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 DEPARTMENT OK AGUICULTURE 
 
 CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM 
 
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 OTTAWA, CANADA 
 
 ULc 7 iiion siESULTS OBTAINED IN 1900 
 
 TRIAL PLOTS OF GRAIN, FODDER CORN, FIELD 
 ROOTS AND POTATOES 
 
 Trial Plots at Kxperiiufiital Fann.Ilramloti, M.in. 
 
 Bv W.M. SAUNDERS, LL.D., 
 
 Director Ji^pirimcnial J'anns 
 
 BULLETIN No. 36. 
 
 Dncp:MBi:R, 1900 
 
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 ',\i,H .1 iiLiil.il I'anu sLiics, prepared l)y myself. In this puhliculioit 
 ..1 1.; aj'e preseuUil the resulls of a larj^e miiiiber of cxj)eriiiieiils whieli 
 .■..>..■ li.eii condiuUd al all the experinieiilal farms uiuler your depart- 
 ..iv it duriii_i^ the seaxm of nj(Ji), Avith oats, barley, spriii.L;- wheat, 
 p.a.ie, Indian corn, turnips, mangels, carrots, suj^ar beets and potatoes, 
 1.1 nnifonu plots. The average results are also j^iveii of Wye and six. 
 year.-' te.->ts on .such ])lots with varieties of oats, barley, sprini;- wheat 
 and Indian corn, three to six > ears' with i)l<jts of pease, four and fi\'e- 
 y.ars' with jilots of turnips, mangels, carrots and potatoes, and three 
 and four years' experience with sugar beets. 
 
 This work of testing varieties is l)eing conducted with the object 
 of gaining information as to their relative productiveness and earlincN.s 
 ill ripening. The results .show wide variations in the weight of the 
 crops grown and indicate the importance of the exerci.se of care in the 
 choice of varieties of sjed for sowing. It is hoped that the results 
 presented, covering the experience gained under some of the most 
 important climatic variations found in the Dominion, will prove useful 
 to farmers in every pan of Canada. 
 
 [ have the honour to l)e 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 WM. SAUXDERS, 
 Director JLxpcrimcntal J'^arm^ 
 
 Ottawa, 3rd December, 1900. 
 
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 By William S.\r.\i)i;ks, KL.D., I'.R.S.C, I'.L.S., .V.c. 
 
 />iji(/ii/- l'..\p(iiin()ital l\irins. 
 
 For the past five years an animal Imllctin Jias hcMi i)ublislic(l, 
 ^ivin,y; tlie results obtained from the nnil'orni trial jilolsof ^rain, fodder 
 con;, field roets and jiotalofs at eaeli of the Dominion IvxiH-MimLiital 
 Karnis, with the ohjeet of showin.y; the r(.-lati\L' ])roduetivc'ness and 
 carliness of the many \aricties under test. The axera^e results whieh 
 liaxe been had with these ero])S for a series of years are also j^ixen. 
 The ]iresent issue <;ivint( the particulars rej^ardin*;- these trial plots for 
 1900 is the sixth in the series, and shows an excellent average for most of 
 the crops on the eastern experimental fainis at ( )ttawa and Xap])an, and 
 j^ood crops in most cases at Af^assiz, li.C. At the Brandon and Indian 
 Head farms on the western i)lains unfa\-onral)le conditions of weather 
 have prevailed. There was a .severe droui;ht in the early ])art of the 
 season, followed by strong winds, and later by unusually he.'uy and 
 fre(pient rains. Tiie seeds did not germinate evenly in the dry soil in 
 the sprin<;, the younii^ ])lants also suffered more or less from s])rin}^ 
 frosts; later, winds injured thecroi)sin exposed ])l()ts, and durinj,^ the wet 
 weather in harvest time they were further dama,y;ed. I'*or these reasons 
 the reUirns from the farms named are very incomplete, many varieties 
 haviuij^ jiroved a failure. To publish such particulars as can be had, 
 in the usual way would s^ive no correct information as to the comparn- 
 tive ])roductiveness of the varieties under test and could only be mis- 
 leading;, f^ I this account the yields of oats, barley, sprin<]f wheat 
 and jiease ai Indian Head are omitted, also the ])articulars re<:^arding 
 the trial jilots of oats, barley and wdieat at Brandon. These details as 
 far as they are available will be found in the Annual Re])ort of the 
 I'<x])erimental I'arms for 1900, and a sununary of the rant^e of thecro])s 
 in each case will l)e i::iven in this bulletin inuler the separate lieadings. 
 
 vSome varieties of pease .suffered from unfavourable weather at 
 Ihandon, but the injury was not such as to prevent the details of thi:- 
 
 cro]) being given. 
 
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 Mangels have been hurt considerablv bv ])ad 
 
 weather both at Brandon and Indian Head, and the yield.s of many 
 sorts are light. Ca''rots have been a com))lete failure at Indian Head, 
 and the first .sowing, owing to drought, failed to germinate at Brandon ; 
 the seed of the second sowing was late in starting and the croji is 
 unusually small. Sugar beets at Agassi/, were a failure. The weather 
 
 
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 injured by ent worm that the ])lots were ])lon}^lied np. 
 
 In arran^in^ the experiments reported on in thi^. bulletin the .saiiiu 
 varielii-s ha\e been sown at each of the J'.xperiiuental l'"arni>. The 
 hind eho>en for the plots has been as nearly uniform iu eharaettr as 
 possible and the soil was brou.i;ht by eultix'alioii into a j^ood eouditiou 
 of tilth. The i^eed has been sown iaii\ , and will eleancd and .'-eiitiud 
 before sowini;' so a> to separate the smaller keinel>, lea\in,n()nl\ the 
 ])lumj) and wi.ll matured ^rain. Jn most cases all the \arielies of the 
 same etieal ha\e been .sown on the same da\', or at most within two or 
 three da\ s, so as to ^i\e to all an e\en start. J)nrin,i; the ])a'-t ten 
 years many new sorts of cereals haw ln'cu orit^inaled on the J'',.\])eri- 
 inental h'arnrs, some of these are included in thu It-stsand the names of 
 such are ^dven in eacli case in the para,L;rai)h ]>recedill.^ the table- of 
 retiuns. 
 
 In the tables the varieties are placed in the order of their ])rodu<'- 
 ti\-eness at the Central ]'!\i)eriniental h'arm. The nund)er of days 
 recpiired for each sort from sowinj^ to ripeninj^ is al.M) added and thus 
 their relative earline.ss is shown. 
 
 In comparinj^ the results of any one sin.nle year with another the 
 relative ])ositiou iu point of ])roductivene,ss occupied by varieties will 
 often vary, either from lack of uniformity iu the soil or from some 
 other cause, but the averaj^e experience K^hned by the continuance of 
 these tests for a series of years affords much more satisfactory evideui'e 
 on this subject. In the second ])art of this l)ulletiu particiUars are 
 ^iven drawn from experience j^aiued during the past six years at all 
 the ICxperimeutal Farms which .should be of much value to Cauatlian 
 farmers. 
 
