of 390 bushels 27 lbs. per acre. 2 25 25 33 30 53 Tho average crops of all the varieties of potatoes tested in 1902, at each of the experimental farms, were as follows :-At Ottawa, 434 bushels 38 lbs. per acre; Nap- pan, 381 bushels 4 lbs. ; Brandon, 333 bushels 6 lbs. ; Indian Head, 223 bu-Lls 14 lbs., and at Agassiz, 326 buahela 24 lbs. The average return given by the whole of the varieties at a" *'o farms was 339 bushels 22 lbs. per acre. 40 AVEEAGE OF CHOPS FOP. THE PAST THEEE TO EIGHT TEABS. The results of experiments with different varieties of the more important agri- cultural crops to ascertain their relative productiveness bf -• ,Tie much more reliable and conclusive when the avornf?e experience of a series of years can be given. In this way variations arising from inequality of soil and variability of season are to a largo extent equalized, and the conclusions renehod become a much more valuable guide to the farmer in his selection of seed The longer the experiments are continued the more accurate are the indications which can be given. The experience here recorded with most of the varieties under test covers a period of from six to eight years. THREE TO EIGHT YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF OATS. The twelve varieties of oats which have averaged the heaviest crops at the several experimental farms during the past three to eight years, are the following :— (The length of time they have been under trial is stated in each case.) In Canada the bushel of oats is 34 lbs. CENTRAI, EXPERIMENTAL FAUSf, OTTAWA, OXT. 1. White Giant, 5 yrs 2. Banner, » yrs 3. Holsteln Prolific, 8 yrs.. . 4. Mennonite, 7 yra 6. American Triumph, S yrs. 6. Joanette, S yrs Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 6S 65 64 32 64 24 64 8 7. Columbus, 8 yrs S. Thousand Dollar, 5 yrs.. . 9. American Beauty, 8 yrs 62 10. Golden Beauty, 8 yrs 11. New Zealand, 4 yrs.. .. 12. Hazlotfs Seizure, 8 its.. . Per sere. Bush Lbs 63 27 62 24 62 22 62 21 61 21 61 19 An average crop of CI bu>hrli5 5 lbs. per acre. EXPEItlMKNTAL FAUM FOR THE •■\RITIME PROVIXCES, NAPPAN, N.3. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Salines, 4 yrs 79 14 2. New Zealand, 4 yrs 77 32 3. Mennonlfe, 7 it* 77 24 4. Kendal. 3 yrs 76 29 6. Siberian, 6 yrs 76 23 I. Black Beauty, 4 yrs 76 16 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Wallla, 8 yrs 75 8. Milford. 4 yrs 75 9. Danish Island, 6 yrs 74 10. Thousand Dollar, 4 yrs 74 11. Lincoln, 8 yrs 74 12. White Russian, 8 yrs 73 An average crop of 70 bushels 3 lbs. per acre. 26 20 32 7 1 15 41 BXPERntENTAL FARM FOB MANITOBA, BRAKOON, MAW. 1. American Beauty, 7 yr».. 2. Banner, 7 jrra 5. Mennonite, 8 jrrs 4. Bavarian, 7 yrs 6. Buckbce's Illlnola, 5 yr« (. Danish Island, 4 rra.. Per acre. ) Bush. Lbs. 90 5 89 18 88 18 86 S3 86 22 85 22 7. WTiite Giant, 4 yr» 8. IHiproved American. 4 yrs.. 9. Early Golden Prollflc, 7 yrs. 10. Holsteln Prollflc, 7 yr«.. . 11. Golden Tartarian, 5 yra. 12. Golden Giant, 7 yrs 81 An average of 85 bushels 28 lbs. per acre. Per acre. Bush. Lbt. 85 84 29 84 25 83 4 83 4 81 S EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE NORTH-WEST TERBITORIES, INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T. 1. Abundance, 7 yrs 2. New Zealand, 3 yrs 3. Cnlumbue, 7 yrs 4. Danish Island, 4 yrs. . . . B. Improved American, 6 yrs. 1. American Beauty, 7 yrs.. . Per acre. | Bush Lbs. 93 11 91 33 91 27 91 21 91 19 91 14 7. Holsteln Prollflc, 7 yrs . 8. Siberian, 5 yrs 9. Banner, 7 yrs 10. Wide Awake, 7 yrs.. .. 11. Golden Beauty, 7 yrs.. . 12. Thousand Dollar, 4 yri. An average crop of 90 bushels 9 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR BRITISH COLUMBU, AOASSIZ, B.O. 1. Black Beauty, 5 yrs 2. Golden Tartarian, 6 yrs 5. Danish Island, 6 yrs 71 4. Salines, 4 yrs B. Golden Giant, 6 yrs 6. New Zealand, 4 yrs Per icre. Bush ^bs. 76 19 72 7 71 30 70 15 70 1 69 8 Per UT«b Bush Lbs. 90 33 89 4 8$ 27 88 24 87 22 86 13 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Hollant!, 5 yrs 67 8. Banner, 8 yrs 9. Lincoln, 8 yrs 10. White Giant, 5 yrs 64 11. Buckbee's Illinois, 7 yrs.. .. 12. Early Gothland, 8 yrs.. .. 67 26 66 4 6.5 13 64 18 63 29 63 29 An average crop of 68 bushels 17 lbs. per acre. The twelve varieties of oats which have produced the largest average crops for the past three to eight years on all the experimental farms, and hence may, perhaps, be regarded as worthy of being placed at the head of the list for general cultivation in Canada, are the following : — 1. 3anner, 8 yrs S. Danish Island, 5 yrs.. . (. Mt^aonlte, 7 yrs 4. American Beauty, 7 yrs 5. New Zealand, 4 yrs.. . •. Holsteln Prollflc, 8 yra. Per jcre. Bush Lbs 76 29 76 9 75 19 75 6 75 3 73 26 7. Improved American, 5 yrs .. .. 