 TRIAL PLOTS OF OATS. 
 
 Fifty-nine varieties of oats have been tested durinj;^ the season of 
 1900. These include twelve cross-bred sorts which have been orij^in- 
 ated at the Ivxperimental Farms, namelj", Cromwell, Holland, Olive, 
 Oxford, Pense, Miller, Brandon, Milford, King, Kendal, Master, and 
 Russell. The size of the ])lots on which the.se oats were .sown was 
 one-fortieth of an acre each at Ottawa, Out., Na]-»])aii, X.S., and 
 Agassiz, B.C. The cpiantity of seed sown of each variety was in the 
 ])roportion of two bushels per acre and the dates of .sowinjj^ were as 
 follows: At Ottawa, May 4th : Xappan, May 17th; and at Atj;assi/, 
 April 16th. 
 
 I'articidars as to the character of the land iu each case, also the 
 preparation and treatment it has had, will be foiuid in the Animal 
 Report of the Ivxperimental l-'arms for 1900. 
 
 h'or reasons submitted on pai.i;e 5 no returns are ,^i\en in the 
 api)ended table from the branch farms at Brandon and Indi.an Head. 
 The ])lots of oats at Brandon varied iu yield from 7 i bushels 16 lbs. 
 to 9 bushels 4 lbs. jier acre. At Indian Head reports are availal)le for 
 9 plots only out of 59, these have given from 76 bushels 16 lbs. to .32 
 bushels 12 lbs. per acre. 
 
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 87 
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 21 
 
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 4 
 
 55 
 
 21 
 
 102 
 
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 Is 
 
 58 
 
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 55 
 
 25 
 
 102 j 
 
 20' 51 
 
 (i 
 
 57 
 
 15 
 
 108 
 
 12 42 
 
 Is 
 
 51 
 
 2s 
 
 lOfl 
 
 
 54 
 
 14 
 
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 2:j 
 
 105 
 
 8 
 
 42 
 
 IS 
 
 (iO 
 
 15 
 
 OS 
 
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 55 
 
 20 
 
 (i;{ 
 
 21 
 
 HI 
 
 20 
 
 51 
 
 IH 
 
 54 
 
 27 
 
 104 
 
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 54 
 
 24 
 
 01 
 
 i;i 
 
 101 
 
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 40 
 
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 105 
 
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 4.i 
 
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 52 
 
 32 
 
 108 
 
 100 
 
 IIS 
 
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 11:; 
 
 l(i5 
 
 102 
 
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 107 
 
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 102 
 
 115 
 
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 104 
 
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 120 
 
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 112 
 
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 110 
 
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 III 
 
 98 
 
 120 
 
 100 
 
 The twelve varieties of o;its which have iirndnced the larj^est crops 
 duriii}.;; lyoo at the three experimental farms are the following : — 
 
 CUNTRAI, KXPKRIMKNTAI, FARM, OTTAWA, ONT. 
 
 1. Holsteiii rrolific 82 
 
 2. White (iiaiit 78 
 
 3. Hlack neauly 70 
 
 4. Ila/letl's vSei/ure 74 
 
 5. Odfrhnu-h 7M 
 
 (i. California rrolific Hlack 72 
 
 I'er .•\cre. 1 I'er Acre. 
 
 Bush. Lbs. i Bush. Lhs. 
 
 18 I 7. Joanelte 70 2o 
 
 S 8. Ivarlv Blossom 70 20 
 
 K; i 0. (lold'en Tartarian (10 14 
 
 24 I 10. (lolclen (liaiit 6s L'S 
 
 32 11. .Xtnerican Beautv OS ,s 
 
 32 ■ 12. Cromwell '. 08 S 
 
 An average crop of 72 bushels 30 lbs. per acre. 
 
 i;Xl'IvKIMK.NTAI< 1-AKM I'OR THIC .MAKITIMI'; I'ROVIXCKS, XAI'PAN, .N.S. 
 
 1. Black Bfautv . . 
 
 2. C.oldcn Hoaiitv. . 
 :;. Wallis '.. . 
 
 4. Ilolstciu Prolific 
 
 5. Joalietle 
 
 0. Danish Island. . . 
 
 I'er 
 
 Acre. 
 
 usli. 
 
 I,1)S 
 
 05 
 
 IC 
 
 04 
 
 4 
 
 02 
 
 32 
 
 01 
 
 2() 
 
 01 
 
 2(1 
 
 00 
 
 20 
 
 Per \uv. 
 
 Bush. I,li>. 
 
 7. Buckhi'e's lIHnnis 00 L'O 
 
 S. Lincoln SO II 
 
 0. Hlack Mcsda-- SS h 
 
 10. Wide .\\vake 88 s 
 
 1 1. Bonanza ,'■8 S 
 
 12. ]5avarian 87 
 
 An average crop of 90 bushels 23 lbs. per acre. 
 
u 
 
 U.M'KKIMKNTAI. I \H\[ iMji liKlllslI (.OI.rMIIIA, AC.ASSrZ, II. C. 
 
 1. I'rol. ink.TirMrian. 
 
 L'. llolsl.iii I'rulilif 
 
 ::, r>l.u-k licaiity 
 
 4 'I'liuiisaml I »<pllar . . . 
 
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 P.r 
 
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 ri'. 
 
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 M.S. 
 II 
 
 .'iS 
 
 
 L'S 1 
 
 r.s 
 
 
 L'H 1 
 
 .'iS 
 
 
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 "l" 
 
 
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 '>7 
 
 
 r.' 1 
 
 IVr .Acre. 
 Hush. IJ 
 
 7. < ifil'lt'ii < iiaiil ')7 
 
 s. IviiU hliissdiii ad 
 
 U, (alilnriiia I'rol. lUark. 'Hi 
 id. Kiiidal ar) 
 
 1 1. i;,iiiv (i..i. It'll rrniiii 
 
 I'J. .MrlllKillitf .") J 
 
 All ;i\'cra},''(.- r:ti;) o!" 57 hiisluls f) IKs. jrt aire. 
 
 11) 
 li 
 
 -II 
 •-'() 
 :'4 
 
 Tlif twelve varieties wliii-li have ])r(Kliu-e(l the hir.i^e.sl crops in 1 w' " > 
 l,ikiuj< the a\'era^;e results ()l)taiiu(i on the three eNiieriiiieiital 
 t'aiins are : 
 
 I , llol-itiii I'mlilif 
 •J. lilack Hcaiity , . 
 
 II. I'iarlv lUnsxmi . . 
 I. ( loliiCii I liaiit . . . 
 ."1. rnmiwill 
 
 I'.r 
 
 .\. 
 
 Tl'. 
 
 Hush 
 
 
 I.hs. 
 