73 8. lilack Beauty. 4 yrs 72 9. Buckbee's Illinois, 7 yrs 72 10. Columbus, 8 yrs 72 11. Thousand Dollar, 5 yrs 72 12. Golden Giant, 8 yrs 72 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. An average crop of 74 bushela 2 lbs. per acre. 19 33 20 15 15 * 43 THREE TO EIGHT YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF BARLEY. Two-rowed Barley. The six varieties of two-rowed barley which have averaged the heaviest crops at the several experimental farms during the past three to eight years, are the follow- ing :— (The length of time they have been under trial is stated in each case.) In Canada the bushel of barley is 48 lbs. CENTHAL EXPERIMENTAL FAK\f, OTTAWA, ONI. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Canadian Thorpe, 8 yrs 46 36 2. Danish Chevalier, 8 yrs 46 2o 3. Beaver, 8 yrs 46 x6 4. French Chevalier, 8 yrs. n. Clifford, 4 yrs 6. Dunham, S yrs Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 46 45 44 5 37 40 An average crop of 46 bushels 2 lbs. per acre. EXPERraENTAL FARM FOB TIIE MARITIME PROnNCES, NAPPAN, N.a Per acre. | Bush. Lbs. I- n^T^'vV"-,; ■■ o ** ^' I ^- •"•'■"^l" Chevalier, 8 yrs 43 41 2. Danish Chevalier, 8 yrs 44 11 5. Clifford. 4 yrs.. it i« 3. Harvey, 4 yrs 43 45 I 6. Newton, 8 rra. ." . . ' .'.' .V .'. « J, An average crop of 43 bushels 34 lbs. per acre. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MANTTOBA, BRANDON, MAN. Per acre. I Bush. Lbs. 1. Dunham, 3 yrs 55 47 I 2. Logan, 3 yrs 52 27 i 3- Leslie, 3 yrs 49 21 I 4. Harvey, 3 yrs 5. French Chevalier, 6 yrs 6. Sidney, 6 yrs Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 48 46 4S 16 25 32 An average crop of 49 bushels 36 lbs. per acre. a EXPKniMEKTAL FAItU FOB THE NORTH-WEST TEHBITOHreS, IXDIAK HEAD, K.W.T. 1. nnnliih rhevaller, 7 yn. 2. French Chevalier, 7 yri. 3. Sidney, 8 yr« Per acre. I Bush. Lbs. 57 30 57 24 S4 i? ' 4. Canadian Thorpe, 7 yra. 5. Prlie Prolific, 7 yrs.. .. 6. Jarvis, 3 yrs Per acre. Bush. Lbti 53 4S 63 SI 53 S9 An average crop of 65 bushels 9 lbs. per acre. EXPEBli'^NTAL FARM FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, AOAS-SU, B.C. 1. Jarrla, 4 yrs 8. Harvey. 3 yrs S. Canadian Thorpe, 7 yrs. Per acre. Duah. Lbs. 40 15 4. Dunham, 5 yrs Per acre. Bush. Lbs 39 14 40 3 39 15 5. Klnver Chevalier, 8 yrs.. . 6. French Chevalier, 8 yrs.. . . . 38 28 . . 37 30 An average crop of 39 bushels 9 lb?, per ncre. The six varieties of two-rowed barley which have produced the large-st crops for the past four to eight years, taking the average of the results obtained on all the experimental farms, are the following :— 1. French Chevalier, 8 yrs. 2. Clifford, 4 yrs 3. Dunham, 6 yrs Per acre. \ Bush. Lbs.; 46 15 I 45 U I 45 8 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 4. Jarvis, 4 yrs 44 47 5. Canadian Thorpe, 8 yrs 44 14 6. Harvey, 4 yrs 44 1 An average crop of 45 bushels per acre. 8ix-rowcd Barley. The six varieties of six-rowed barley which have averaged the heaviest crops at the several experimental farms for the past three to eight years, are the following :— (The length of time they have been under trial is stated in each case.) CENTRAL EXPERIMEXTAL FARM, OTTAWA, OVT, 1. Odessa, 8 yra I. Henaury, 8 yrs I. Hulless Black, 3 yrs 5 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 54 36 "3 42 I 6. Royal, 8 yrs 44 I 6. Stella, 8 yrs. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 4. Pioneer, 8 yrs jq 35 An average crop of 52 bushels 8 lbs. per acre. 60 48 8 17 M 44 KXPEBDIENTAL TARU POR THE lURimiE PSOVUfCES, MAPPAN M.S. i 4 I. MtntvTj, g jn. i. Yale. 4 yr«.. .. t. Oarneld, t jn.. Per acre. Buih. Lba. (3 13 61 42 60 30 Per acre. Buih. Lba. 4. Albert, 4 yn 49 tg 6. Oderbrucb, 8 jn..' 46 33 6. Odeasa. 8 yrs 4e 30 An average crop of 40 bushels 27 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FAnsi FOR MANITOBA, BRANDON, MAN. 1. Hansfleld, 3 yrs. 3. Mensury, G yr«. . t. Trooper, 6 yrs.. Per acre. Buab. LbB. 67 34 64 1 62 25 4. Nugent, < yri. 6. Summit, 6 yn. 6. Surprlae, 6 yri 4g Per acre. Buih. Lb(. 60 15 60 3 31 An average crop of 52 bushels 8 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOB THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Claude, 3 yrs 57 17 2. Odessa, 7 yrs 61 44 3. Rennle's Improved, 7 yrs 6g 28 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 4. Trooper, 7 yrs 67 4 6. Royal, 7 yrs b« 21 6. Mansfield, 4 yrs S6 13 An average crop of 59 bushels 29 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOB BRITISH COLUMBU, AOASSIZ, B.a 1. Tale. 4 yrs... 3. Claude, 4 yrs. 3. Albert, 4 yrs. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 43 36 43 11 42 41 4. Mansfield, 6 yrs.. 5. Oderbrucb, g yrs. 6. Mensury, 8 yrs .. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 40 39 26 39 6 An average crop of 41 bushels 20 lbs. per acre. The six varictir? of six-rowed barley which have produced the largest crops for the past four to eight jeitrs taking the average of the results obtained at all the experi- mental farms, are the following : — Per acre. Dusb. Lbs, 1. Mensury, 8 yrs.. 3. Claude, 4 yrs.. 3. Mansfield, 5 yrs. 61 28 60 21 49 22 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 4. Odessa, 8 yrs 4g ^^ B. Yale, 4 yrs ,', 4g 45 6. Trooper, 8 yrs 47 27 An average crop o£ 49 bushels 23 lbs. per acre. 46 THEEE TO EIGHT YEARS' EXPERIFXCE WITH VARIETIES OP SPRING WHEAT. The twelve varieties of gpring wheat v/huh ^ave averaged the heaviost crops at the several experimental farms during the pa*t three to eight years, are the follow- ing : — (The length of time they have been under trial is stated in each case.) In Canada the bushel of wheat is GO lbs. CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, ONI. 1. Roumanian, 4 Trs. 2. Laurel, 4 yrs.. . 3. Preston, 8 yn.. ., 4. Clyde, 4 yrs.. .. 6. Plumper, 6 years.. 6. Huron, 8 yrs.. .. Per acre | Bush. Lbs. 31 87 30 B7 30 22 29 IT 28 39 28 18 7. Wellman's Fife, 8 yrs 27 8. Hungarian, 7 yrs 27 9. Pringle's Champlaln, 8 yrs.. .. 27 10. Rio Grande, 8 yrs 27 11. Weldon, 4 yrs .' .. 27 12. Colorado, 8 yrs [\ 27 Per acre, Bush. Lbs. 37 3« 27 2B 4 1 An average crop of 28 bushels 38 lbs. per acre. EXPEniMENTAL FARM FOR THE MARITIIJK PROVIXCES, NAPPAN, N.8. 1. Roumanian. 4 y 2. Norval, 4 yrs.. . 3. Laurel, 4 yrs.. . 4. Clyde, 4 yrs.. . 5. Weldon, 4 yrs.. S. Plumper, 6 yrs. Per acre. | Bush. Lbs. 43 30 41 10 40 40 40 10 37 20 36 24 7. Red Swedish, 4 yrs.. 8. Byron, 4 yrs 9. Hungarian, 7 yrs.. .. 10. Wellman's Fife, 8 yrs. 11. Monarch, 7 yrs 12. White Connell, 8 yrs.. Per acre. Bush. Lbs 36 9 35 49 35 45 35 40 35 31 35 22 An average crop of 37 bushels 47 lbs. per acre. EXPEniMENTAL FARM FOR M.^NITOBA, IRANDON, UAB 1. Uouicanian, 3 yrs 45 2. Gooso, 1 yrs. 8. White Fife, 7 4. Laurel, 3 yrs.. 6. Crown, 7 yrs.. (, Monarch, 7 yrs yrs. Per acre. | Bush. Lbs. 45 27 41 21 37 52 37 13 37 1 36 47 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 36 IS 35 37 9. White Connell, 7 yrs 34 64 10. Rio Grande, 7 yrs 34 28 11. White Russian, 7 yrs 34 27 12. Preston, 6 yr: 34 | 7. Red Fife, 7 yrs. 8. Clyde, 3 yrs. An average crop of 37 bushels 7 lbs. per acre. 46 ■zpnimirrAL wuat fob the KoRrn-wEsr timitobies, inihaii bead, n.w.t. 1. Roumanian, 3 yri t. Huron, 7 yri , 3. Prciton. 7 jrra , i. Red Fern. 7 yr» i. Wellman'f Fife, 7 jrra 42 I. Perejr, 7 yra Per lerc. Buah. Lbi. 46 IS 43 &3 43 34 43 30 42 43 42 38 Per acre. Duih. Lbt. 7. Weldon, 3 yr*. 42 ». Red Fire, 7 yra 43 9. Stanley, 7 yra 42 10. Rio Orande, 7 yri 42 11. Beaudry. 7 yri 12. Prtnsle'a Cbamplala, 7 yrs. An average crop of 42 bushels 51 lbs. per acre. XXPERIHENTAL FARM FOR BRITIStl COLUMBIA, AOASSIZ, B.a 41 41 M I S U U if! Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Roumanian, 4 yrs 37 5 a. Red Swedish, 4 yrs 33 67 8. Early Rica, 4 yri 34 69 4. Clyde, 4 yn 34 47 5. Blair, 5 yn 34 46 (. Ebert, 4 yn 33 43 Per acre. Buih. Lba. 7. Crawford, 4 yn 33 20 8. Lau el, 4 yn 33 23 9. Colorado, 6 yrs 33 2C 10. Fraier, 4 yn 33 4 11. Plumper, 5 yn 33 I 12. Dawn, 8 yra 33 An average crop of 34 bushels 13 lbs. per acre. The tw Ive var"-.;ie ■ spring wheat which hnve produced the largest crops for the past four to eight years, taking the average of the results obtained on all the experimental farms, are : 1. Roumanian, 4 yrs. 2. Laurel, 4 yrs.. .. 3. Preston, 8 yrs.. i Joose, 8 yn., .. 6. Rio Orande, 8 yrs. 6. Monarch, 7 yrs.. Per acre. Bush Lbs. 40 50 35 32 34 59 34 14 33 69 33 65 7. Huron, 8 yrs 8. Wellman'l Fife, 8 yri. 9. Weldon, 4 yrs 10. White Fife, 8 yrs.. .. 11. Clyde, 4 yrs Per acre. Bush. Lba. 33 37 33 36 33 36 33 23 33 20 12. Red Fife. 8 m 83 16 An average crop of 34 bushels 31 lbs. per acre. THREE TO EIGHT TEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF PEASE. The tweWe rarietip. of pease which have averaged the heaviest crops at the several expcrimenUl farms during the past three to eight years, are the following :— (The length of time they have boon under trial is stated in each case.) In Canada the bushel of peaao is CO Ibt. OKKTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FABM, OTTAWA. ONT 1. Arthur, 7 yrs 3. Canadian Beauty, t yri. t. Paragon, 7 jrri 4. Kent, • jTB 5. Mackay, 7 yra.. ,. ,. C Duke, 7 yri Per acre. 1 ^Mah Lbs. 38 37 36 41 36 5 35 52 34 25 34 16 7. Pearl, 4 yri 8. Macoui.