 1 1 
 
 
 LM 
 
 7(i 
 
 
 •J'.l 
 
 7(1 
 
 
 :;:( 
 
 7n 
 
 on 
 
 
 III 
 •J 7 
 
 I'l'i .\rri'. 
 
 lillsll. I.l.s. 
 
 7. I iiU-i linuli (17 
 
 S. Caliloiiiia I'ldlilK-, Mlk. 117 
 
 !i. li.i/lftl's Sii/un' (i7 
 
 1(1. 'i"li.>iis..a(l Dollar 07 
 
 I I. JoaiuUi- till 
 
 I L'. r. i\ariaii (iti 
 
 '.':{ 
 ').) 
 
 L't) 
 
 I.. llinklic'i''s Illinois <>', 
 
 An average crop of '») l)Ushels :n) lt)S. ])er aere. 
 
 Tile a\-era<;e crop ot" all the \aiieties of oats tested at eaeh of the 
 ihrc'e experimental farms in 1900 was as follows: — At < )tta\\ a (» > l)n>lKls 
 J 11)>. ; Xappan 77 hnsiiels i 1 llis. , and at A>.;assi/ 50 bushels 5 llis. iier 
 .ure. The avera<.^e return ^\w\\ by the whole of the varieties tested at 
 the three farms nainetl was 62 l.nshels 17 ll)s. per acre. 
 
 f* 
 
 i 
 
 H^} 
 
 1 
 
 TRIAL PLOTS OF BARLEY. 
 
 Forty-seven \-aiieties of barley ha\e been tested in the trial I'lots 
 (hirinii; ujoo, ineludiiij;- eij;hteen different sorts of two-rowed barley 
 and twenty-nine of six-rowed. Anionj; the two-rowed sorts there are 
 twelve h\brid varietii'S wliieh ha\e been ])ro(liK'ed at the experimental 
 farms, namel\-, Heawr, Holton. Jar\is, Clifford, Harvey, Dunham, 
 \i(.lor, Xe])ean, iMilton, ."^idiie)-, Lo,>;an and Leslie. Anions the six- 
 rowed sorts there are .seventeen of these hxbrids, namely, Pioneer, 
 .Vr^yle, Summit, Albert, \'an,y;uard, Claude, vSur])rise, vSneeess, 
 Xui^eiit. Tro()i)er, Mansfield, Stella, (iarfiehl, lunpire, Pluenix, Vale 
 and Hronie. 
 
 The barley ])l()ts were (A the same size ;is those sown with oats. 
 TwD bushels of sei'<l was u>ed tier acre in lach case, and the dates of 
 -iiwin^ were as follows : At Ottawa, May 1st ; Xajipan, May 3i)tli, 
 and at A<;assiz on April 2cjtli. 
 
 h'orrea.sons submitted on pa.s^e 5 no returns are}.^iven in the a])])ended 
 tables from the branch farms at Hrandon and Indian Head. Tile |)lots 
 of twD-rowed b;.rley at Prandon varied 111 \ield from 34 bushels iS 
 lbs. to 16 bushels 42 lbs. ])er acre, and the ])lots of six-rowed barley 
 tVom 42 bushels 34 lbs. to 15 bushels 10 ll)s. ])er acre. At Indian 
 Head ei.L!;ht plots only out of eighteen of two-rowed barley are re- 
 ported on, which ha\-e varied in yield from 34 bushels S lbs. tn 15 
 bushels ]ier acre ; ];articulars are j:jiven of the crojis of eit^hteen out of 
 twenty-nine .sorts of si.x-rowed barley, which have ranged from 55 
 bushels to 24 bushels 28 lbs. per acre. 
 
 * 
 
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 ^ 
 
 10 
 
 UNIFORM TIvST I'l.OTS Ol' TWO-ROWKD RARLKV. 
 
 Namic 
 
 oi-' 
 
 \'akii';tv, 
 
 Yield jier Acvl- :it tlie 
 Ivxi)eriitiL'iital I'ariiis, 
 Sfasi.ii of !!)()(). 
 
 
 Nuiiiljer 
 
 of Days from Sowing to 
 
 Harvestiiij^. 
 
 P. 
 
 y< 
 
 ^1. 
 
 
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 tl 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
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 1(1 
 
 11, 
 
 \-l 
 
 \\\ 
 
 U 
 
 15 
 
 It. 
 
 17 
 
 IS 
 
 Canadiaii Thorpe .... 58 
 
 iMciieli Cluvalier. . . . , 5(1 
 
 Heaver 1 54 
 
 Bolton ' 5l' 
 
 DaiiiNli Chevalier .... 51 
 
 Jarvis 50 
 
 .\e\vloii 50 
 
 CliiTonl 5(( 
 
 Harvey 50 
 
 Dunhaiii -10 
 
 N'ietor 
 
 N'epeaii 
 
 I'ultoii 
 
 Sidney 
 
 I.<>K:>n 
 
 Leslie 
 
 Kinver Chevalier. 
 
 40 
 40 
 47 
 45 
 
 4;^ 
 
 40 
 37 
 
 I'rize Prolific ' 2(> 
 
 l(i 
 3-_' 
 8 
 2-1 
 '61 
 2(1 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
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 44 
 
 i(i 
 40 
 44 
 40 
 
 58 
 55 
 05 
 50 
 
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 L'5 
 
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 47 
 
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 40 
 
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 44 
 
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 28 
 
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 40 
 
 
 32 
 
 24j 
 
 42 
 
 241 
 
 30 
 
 8i 
 
 i 25 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 ' 46 
 
 32 
 
 31 
 34 
 34 
 
 41 
 :!1 
 
 28 
 
 ;!3 
 
 30 
 .",4 
 41 
 30 
 30 
 29 
 2!) 
 32 
 30 
 
 2S 
 
 8 
 
 42 
 
 8 
 28 
 10 
 3S 
 22 
 1(") 
 20 
 18 
 18 
 24 
 12 
 
 43 
 
 40 
 48 
 51 
 44 
 50 
 30 
 -13 
 •11 
 41 
 41 
 37 
 43 
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 30 
 37 
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 42 
 
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 39; 
 
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 97 
 07 
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 07 
 07 
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 07 
 05 
 00 
 07 
 00 
 99 
 05 
 90 
 97 
 1)7 
 105 
 
 93 
 04 
 02 
 92 
 93 
 94 
 9:; 
 93 
 9-1 
 04 
 04 
 02 
 94 
 94 
 93 
 93 
 94 
 94 
 
 KIS 
 100 
 109 
 102 
 110 
 102 
 108 
 lOS 
 110 
 104 
 109 
 102 
 
 no 
 
 107 
 104 
 109 
 
 108 
 109 
 
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 101 
 
 00 
 
 90 
 100 
 1(H) 
 103 
 
 The six varieties of two-rowed barley which have given tlie 
 
 largest crops at the three experimental farms during 1900 are the 
 follov.'ing : 
 
 CENTRAL K.VPHRIMKXTAT. FARM, OTTAWA, ONT. 
 