\ 6 yra 9. Nelson, 5 yrs 10. Golden Vine, 6 yr» 11. Prussian Blue, 8 yrs 12. Black-eyed Marrowfat, 7 yra .. An average crop of 34 bushels 49 lbs. per acre. EXPEBIMENTAL FARM FOR TIIE MARITIME PROVINCES, NAPPAiC, N.8. 1. Crown, 7 yrs 2. Pride, 6 yrs 3. Early Britain, S yra. 4. New Potter, 7 yrs.. . 5. Centennial, 7 yrs.. 6. Agnes, 6 yrs Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 38 11 34 10 32 55 31 57 31 55 31 43 7. Oddfellow, 5 yrs 8. Dlaok-eyed Marrowfat, 7 yrs. 9. Nelson, 6 yrs 10. CbaDcellor, 5 yrs 11. Archer, 5 yrs 12. Duke, 6 yrs An average crop of 32 buahels 2 lbs. per acre. BZPERIMENTAL KARU FOR MA.NITODA, BRANDON, MAN. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 34 7 33 46 33 44 33 30 33 27 33 24 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 31 19 31 31 30 29 23 56 56 1. Pride, 7 yrs 2. Carleloo, C yrs S. Mummy, 7 yrs 4. Chelsea, 3 yrs m 5. New Potter, 7 yrs 6. White Wonder, 5 yrs 42 Per »cre. Bush Lbs. 45 26 44 50 44 40 43 7 42 44 42 43 7. King, 5 yra 8. Trilby, 6 yrs 42 9. Crown, 6 yrs 41 10. German White, 4 yrs 4x 11. Kent, 6 yrs 49 12. Prussian Blue, 5 yrs 40 An average crop of 42 bushels 41 lbs. per acre. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 42 28 8 53 27 37 « 48 KXPERtMeMTAL FAKH FOR THl KOHTII-WEtl TERBITOtlM, WDUM HIAD, M.W.T. 1. Paragon, I jrn 2. Crown, e rri 3. \Vhlt« Wonder, 6 jrri 4. Carleton, ( jreara 6. OreRorr, S m n T ir aer*. Buib. Lbi 41 IS 42 11 40 33 40 1 S9 45 39 40 6. Trilby, « yri An average crop of 30 bushels 40 lbs. per acre, Par ae rib Buab. Lba. T. PIctoa, 4 rra n 4 i. Cbancrllor, S jrra |g gg •. Centennial, ( jrra u tt 10. Lanark, 4 yra |g fj 11. Prtde. I rra u 10 IJ. Oddfellow. ( yrt || | KPEBIUE.NTAL FAnil rOK BRITISII COLLMDIA, AOASSIZ, B.a Per acre. Buili. Lbi, 1. Bniea, 4 yrt 19 t. Endiib Gray, 4 yra |8 3. Fergui, S yn gg 4. Wblte Wonder, t yra 3g B. Gregory, 6 yra gg <■ Plcton, 6 yra fj 15 35 22 13 4 52 7. King, e yra g; I. Pearl, 4 yra ». German Wblte, 5 yra 10. Prusalan Blue, 6 yra 11. Lanark, 5 yra 12. Early Britain, 6 yra Per acre. Buab. Lba. 37 17 37 5 87 3 3« 30 3« 14 16 4 An average crop of 37 bushels 33 lbs. per acre. The twelve varieties of pease which have produced the largest crops for the past three years to seven years, tuking the average of the results obtained at all the experi- mental farms, are : 1. Crown, 7 yra I. Pride, 7 yra 3. Carleton, 6 yra.. .. 4. Plcton, 5 yra 6. Early Britain, 6 yra. Chancellor, 6 yra 34 Per acre. Bush. Lbs 36 63 36 6 35 13 35 > 35 7 34 55 7. New Potter, 7 yrs.. . 8. Paragon, 7 yra 9. King, 6 yrs 10. Wblte Wonder, 6 yra. 11. Pearl, 4 yrs 12. German White, S yra g4 An average crop of 35 bushels 1 lb. per acre. Per acre. Bush. Ll,a 34 37 84 33 84 31 84 28 34 21 84 19 THREE TO EIGHT YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF INDIAN CORN. The «ix varieties of Indian corn which hare averaged the heavieat crops at th* •everal experimental farms, during the past three to eight years, are the following :— The length of time they have bein under ti iol is stated in each case. In Canada the ton is 2,000 lbs. CENTBAL UPEBIUENTAL rABU, OTTAWA, OCT. Per acre. Toni. Lbs 1. Sup . odder. S jrrs 24 693 I. Salzei s All Gold, 3 yri 24 583 I. Thoro'bred White Fllot, 8 jrt.... 24 48i: Par Acra. Tom. Lbs. 4. Red Cob EnsilMe, • yrs.. ., 24 162 B. Giant Proline EniiltKe, t yri.. 13 1,963 6. Selected Leamlns, 7 yrs.. .. 13 303 An average crop of 24 tons 15 lbs. per acre. XXrEBlMENTAL FABM FOB TUE UABITIUE PBOVINCEB, MAPPAM, RJ. 1. Early Mastodon, 5 yrs.. 2 Superior Fodder, 3 yrs.. 1. Salzer's All Gold, 3 yrs. Per acre. Tons. Lbs, 21 1,380 21 1,083 19 1,000 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. Thoro'bred White Flint, S yri.. 18 1.027 6. Mammoth Cuban, 6 yrs 18 834 6. Hed Cob Ensilage, 8 yrs 17 401 An average crop of 19 tons 964 lbs. per acre. ■XPLB.»1IENTAI. FABH FOB MANITOBA, BBANDON, M* W . Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Thoro'bred White Flint, g yrs.. 20 1,547 1. Early Mastodon, 5 yrs 19 1,605 (. Aogel of Midnight, 8 yrs 19 569 4. Longfellow, 8 yrs 5. Champion White Pearl, 8 yrs. 6. Salzer's All Gold, S yrs.. .. '. An average crop of 19 tons 642 lbs. per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 18 1,708 IS 1.320 18 1,108 t I i 80 trmatrriAL rAH\f for the nobth-wist tebbitobim, imdiak head, k.w.t. Per acre. Tona. Lb*, 1. Superior Fodder, 3 yra u 3J4 2. Cloud'* Early Yellow. 6 yra 13 1 36« ». Early Butler, ( yra 13 993 Per acre. Tons. Lba. 4. Early Maatodon, 6 yra J3 439 6. Olant Proline Emllace, S yra .. IS S4t 6. Mammoth Cuttan, B yra u 1,879 An average crop of 13 tons 8C6 lbs. per acre. EIPEBIMENTAL PABII TOB BRITISH COLUMBIA, AOASSIZ, B.a Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Early Butler, 6 yra 23 jjgs t. Red Cob Ensilage, 8 yra 23 1,277 i. Early Maatodon, 6 yra 22 1,S63 4. CToud's Early Yellow, 6 yra., 6. Superior Fodder, 3 yra.. .. «. Pride of the North, 8 yra.. Per acre. Tona. Lba. 22 6«8 21 1.010 U 7S* An average trop of 22 tons 1,167 lbs. per acre. The six varieties of Indian com which have produced the largest crops for the past three to eight years, taking the average of the results obtained on aU the experi- mental fanns^ are : h Per acre. Tona. Lba. 1. Early Maatodon, 6 yra tO 1(4 2. Sailer's All Gold, S yra 19 1,795 8. Superior Fodder, 3 yra 19 1.830 An average crop of 19 tons 887 lbs. per acta. Per acre. Tona. Lba. 4. Thoro'bred White Flint, 8 yra.. 19 S3( 6. Red Cob Ensilage, 8 yra 19 53 «. Early Butler, • yr» ij 1143 II Bl THREE TO EIGHT YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF TURNIPS. The six varieties of turnips which have averaged the heaviest crops at the several experimental farms, during the past three to eight years, are the following :— The length of time they have been under trial is stated in each case. In Canada the ton is 2,000 Itjs. CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, OUT. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Magrnum Bonum, S yrs 38 1 223 2. Elephant's Master, S yrs sg i'742 8. Purple Top Swede, 8 yrs sg '720 Per acre. Tooa. Lbs. 4. Carter's Elephant, 8 yrs $« ^i 5. Drummond Purple Top, 6 yrs.. 36 336 6. Imperial Swede, 4 yrs 35 j j^ An average crop of 36 tons 1,379 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE MARITIME PROVINCES, NAPPAX, N.8, Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Kangaroo, 3 yrs 39 1535 2. Selected Champion, 3 yrs 39 1,035 3. Imperial Swede, 4 yrs 39 979 An average crop of 38 tons 1,584 lbs. Per acre. Ton*. Lbs. 4. Elephant's Master, 3 yrs 39 375 5. New Arctic, 4 yrs 37 1 uj 6. Monarch, 4 yrs .'. 37 '^^ per acre. EXPERIME.NTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BRANDON, MAN. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Perfection Swede, 7 yrs 28 973 2. Sklrvlngs, 8 yrs 23 74 8. Prise Winner, 7 yrs 23 16 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. Purple Top Swede, 8 yrs 22 1 70S 6. Hall's Westbury, 6 yrs 22 517 6. Mammoth Clyde, 7 yrs 22 153 An average crop of 22 tons 1,573 lbs. per acre. n BXPERIUENTAL FARM FOR THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, INDIAN BEAD, N.W'.T. Per acre. Tom. Lbe. 1. Webb'i New Renown, 4 jrri 23 M7 t. Perfection Swede, 7 yr» 22 833 I. Orummond Purple Top, 5 yr«.. .. 21 l.OM 4. Halewcod'i BronM Top, ( 6. Honarcb, 4 jrrs.. .« 6. Purple Top Swede, t jn .. , FeraeiM. Ton«. Lbik 21 1.06S 21 954 U 670 An averogre crop of 21 tons 1,793 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR BRmSH COLUMBIA, AOASSIZ, B.a Per acre. , Tods. Lbs. 1. BaDghoIm Selected, 6 yrs 41 1,299 2. Perfection Swede, 7 yrs 39 1,164 t. Purple Top Swede, 8 yrs 39 852 ' Per acre. Tens. Lbs. 4. Halewood's Bronze Top, 6 yrs.. 39 477 5. Hall's Westbury, 8 yrs 38 1,297 6. Jumbo, 8 yrs S8 177 An average crop of 39 tons J)44 lbs. per acre. The six varieties of turnips which have produced the largest crops for the past four to eight years, taking the average of the resulte obtained at all the experimental farms, are : Per acre. Tons. Lbs. . . 31 794 30 1,734 >. Purple Top Swede, 8 yrs 30 1,530 1. Perfection Swede, 7 yrs. 2. Imperial Swede, 4 yrs.. . 4. Halewood's Bronze Top, 6 yrs.. 6. Hall's Westbury, 6 yrs 6. Bangbolm Selected, t yrs.. ,. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. SO 1,015 30 719 29 1,812 An average crop of 30 tons 1,267 lbs. per acre. 63 THKEE TO SEVEN TEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OP MANGELS. The six ▼arieties of mangela which have averaged the heaviest crops at the several experimental farms, during the past three to seven years, are the following:— The length of time they have been under trial is stated in each case. In Canada the ton is 2,000 Iba. CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, ONT. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Prize Winner Yellow Globe, 3 yrs. 43 1340 2. Half Long Sugar White, 3 yra.... 40 675 3. Lion Yellow Intermediate, 4 yrs.. 40 452 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. Half Long Sugar Rosy, 3 yrs.. 40 12S 8. Gate Post, 7 yrs 39 1,653 6. Mammoth Long Red, 7 jn.. .. 