 Per .\cre. | Per .\cre. 
 
 Hnsh. I. OS. ' Bush, l.hs, 
 
 1. Canadian Thorjie 5s Ki I. Holo.n 52 24 
 
 2. !M-eneh Chevalit^i- 5(: Wl 5. 1 )anish Chevalier 51 .">".' 
 
 3. Beaver 54 S 0. Newton 50 
 
 An average crop of 53 l)nshels 4J 11).^. per acre. 
 
 i;.\im;kimkntai< karm vo\< rnv. maritimc: crovincks, nattax, x.,s. 
 
 Per Acre. 
 Bush. Ivbs. 
 
 1 . Beaver 05 
 
 2. Danish Chevalier 03 If) 
 
 3. Canadian Thorpe 58 Ui 
 
 Per .\cre. 
 Bush. Lbs. 
 
 4. P'rench Chevalier 55 
 
 5. Bolton 50 
 
 6. Newton 47 24 
 
 An average crop of 56 bushels 25 lbs. per acre. 
 
11 
 
 KX1'KRIMKNT.\I< I'ARM I'OR )1KITISH COI.l'MHIA, AOASSIZ, M.C. 
 
 Per Acre. 
 lUisli. JJ)S. 
 
 1. Jarvis 41 32 
 
 2. Ncpuaii 41 22 
 
 o. Danish Chevalier 87 4 
 
 IVr Arte. 
 Hush. Llis. 
 4. I'rizo Prohfic .".(l 12 
 
 ."). \'ii-lor ;i4 :■'« 
 
 6. I'lXMuh Clu'valier 3t 2.S 
 
 All averaj^e crop of 37 busliL'ls 31 lbs. \K-r acre. 
 
 Tlie six varieties of two-rowed barley which have };iveii the lar<^- 
 est crops in 1900, takinj^f the average of the results obtiiined on the 
 three experimental farms, are : — 
 
 Per Aere. | Per Ai-re. 
 
 lUish. ]<l)s. ; Push, l.l.s. 
 
 I.Beaver 51 5 4. I'Veiich Chevalier IS I'.ti 
 
 2, Danish Chevalier 50 3:! 5. Uoltou 44 :!S 
 
 3. Caiunlian Thorpe 40 21 1 (>. Nepeaii 4;! 2t) 
 
 An average croj) of 48 bushels 2 ibs. per acre. 
 
 The average crop of all the varieties of two-rowed Ixirley tested at 
 the three experimental farms in 1900 was as follows: — At Ottawa, 
 4S i>ushels ; Xappan, 43 biisiiels 40 lbs., and at Aga.ssiz, 33 bushels i 1 
 ll)s. jK-r acre. The average return given by the whole of the varieties 
 at the three farms named was 41 bushels 33 lbs. per acre. 
 
 PNH'ORIM TlvST PLOTS Ol' SIX-ROWI'.I) PAUPEV. 
 
 
 
 Yield i)er .\ 
 
 ere at the 
 
 
 
 Xuiuher 
 
 
 
 
 Three Ivxperinieuta! I'arui 
 
 -, 
 
 of I )a\ s from Sow jut; to 
 
 
 
 vScason of PtUO. 
 
 
 
 llarvesiiu};. 
 
 
 
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 ^ 
 
 
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 35 
 
 94 
 
 92 
 
 97 
 
 94 
 
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 tiO . . 
 
 45 40 
 
 35 40 47 
 
 11 
 
 94 
 
 8(1 
 
 102 
 
 94 
 
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 Couiuion 
 
 .5!) S 
 
 53 Pi 
 
 ;!8 42 50 
 
 22 
 
 91 
 
 87 
 
 105 
 
 94 
 
 A 
 
 jRoval 
 
 58 S 
 
 5(i 32 
 
 32 14 49 
 
 '> 
 
 93 
 
 80 
 
 103 
 
 94 
 
 i 
 
 :\n4vle 
 
 5() 32 
 
 40 .. 
 
 3t) 22 44 
 
 18 
 
 94 
 
 89 
 
 P)3 
 
 95 
 
 < 
 1 
 
 ( )(lessa 
 
 55 . . 
 
 51 32 
 
 52 2-1 
 
 40 20 4<) 
 
 1 
 
 93 
 91 
 
 87 
 8(; 
 
 97 
 91 
 
 92 
 
 ll'etschora 
 
 ' 54 s 
 
 .'iO 38 
 
 48 
 
 90 
 
 
 'Suiiitnit 
 
 54 8 
 
 40 .. 
 57 24 
 40 .. 
 
 2i) 38 
 38 32 
 3() 42 
 
 41 
 49 
 43 
 
 15 
 40 
 13 
 
 95 
 94 
 
 9:: 
 
 93 
 87 
 87 
 
 110 
 102 
 102 
 
 99 
 
 Mherl 
 
 53 l(i 
 
 94 
 
 N'aH'fuanl 
 
 ! .52 44 
 
 94 
 
 11 Oderhrueh 
 
 1 52 24 
 
 42 24 
 
 38 1(1 
 
 44 
 
 21 
 
 94 
 
 87 
 
 90 
 
 92 
 
 1: 
 
 Claude. . 
 
 51 32 
 
 2»» 8 
 54 80 
 33 1 (1 
 
 40 P) 
 27" '34 
 
 40 
 37 
 
 17 
 "i4 
 
 94 
 95 
 
 ; 88 
 
 93 
 9.3 
 
 80 
 
 109 
 95 
 
 99 
 
 '•Surprise 
 
 ; 51 32 
 .50 4( 
 
 
 Success 
 
 90 
 
 15 Nuj.ceiit 
 
 50 . . 
 
 40 .. 
 
 1 41 12 
 
 43 
 
 3( 
 
 92 
 
 92 
 
 97 
 
 94 
 
 IfiUulless lilack 
 
 48 3() 
 
 20 40 
 
 20 4( 
 
 32 
 
 < 
 
 ' 92 
 
 87 
 
 105 
 
 95 
 
 ITiTrooper 
 
 47 4 
 
 57 24 
 
 i 38 32 
 
 47 
 
 .11 
 
 93 
 
 87 
 
 no 
 
 97 
 
 P 
 1' 
 
 ^ l\xcelsi(>r 
 
 4(5 32 
 
 1 45 4C 
 
 40 . . 
 50 4( 
 
 i 37 4 
 37 32 
 
 41 
 44 
 
 34 
 
 95 
 i 92 
 
 87 
 
 , S7 
 
 102 
 95 
 
 95 
 
 ♦ Cliaiupion 
 
 1 91 
 
 11 ii 
 
m^ 
 
 12 
 
 T'NII'ORM TKST PLOTS OF SIX-ROWKD li\Rl,'E\'—C(»n/iu/<if. 
 
 ij 
 
 Namk 
 OP 
 
 Varikty. 
 