39 I.ISS An average crop of 40 tons 1,217 lbs. per acre. EXPERDIENTAIi FARM FOR THE MARITIME PROVINCES, NAPPAN, N.8. Prize Winner Yellow Globe, 3 yrs. Lion Yellow Intermediate, 4 yrs.. Mamm. Yellow Intermediate, 5 yrs. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 39 1,475 38 1,516 36 1,271 Per acre. Tons. Lbi. 4. Giant Yellow Intermediate, 7 yrs 35 1,449 6. Half Long Sugar White, 3 yrs.. 84 685 6. Giant Yellow Half Long 14 625 An average crop of 30 tons 1,137 lbs. per aero. BXPERIMEMTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BRANDON, MAN. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Selected Mamm. Long Red, 6 yrs.. 32 1,926 2. Yellow Intermediate, 7 yrs 31 948 3. Giant Yellow Intermediate, 7 yrs. 31 426 4. Prize Mamm. Long Red, 7 jn. 5. Gate Post, 7 yrs 6. Mamm. Long Red, 7 yri Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 80 607 30 596 29 1,691 An average crop of 31 tons 32 lbs. per acre. 54 «X«HI10niTAL Wtmt rOR THB north-west TERRITORIRS, ttWAH HEAD, II.W.T. Per «cr*. Tom. Lbs. 1. Giant Yellow Half Long, 6 yre.. 2l i.Tjg 2. Yellow Intermediate, 7 yr» jt i,66j 3. Selected Hamm. Lonx Red, « yr». 21 1,087 Per acre. Tons. liba. 4. Ward'i Large Oral-ihaped, 6 m 21 442 5. Cbamplon Yellow Globe, 7 rn.. 21 40S 6. Gate Poet, 7 yra 21 16S An average crop of 21 tons 899 lbs. per acre. ■XPERIMENTAL FARM TOR BRITISH OOLUMBU, AOASSIZ, B.a Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Yellow Intermediate. 7 yrs 36 468 2. Giant Yellow Intermediate, 7 yrs. 24 SS9 3. Lion Yellow Intermediate, 4 yrs. 33 1,790 Per acrt. Tons. Lbs. 4. Selected Mamm. Long Red, « yrs 33 166 5. Canadian Giant, 7 yrs 31 i,95( 6. Mam. Yellow Intermediate, 4 yrs 31 1 310 An average crop of 33 tons 1,108 lbs. per acre. The six varieties of mangels which have produced the largest crops for the part three or seven years, tak:ng the average of the results obtained at all the experimental farms, are : 1. Yellow Intermediate, 7 yrs.. .. 2. Giant Yellow Intermediate, 7 yrs. 2. Lion Yellow Intermediate, 4 yrs. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 32 577 31 1,463 31 237 4. Gate Post, 7 yrs 5. Selected Mamm. Long Red, 6 yrs 6. Mammoth Long Red, 7 yrs.... Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 30 1,984 30 847 30 643 An average crop of 31 tons 292 lbs. per acre. THREE TO SEVEN TEAKS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OP CARROTS. The six varieties of carrots which have averaged the heaviest crops at the several experimental farms, during the past three to seven years, are the following : — The length of time they have been under trial is stated in each case. In Canada the ton is 2,000 lbs. CBNTRAL EXPERniENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, OUT. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. New Wliite iDtermedUte, 4 vrs.. 35 1,363 2. Giant White VosBei, 7 jm.. .. 30 1,927 3. Mamm. White Intermediate, 7 yrs. 30 1,380 4. Half Long White, 7 yra.. .. 5. Improved Short White, 7 yn 8. iTerson'a Champion, 7 jrrs.. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 30 279 29 1,604 29 1,S41 An average crop of 31 tons 349 lbs. per acre. IXFEBIUEMTAL FARM FOR THE HARITIME PROVl.VCES, NAPPAN, NA Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. New White Intermediate, 4 yn. 23 1,844 2. Mamm. White Intermediate, i rrs. 22 297 3. Halt Long White, 7 yrs 21 1,481 4. Olant White Vosges, 7 yrs.. . 5. Ontario Champion, 6 yra «. Green Top White Orthe, S yrs. "er acre. Tons. Lbs. 21 1,080 21 741 20 1,961 An average crop of 21 tons 1,901 lbs. per acre. RZPERUENTAL FARM FOB M.4N1T0DA, BRANDON, HAN. 1. Mamm, White Intermediate, 7 yrs. t. Long Yellow Stump Rooted, S yrs. *. New White Intermediate, 4 yrs.. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 18 855 14 1,407 14 1,150 4. Ontario Champion, 5 yre.. . 6. Giant White Vosges, 7 yrs. «. Halt Long White, 7 yn.. . Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 13 1.451 13 1,311 13 1,060 An average crop of 14 tons 1,540 lbs. per acre. nPtSDIKRTAL FABM fOR Tfflt N0RTB-WK8T TEBBITORin. IMOIAX BUD, H.W.T. 1. New White Intermediate, S jn.. 2. Lone Yellow Stump Rooted, S jrn. t. Ontario Champion, S yn Per acre. Tons. Lba. 14 1,856 18 861 18 809 PcracK. Toni. Lba. 4. White Voigea Large Short, 8 rra 18 1,194 5. iTerton'i Champion, 7 yra.. ,. 18 700 6. Half Long White, 7 jn U M An average crop of 13 tons 252 lbs. per acre. nPERniEMTAL TABM FOB BRITISR OOLCHBIA, AOASSIZ, 9.0, 1. Improved Short White, 7 yra.. 8. aiant White Voigei, 7 jrri. . . . 8. Green Top White Orthe, 5 yre.. Per acre. Tons. Lbs, 84 993 S3 1,769 31 643 Per acre. Tone. Lba. 4. Half Long White, 7 jn 81 606 5. New White Intermediate, 4 yra. 6. Ontario Champion, ' jn., .. .. 