 Yield i)er Acre at the 
 
 Three Kxperimeutal l'"ann.s, 
 
 Season of KJlK). 
 
 ft 
 
 S <-i' » 
 
 2()Reniiie's Iii.proved . . 4r» 20 
 
 21 Mansfield 4.') 
 
 22 Stella 43 
 
 23(iarfiel(l 43 
 
 24 Kmjiire 41! 
 
 2.") lUue Lonji Head 43 
 
 2(ilkixter 41 
 
 27 I'hoenix 41 
 
 2SVa!e 41 
 
 2llHr<.nie 40 
 
 , , 
 
 oO 
 
 3() 
 
 47 
 
 3b 
 
 43 
 
 3(i 
 
 3() 
 
 1« 
 
 25 
 
 32 
 
 47 
 
 32 
 
 52 
 
 32 
 
 53 
 
 40 
 
 32 
 
 
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 3 
 
 =§ 5 
 
 24 
 
 
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 33 40 
 
 24 
 
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 32 10 
 
 32 
 
 28 l(i 
 
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 37 44 
 
 24 
 
 38 42 
 
 24 
 
 3(5 22 
 
 Hi 
 
 40 .. 
 
 40 
 
 32 4' 
 
 1 
 
 V 2 
 
 Xunilitr 
 
 of Days from Sowiii;^ to 
 
 llarvestii:.,. 
 
 
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 'A 
 
 f5 
 
 ^ 
 
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 j; 
 
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 92 
 
 87 
 
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 42 45 
 
 93 
 
 93 
 
 102 
 
 90 
 
 40 13 
 
 92 
 
 93 
 
 110 
 
 98 
 
 39 37 
 
 95 
 
 92 
 
 102 
 
 9ii 
 
 3f) 12 
 
 9:5 
 
 93 
 
 102 
 
 90 
 
 35 20 
 
 91 
 
 93 
 
 102 
 
 95 
 
 42 ;!3 
 
 93 
 
 87 
 
 97 
 
 92 
 
 43 2() 
 
 92 
 
 87 
 
 99 
 
 93 
 
 45 . . 
 
 98 
 
 92 
 
 109 
 
 100 
 
 35 12 
 
 94 
 
 93 
 
 103 
 
 97 
 
 Tlie six varieties of six-rowed l)arley which have <^iven the largest 
 crops at the three experimental farms during 1900 are tlie foUowing : 
 
 CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAI, FARM, OTTAWA, OXT. 
 
 1 . Mensiirv 
 
 2. I'ioiieer. . 
 
 3. Common. 
 
 Per acre. 1 Per acre. 
 
 Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lbs. 
 
 ()() . . 4. Royal 58 8 
 
 (10 . . I 5. ArjVvle 5(5 ;;2 
 
 59 8 i I). Odessa 55 
 
 An average crop of 58 bushels 8 lbs. per acre. 
 
 EXI'ERIMENTAI, E.\RM 1-OR THIC MARITIME TRONIXCES, XAI'PAN, X.S. 
 
 Per acre. 
 Bush. Lbs. 
 
 1. Meusury 00 
 
 2. Trooper 57 24 
 
 Per acre. 
 Bush. I.bs. 
 
 4. Royal 5ti :'.2 
 
 5. Sur])rise 54 Mt 
 
 3. Al!)ert 57 24 (i. Vale. 5;i M 
 
 An average crop of 56 bushels 37 lbs. per acre. 
 
 K.XPERIMEXTAIv EARM EOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, .\GASSIZ, B.C. 
 
 Per acre. | Per acre. 
 
 Bush. Lbs. I Bush. Lbs. 
 
 1. Meusurv 44 8 4. Claude 40 10 
 
 2. Nu'^a-nt' 41 12 i 5. Yale 40 
 
 S.Odessa 40 20 ,0. Petschora 39 3S 
 
 An average crop of 40 bu.shels 47 lbs. per acre. 
 
13 
 
 The six varieties of six-rowed barley which have j;iven the largest 
 ■crops in njiio, taking the average of the results obtained on the three 
 experimental farms, are : — 
 
 I'er lu-re. 
 liiish. l<bs. 
 
 1. Meiisurv <)4 II.") 
 
 L*. Coinnioli 5ti L'2 
 
 IVr acre. 
 lUish. I,1)S. 
 
 4. Odessa 41» 1 
 
 '). Al))en 4i> 40 
 
 R-)val. 
 
 49 
 
 (J. I'etschora 48 
 
 3D 
 
 An average crop of 50 l)ushels 15 lbs. per acre. 
 
 
 The average crop of all the varieties of six-rowtd barley tested at 
 the three experimental farms in njao was as follows : At Ottawa, 49 
 bushels 14 lbs. per acre ; Nappan, 45 bushels 6 lbs. ; anci at Agassi/, 
 bushels 45 11 js The average return given !)>• the whole of the 
 
 3.=S 
 
 varietit.s at the thiee farms named was 43 l)ushels 22 lbs. per acre. 
 
 TRIAL PLOTS OF SPRING WHEAT. 
 
 Forty-nine varieties of sjiring wheat have been grown on the uni- 
 form test plots for 1900. Among these there are thirty cross-bred 
 .sorts which have been ])roduced at the exjierimental farms. These 
 are Huron, Hlenheim, Preston. Laurel, Cajitor, Weldou, Admiral, 
 Crown, Stanley, Harold, Clyde, Plumper, Percy, ]}eauty, Crawford, 
 Byron, Advance, Kra.ser, Blair, Alpha, Xorval, Mason, Progress, 
 Ivbert. W-nion, Karly Riga, Rideau, Dawn, Countess and DufTeriu. 
 The size of the plots in each ca.se was one-fortieth of an acre and the 
 ([Uantity of .seed sown was ni the projiortion of one and one-half bushels 
 per acre. The dates of sowing were as follows : At Ottawa, Ajtril 
 2Stli to ;i(>th ; Napj)an, May 26tli. and at Agassi/., April lotli and i ith. 
 
 For reasons submitted on i)age 5 no returns are given in the 
 appended tal)le from tlie l)ranch farms at Brandon and Indian Head. 
 The ])lots of spring wheat at Brandon have ranged from 31 bushels 30 
 ll)s. to S bushels 20 lbs. per acre. At Indian Head the returns of 
 twenty-nine plots only out of forty-nine are available. These have 
 varied in crop irom 3J bu.-^hels 20 los. to 11 bushels per acre. 
 
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 57 
 
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 108 
 
 105 
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 105 
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 112 
 
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 104 
 
 121 
 
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 103 
 
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 103 
 
 104 
 101 
 
 113 
 111 
 
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 105 
 
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 31 
 
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 108 
 
 107 
 
 121 
 
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 27 
 
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 32 
 
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 37 
 
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 24 
 
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 27 
 
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 105 
 
 121 
 
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 40 
 
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 20 
 
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 28 
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 107 
 
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 101 
 
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 22 
 
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 101 
 
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 23 
 24 
 
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 25 
 
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 The twelve varieties of sjirin^ wheat which have ^iveii the largest 
 crops at the three experimental farms in lyoo are the following : — 
 
 CKNTRAi, i;xpi:rimi;ntai, i'akm, ottawa, ont. 
 
 1. Huron 
 
 'J. Well 111; 
 
 ;i. lik'iiiR- 
 
 4. rrestoi 
 
 5. I<aiiri-1 
 (i. Col()ra(K). 
 
 Ill's l'"ife 
 
 iiii 
 
 . . . ".-1 
 
 1 -M 
 
 X 
 
 I'cr Acri-. 
 liiish. I,l)s 
 4(1 
 
 40 
 
 4(1 
 
 7. Captor 
 
 S. Red I'l-rii 
 
 H. While Russian. 
 
 1(1. Weldoii 
 
 II. Re<l I'ife 
 
 I'er Acre. 
 lUish. Ll)s. 
 :!2 40 
 \V1 40 
 .".2 40 
 Wl 40 
 
 1!4 . IJ. I'liii^'le's Cliainplaiu. 
 
 An average oropof ,-^,^ l)nshels 42 lbs. per acre. 
 
 ]CXPKRIMICNTAI, KARM I'OR TIIIC MAUITIMIC I'ROVI.NCKS, NAI'PAX, N..S.. 
 
 Per Acre, 
 liush. I.lis. 
 
 T'er .Vcn-. 
 lUish. Lbs. 
 
 1. Laurel 44 
 
 •1. While Coiiiiell 44 
 
 :;. While I'ile 4l' 
 
 Ihii 
 
 iL;ariaii 
 I'eni.. 
 
 ti. Welilon. 
 
 41 
 40 
 40 
 
 40 
 
 L'O 
 40 
 40 
 
 7. While Russian. 
 
 S. Red Swedish 
 
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 in. Rio Cra 
 
 1 I. I'resloii 
 
 \'l. l'riiii;le's Chani))laiii 
 
 ) 4( 
 
 iide 
 
 t( 
 
 
 
 40 
 40 
 
 IW 
 
 40 
 40 
 
 40 
 40 
 
 An average crop of 41 bushels ])er acre. 
 
 IC.XPICRI.MICNTAI, FARM 1X)R IIRITISH (OI.IMHIA, AC.ASSIZ, B.C. 
 
 Per Acre. 
 lUish. I,1)S. 
 
 1. Ill 
 
 ;^() 
 
 2. Monarch 2S» 
 
 :5. Red 1-ife. 
 I. CroNiii . . 
 
 T). White Russian 
 0. I'raser 
 
 29 
 
 •Z( 
 
 20 
 .SO 
 
 10 
 40 
 
 Preston , 
 
 X. Wellnian's Fife 
 9. Ik-autv 
 
 10. Ladojra 2(1 
 
 I I . A<ivaiice 2(> 
 
 12. White Connell 20 
 
 Per Acre. 
 
 lUiiih. Lbs. 
 
 27 10 
 
 2() ;io 
 2() ;?'► 
 20 
 20 
 
 An average crop of 27 l)ii.shels 42 lbs. per acre. 
 
 The twelve varieties of spring wheat whicli liave given the largest 
 cro]is in lyoo, taking the average of the results obtained on the three 
 experimental farms, are : — 
 
 M 
 
 ■\-l 
 
 I 
 
 Per Acre. 
 
 lUi.sh. Lbs. 
 
 1. Huron ;!4 2(1 
 
 2. While Russian ',V.\ .")(» 
 
 ;:. I'l-estoii ;i;{ 17 
 
 -I. Laurel lU 10 
 
 •"). rdiiiitess ■!;! 
 
 tl. Red I'il'e 32 4:1 
 
 I'er .\cre. 
 ]Uisli. Lbs. 
 
 7. Reil I'ern o2 
 
 s. White Ciiuiicll 
 
 '.t. Monarch 
 
 10. I'riiuile's Chatn])lain 
 
 11. Weliiiian's I'if'e 
 
 12. Colorado 
 
 \V1 
 \V1 
 .S2 
 
 :u 
 
 3L 
 
 40 
 20 
 
 0( 
 
 An average crop of 32 bushels 44 ll)s. jK-r acre. 
 
 The average crop of all the varieties of sjiriiig wheat tested at 
 the three exjierimental farms in 1900 was as follows: At Ottawa, 
 29 bushels 5 lbs. ])er acre ; Xai)i)an, 34 bushels 30 lbs. and at Agassiz 
 24 bushels. The average return given by the whole of the varieties of 
 sjiring wJjeat at the three farms named was 29 bushels 23 lbs. per acre. 
 
 3.. 
 
I' 
 
 l(i 
 
 TRIAL PLOTS OF PEASE. 
 
 Fifty-six varieties of pease have been tested in the nnifonn trial 
 plots (hiring' iy<)(j. Anion^ tiie.^e are itiehuled thirt\' of the eross-Wred 
 sorts whicli liave l)een orij^inated at tiie experimental farms Tiiese 
 ■are Kerens, Duke, Fenton, Prince, Lanark, Kent, Arliiur, Dover, Hrij^ht, 
 Nelson, I'ieton. Alma, Perth, Pearl, (ire^ory, Kini;-, A,i;nes, Archer, 
 Maconn, \'incent. Trilby, Carleton, Mackaw Herald, Coo])er, Bruce, 
 Jvlder, Ivlliot, Hedforil and Chelsea. These were sown in plots of 
 ■one fortieth of an acre each at ()tt;i\va, Xa])pan and As^assiz, and at 
 Ih'andon in jilots of one-twentieth acre ; the (piantity of seed used ])er 
 acre has varied from two totliree bushels, dependini;' on the size (jf the 
 ])ea. The dates of sowing were as follows: At Ottawa, May 7; 
 Jsappan, May 2Sth ; Brandon, Ajiril s.'^rd and at A.y;assi/., April ,^rd. 
 
 l'"or reasons submitted on paiL^je 5 no returns are ,<i^iven in the 
 ap]iended table for the branch farm at Indian Head. Out of fifty- 
 .seven i)lots sown there returns from sixteen only are availal)le. The; 
 have ranj^jed in yield from 33 bushels to 14 bushels per acre. 
 
 'Se 
 
 T'XIPORAr TKST PLOTS Ol" 1M-;.\SK. 
 
 Yield pi-T Acw al tlu' 
 
 I'our Ivx])eriim'iUal I'"ariiis, 
 
 Season of igrio. 
 
 N'lmilicT of 
 
 Days fro;ii Sowiiij.; 
 
 to Ilaivfstiiii; 
 
 Na.mI'; oi'" \'arii;t\-. 
 