31 80 495 1.618 An average crop of 32 tona 319 lbs. per acre. The six varieties of carrots which have produced the largest crops for the past four to seven years, taking the average of the resulta obtained at all the experimental farms, are : Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. New White Intermediate, 4 yra .. 24 142 2. Giant White Vosges, 7 yrs 22 359 8. Halt Long White, 7 rra 21 1,484 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 4. Improved Short White, 7 jrs .. 21 1,163 6. Ontario Champion, 6 yra 21 1,122 6. Ham. White Intermediat*. 7 jrra 31 886 An average crop of 22 tons 184 lbs. per acre. 67 FOUR TO SIX YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF SUGAR BEETS. The four varieties of sugar beets which have averaged the heaviest crops at the several experimental farms during the past four to six years, are the following : — The length of time they have been under trial is stated in each case. In Canada the ton is 2,000 lbs. CENTBAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, OUT. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Danish Improved, ( jn 28 1,7S9 >. Danish Red Top, 6 rn 17 1,341 An averagt rop of 27 tons 1,232 lbs. per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs t. Improved Imperial, t jn,. . .. ST 588 4. Red Top Susar, t yrs .. 16 1,240 KXPERIMENTAL FARM FOB THE MARITIME PROVINCES, NAPPAN, N.8. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Red Top Sugar, 9 jn 28 22 t. Danish Red Top, 6 yri 27 695 3. Improved Imperial, 6 yr*. 4. Danish Improved, 6 rrs .. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 26 1.211 IS 1,353 An average crop of 26 tons 1,820 lbs. per acre. KXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BRANSON, MAN. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Danish Red Top, 5 yn 27 1,849 t. Danish Improved, 6 yrs 24 1,071 3. Red Top Sugar, 6 yrs. 4. Wanzleben, 6 yrs,, .. , Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 23 610 22 1,836 An average crop of 24 tons 1,311 lbs. per acre. S8 EXPEBniENTAt FARli FOR THE KOBTH-WEST TESHtTORIES, INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T. 1. DanUh Red Top, 5 yn. 2. Red Top Sugar, 6 yn. . , Per acre. roa«. Lb*. 17 4S0 U 871 Per acre. Tom. l.ti. t. DanUb Improved, ( yn 14 7M 4. Improved Imperial, • jrrt 14 <7g An avenge crop of 15 tons 691 Iba. per acre. nPERnaniTAL farm for British Columbia, aoassiz, B.a 1. Danlih Red Top, 4 yn. 2. DanUb ImproTed, S yr*. Per acre. Tom. Lbi. SS 1,849 14 195 3. Improved Imperial, S yra. 4. Red Top Sugar, 5 yrs.. ., Per acre. Tons. Lbi. 23 US 11 1.116 An average crop of 24 tons 1,344 lbs. per acra. The four varieties of sugar beeto which have produced the largest crops for the past five to six years, taking the average of the results obtained at all the experimental farms, are : Per acre. Tom. Lbs. 1. Danlib Red Top, 6 yrs 15 1,611 2. Dantib Improved, 6 yrs It 1,034 Per acre. Tona. Lbs. I. Red Top Sugar, 6 yrs 23 372 4. Improved Imperial, 6 yrs 22 496 An average crop of 23 tons 1,383 lbs. per acre. » TIIBEE TO EIGHT YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF POTATOES. The twelve varictiei of potatoea which have averaged the heaviest crops at the wveral experimental farms during the past three to eight years, are the foUowing. The length of time which thv., have been under trial is stated in each case :— In Canada the bushel of potatoes is CO lbs. CENTRAL EXPGBIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, 051. 1. SwlM Snow Flake, S rri.. 2. Late Puritan, i jn 5. American Wonder, 8 rr>.. 4. Se->ttle, 8 yrs 6. Holbom Abundance, 8 jrra. . 6. Penn Manor, 4 jrra Per »cre. Bwh. Lba. 452 28 431 69 420 29 428 8 426 28 411 24 7. Hclntyre, 2 yrg 8. Countrr Gentleman, 4 yrs.. , 9. Uncle Sam, 5 jtb 10. Flemish Beauty, 8 yr« 11. Burnaby Seed! Ins. 8 yra 391 12.. Reevea' Rose, 6 yra 891 Per acre. Buih. Lbi. 409 403 402 897 12 4 88 66 4» t An average crop of 414 bushels 43 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE HARITIME PR0V1XCE8, NAPPAN, N.8. 1. Irlah Daisy, 8 jrrs 2. Seedling No. 230, 7 yra 3. Holbom Abundance, 8 yrs.. 4. Seattle, 7 yrs 5. Hale's Champion, 7 yrs.. .. 6. American Olant, 6 yrs.. .. Per »cre. Bush Lbs 436 18 434 48 422 13 419 S9 399 69 399 8 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Fearce's Prize Winner, 7 yrs.. 39< 26 8. Irish Cobbler. 6 yrs 893 65 9. Pride of the Market, 8 yr^. 387 58 10. Seedling No. 7, 6 yrs ggg 40 11. Bill Nye, 6 yrs 3g4 40 12. Carman No. 1, 8 yrs S8S 48 An average crop of 403 bushels 44 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MANTrOBA, BRANDOV, MAS. 1. Maule's Thoroughbred, 5 yrs 2. Seedling No. 7, 6 yrs.. .. 