 
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 A 
 
 i40 
 
 ;!s 
 
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 Duke .">5 
 
 <i I'c'iiloii .'!•> 
 
 7 Muiinny 00 
 
 8 Harrison's ( 'ilor\- ■V2 
 
 Di'iinc-c '. 32 
 
 10 Chancellor. SI 
 
 11 New I'oUer oO 
 
 IJ Lanark MO 
 
 lliKenl 30 
 
 U.VrUuir .'JO 
 
 ir. Oddfellow 30 
 
 1() Dover 29 
 
 17 Prussian Line JS 
 
 18 Wisconsin lilue L'S 
 
 19 While Wonder _'S 
 
 2llL;iei)hant Blue -JS 
 
 21 Hrijiht -'7 
 
 22'Lue. White M.irrowfal L'7 
 
 21 Xelson •_'7 
 
 IM lui.ijlish Crey •_'() 
 
 20|Canadiaii Heiintx- 'Hi 
 
 2(i Black -eved Marrowfat. '2(\ 
 
 27Pict()ii.' •-'() 
 
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 127 
 
 114 
 
 120 
 
 115 
 
 131 
 
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 no 
 
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 127 
 
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 130 
 
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 ial 
 
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 lT) 20-j:; l'o:51 ..lii 4()l'() ,-> ii'j loo i;!(» i3i lis 
 
 24 40 10 . . 2(i :;024 2t)2l 22 lO't 101 i;52 i;;2 117 
 
 21 ..ill . 44 ..22 2(120 IJo 110 102 f!2 12,S US 
 
 24 ..IS 40-'0 r)02s 2024 17 107 U)2 120 127 lUV 
 
 10 107 101 120 i;52 117 
 
 24 40'. 
 
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 |.")Carlel<iii 22 
 
 40 I'liiu-e .Mlieil 22 
 
 47M;u-kav 22 
 
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 40 Coiipji" 
 
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 22 ,■) 10.") 102 120 i;W 117 
 
 37 110 101 120 12.") in; 
 
 22 40 1.5 2042 ;502.') 2020 2S 109 105 l.'ll 120 ll.S 
 
 22 ..21 20,42 40 23 2027 20 111 102 130 127 117 
 
 22 ..12 ..35 1010 5021 30 HI 101 12<) 13:5 1 IS 
 
 .'0 20 20 31 10 20 40: 
 
 47 20 2,S 40 24 
 
 10 
 
 .i34 30 2t) 30: 
 
 20 4010 2017 4021 
 
 . . 100 105 12s 127 117 
 15 112 101 131 120 lis 
 19 40 105 101 120 120 11(> 
 
 50 1'reiu-h Calmer 20 4022 40 12 4027 2020 ,50 lOi; 102 I2(i 1'. 
 
 14 
 
 BriK 
 
 .'() 
 
 13 2034 20 20 
 
 .M Ut 112 105 i:U ]:}2 120> 
 
 Ciller 19 20 15 20:?2 
 
 IS 
 
 21 10 100 105 129 1: 
 
 11 
 
 I'-.lliolt 19 2022 403S 302;' 
 
 ;0 J() 
 
 110 lot; 120 132 11«> 
 
 511U'ilf()ril . 
 55 Chelsea . 
 5(i Miillinliei 
 
 IS 
 IS 
 
 ..17 2032 401S 5021 27 109 lOli WV.) \\\:\ 117 
 ..11 2039 ..21 2022 25 110 102 KU 1315 I H> 
 2022 . . ;;2 .50 1,S ..22 ;!2 112 102 120 124 117 
 
 TliL* twelve varieties of pease which have j^iveii the largest crops 
 it tile lour ex])eriineiital tariiis during' njijo, are the followin;;' : — ■ 
 
 i:r;NTi<Ai, i:.\ri:KiMi;N r.\i, i'akm, ottawa, ont. 
 
 I'er .\en 
 Hush. 1,1 
 
 (leil \"ilie 40 
 
 2. l-ermi;. 
 
 1 iranoii. . . 
 \\ uiv Hrit.iin 
 
 1) iki> 
 
 l-'eilloil 
 
 40 
 
 .'() 
 
 7. Muiiiiu 
 S. Ilarrisd 
 
 10. Chaii.H-l 
 
 New I' 
 
 12. 1. 
 
 lis ( 
 
 ). 
 
 fldfe 3; 
 
 llur 
 liter 
 
 :'.l 
 
 . . . :!( 
 
 
 :;i 
 
 Per .\ere. 
 lUisli. l.hs. 
 20 
 
 to 
 
 40> 
 
 .\ 
 
 n awra.^e cm]) ni -^5 Imsiiel 
 
 pi.-r acre. 
 
 i:\!m;kimi-:ntai. I'Akm i-ok tiii'. M-vkitim:: rumiNCMS. NAi'i'W, n. 
 
 I'er .\( 
 
 Hnsli. 
 
 L riiwii. 
 
 ISIIll 
 
 ■r Acre, 
 sll. l,li 
 
 Ni 
 
 Olilfelh 
 
 20 
 
 ■1. I'.leiilianl Blue 20 
 
 I'erll 
 
 :4 
 
 '>. CeuJeniiiL 
 
 40 
 40 
 40 
 40 
 20 
 
 C h.llU'ellii;- 
 h C. 
 
 S. 1- telle 
 
 9. I'.lliiil . . . 
 
 10. Hlaek-eye 
 
 1 1. Muniiiiy . 
 
 12. .Mtiltiiiliei 
 
 40 
 40 
 40 
 
 .M.irrnw I'.ii. 
 
 An .'iVL-rage crop of 24 bushels ,^0 lbs. per acre. 
 
IN 
 
 i;XI'KKIMi;\TAI, I'AKM I'oU MANlTOHV, 1IK\N-|H)N, MAN. 
 
 I'rr Acil'. 
 
 r.iish. 1,1);,. 
 1. KiiiK 11 
 
 li. \\\\\w WoiidiT i:; 
 
 Ji. Ciirli'Ic.n IL' 40 
 
 '1. 'i"-ill)v f_' ;;i( 
 
 h. I'riiuv II 10 
 
 0. IVari -ID 
 
 7. .Xrcliur 
 
 N. Hiij^lil 'M 
 
 !>. ciuisc'ii :;ii 
 
 10. ]•; lioi ,'{.s 
 
 I I. I.ar;'(! V'liiU' .Ma.n.wtal. :!S 
 
 I-. Ai^nt's ;!S 
 
 l''>r .\cre. 
 lUish. Lt.s, 
 
 ;i!t ;;u 
 
 An avcra^f crop ot" 40 hiisliels 3.: ll).s. per acre. 
 
 ;;o 
 
 i:\i'i;kimi:n'tai, i\i<m iok umri'ii (.oi.cmiua, ac.assiz, h.c. 
 
 H!ucf. 
 1 ri.l--. 
 