3. Delaware, 7 yrs 4. American Wonder, 6 yrs.. .. 5. Irish Daisy, 7 yrs 6. State of Maine, 8 yrs Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 407 405 398 389 388 388 47 53 40 26 7. Oreat Divide, 8 yrs 8. Burnaby Seedling, 7 yrs 9. Empire State, 7 yrs 10. Carman No. 1, 8 yrs.. 11. I. X. L., 8 yrs '.[ 12. Hale's Champion, 7 yrs 372 An average crop of 385 bushels 55 lbs. per acre. Per icre. Bush Lbs 378 35 877 8 376 374 27 374 27 372 41 ■xmnuMTAL rum rou tbi ROKTB-wm TEunoKiBa, amiat biao, k.w.t. 1. Anerlcan Giant, 7 jrn 1. Uncle Bam, 6 yn I. BoTce, 6 jn 4. Carman No. 8, ( m 5. Country Qantlcman, I yra. •. American Wonder, I jrra.. . Par >ert. Buih Lba MI 10 449 40 444 41 440 10 435 41 42» 10 7. New Variety, No. 1, 7 yra. J. Rocbeeter Rose, 7 yra.. •. Qeneral Gordon, ( yri.. . 10. Northern Spy, t yri.. .. U. Lee'* Favourite, 7 yr«.. . 12. Carman No. 1, ( yra.. ., Au average crop of 421 bushela 38 lbs. per acre. Prraert. Buih. Lbt. 413 407. S99 39S 394 MI 1 7 to I 40 I IZPERIMENTAL rAXM FOB BRITISU COLUMBIA, AOASSIZ, 9.0. 1. Uncle Sam, 6 yn I. Rose No. 9, 6 yre I. Mclntyre, 3 yri 4. Swisi Snow Flake, 3 yn. 5. Dakota Red, 8 yra (. Seedling No. 230, 7 yra... Per Buili. 438 414 kcre. Lbi. 61 33 47 60 18 13 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Seedlinc No. 7. 7 yra BoTce, 6 yri Pen Bush. 389 3S2 380 379 374 372 icre. Lbi 23 408 Clay Roie, 8 yn . . . . 8 69 405 Houlton Roie, 6 yn.. 399 392 Vlck'i Extra Early, « Brown'a Rot Proof, yn.. .. 6 yn.. 43 43 An average crop of 395 bushek per acre. The twelve varieties of potatoes which have produced tr 'argest crops, taking the average of the results obtained on all the experimental 1 1 ms for the past three to eight years are : 1. Uncle Sam, 3 yra , t. Irish Daisy, 7 yrs 8. Seedling No. 7, 6 yrs.. 4. American Wonder, 8 yrs. 6. American Giant, ' rs.. (. Seedling No. 230, . tn.. Per acre. | Bush. Lbs. 391 22 387 2 384 20 382 12 379 50 379 45 7. Bovee, 5 yrs 8. Country Gentleman, 4 yrs. 9. Rose No. 9, 6 yrs 10. Late Puritan, 8 yrs 11. Carman No. 1, 8 yrs.. .. 12. Seattle, 7 yrs An average crop of 376 bushels 5 lbs. per acre. Per acn. Bush. Lbs, 370 369 369 36S 366 364 10 28 53 53 ei coNcirsioNs. Tlic experience of another year with coinparative trial plots of many different rnrictict of Rrwn, fodder com, field root* and potatoes affords striking confirmation of the correctness of the results and conclusions which have been reached from season to season for the past eight years from the study of this interesting and important scries of experiments. The evidence produced shows that there are frrcnt differences in the relotive pro- ductiveness of varietit s, when (frown side by side under similar conditions, hence the importnnce to farmers of choosing for seed thot^e which Rive the heaviest crops, so that farming in Cunnda may thiN br^ made more profitable. In bulletin No. 40, published n year ago. in which was given the results of similar trial plots for 1001, no varieties of grain were admitted into the comparative list for a series of years unless they had born under trial for five or more years. Under this arrangement only 41 of the 64 sorts under test were considered. In this issue all those vhich have been three years or longer under trial are placed in competition, and the number of years they have been under test is stated in each case. As a result of this new nrranprement sor of the more promising of the m^'e recently introduced sorts have found their wa^ nto the list of the 12 varieties w... » have given the largest crops throughout the Dominion. It is noteworthy, however, that in most instances the larger number in these lists consists of varieties which have been under trial for •even or eight years, and these are for the most part the same sorts as appeared among the best twelve in 1001 and previous years. The general adoption of this plan throughout the bulletin has brought new names into most of the groups, but the preponderance maintained by the most productive sorts of past years shows the persistence of their productive character. Having gained much experience during the past eight years with the many varie ties under trial, it is proposed during the coming season to n-duce the number of sorts being tested by discontinuing those which have failed to attain to n desirable standard and retaining only the very best in each series. By this means the names of those sorts which long experience has shown to be the most profitable to grow will be brought more prominently into notice, thus permitting a more ready selection of varieties of the highest excellence.