 I'cT Am.'. 
 Hush, l.lis. 
 
 1. I'.ailv r.rilaiii ill' 10 
 
 2. Diikl' :;o I'd 
 
 :5. i'"i-iit()ii I'.o 10 
 
 4. D.iiiii'lO'Ri.iirkf L'li lo 
 
 f). Wliili- W'oiKk'i- 1.".) II) 
 
 <). (Kiiiiiii WhiU' 1'!) 
 
 All ;i\(.ra,i.;c crop of 2i) liuslicls per acre. 
 
 Pit Anv. 
 Bush. 1,1)-,. 
 
 •1\) 
 
 J8 -JO 
 
 0. I'lTlli L'H 
 
 10. l.ar.s^i.- White .Manowiat. L'7 ">0 
 
 I I. Wisconsin I'.jitr 17 i'.o 
 
 !•_'. I'lini-c L'7 -JO 
 
 The twelve varieties of ])ease wliii-li lia\e L;i\'eii tlie hirj^est c 
 ■ill 1900, taking' tlie a\'era^;e results obtained on the four experinie 
 farms, are the follo\viii<; : 
 
 rops 
 ntal 
 
 1 
 
 Diikf 
 
 ler . . . 
 
 IVr 
 Hnsl 
 
 ;'io 
 
 .V-\v. 
 
 . I.hs 
 IL' 
 
 •0 
 
 
 :;o 
 
 .) 
 
 4 
 
 I'rini-i' 
 
 Ari'liL'i' 
 
 
 2S 
 
 . . . L'7 
 
 15 
 40 
 
 r>, 
 
 Crown ... 
 
 
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 t\. 
 
 Chaiu-elloi" 
 
 
 —1 
 
 'X 
 
 IVr A 
 linsh. 
 
 Caik-ton . 
 
 .S 1 larrison's ( ilorx' 27 
 
 0. D.iniel O'Ro.ukc L'7 
 
 10. CcTinan White 27 
 
 11. Atjnes 27 
 
 \-2. Ivirly I'.ril.iin , 
 An avera,t;e crop of 2~ bushels 57 lbs. \v:Y acre. 
 
 ere. 
 
 bhs. 
 L'O 
 17 
 1.-) 
 
 jr. 
 10 
 10 
 
 The averat^e crop of all the va'-'eties of i)ens( tested at eacli of the 
 ^experimental farms in u)<><' was as follows : — At Ottawa, 26 l)ushels 29 
 lbs. jK-r acre ; Xa]ipan, 17 bushels 34 lbs.; l^randon, ^i bushels 35 lbs., 
 and at A,i;assi/., 24 bushels 14 lbs, The averajj^e return given by the 
 whole of the varieties at the four farms named was 24 bushels 58 lb.-., 
 per acre. 
 
 TRIAL PLOTS OF INDIAN CO^^N. 
 
 Tliirt\-two varieties of Indian Corn have been ti.'sted durint:: 1900. 
 These Vi'ere ])lanted on fairly uniforni soil in rows three feet apart and 
 ahe ])lant.-, thinned out to .-^ix or ei.nht inches apart in the rows. The 
 •dates of ])laiilin,n- were as follows : At Ottawa, May 25th : Xappaii, 
 June ytli ; Urandon, May n)\h ; Indian Head, May 19th and at 
 Agassi/, May 2t)th and ,V'tli. 
 
 All the ])lots vx'i'e cut green and ]nit into the silo for the winter 
 feeding of stock. riie dates of cutting were ; At Ottawa, Seiitember 
 12th : Xa]ipan, October sth ; IJrandon, vSejiteinber 3rd ; Indian Head, 
 Sejjteniber 4tli, and at Agassi/, on r)ctol)er 3rd. 'Phe \ ield per acre has 
 'been calculated in eaidi case from the weight obtained from two rows 
 each 66 feet long. 
 
in 
 
 vxn'ORiM Ti;sT ri.oTs oi" indiax corn. 
 
 X AMI'. 
 
 or 
 Variktv, 
 
 \'ii-lil at till' Sivir.il I'.xpii iiuciilal I'ariiis 
 
 Sra-'Oll c il 11)' « I. 
 
 y,\ 
 
 <)llawa. Na])]iiii. lirainloii Imliaii .\'^^•lssi/, Axi'faxe 
 
 lIiMd, ' nfall 
 
 Out. X.S. , Man. X.W.T. I!.C. l"aiiiis. 
 
 i I \'i V .nil'. I'l r 
 
 Ion- 1.1. -..Toll- 
 
 i I 
 
 1 Rural TIh.'IhI Wliilr I'liii! Lll I'J.SO 'JS 
 
 L' Rid Ci)l. I".lisila-c LM ]7l(l 2 > 
 
 ;; iviiiv M.i-i(.(i(.ii L'li i;;(i(» lm 
 
 4 Ciaii'l rioiilic Ijisilaj^v. ... -:> i;!(l(l L'.'! 
 
 .') Sii|)ii'i()r ImkIiKm' -."> (illl ■_'•> 
 
 liSal/iM's .Ml ('...ill LM ;U(l L'O 
 
 7 Cli.uiii)iMii White I'l- -"> -Oil lT 
 
 ^ .Maimiiotli Culiaii 'S.\ I'lid L'l 
 
 ".M,()11l;IV11.)\v L'L' llii ■_'! 
 
 I(l,\ii-4cl of MiilniKht -'i' .... •2'.\ 
 
 1! Cina.la While lliiil -'-' .... I-'-' 
 
 I- While Cap Yellow Dent. . . L'l 17mi L'J 
 
 L'SCloiiil's Ivirlv Yellow -I !)iiii St 
 
 II Mainiii. lu^ht-rnwed I'liiil -'I L'lc L'l 
 
 1.') I'riile of the Xorlh L'l :.'ll 'Jl 
 
 hi Selected Leaillin-- L'O -hi '_':! 
 
 17 N'oilh Dakota While -0 -1(1 L' t 
 
 IslColllptoirs I'lariv !'.> "idO IS 
 
 I'.i ivirlv r.utUT.. . .' li) L'Sd •_':{ 
 
 L'dl'ear'ee's I'lolilk- I S 14(111, ■_'(» 
 
 •Jl Kill!,' of Ihe I'arliesl 18 ,S.M) -j:] 
 
 l'-_'|Saii'for(l 17 11)70 I'D 
 
 L':;;I':veri;reell Su<>jai- I 7 1 L'l Kl •-'•_' 
 
 L'4 Ivxlrii I"„irlv Huron 17 1(100 I'J 
 
 L'.') Reiidair.s Ivarlv C.iani , 15 1000 10 
 
 L'li Ivirlv Yellow Lonir Ivired.j 1.'$ IL'SO . ., 
 
 l'7Countrv ('.enUoin'an Il' L'C'O; l.'L> 
 
 •N .MiU-hell's h:xlr;i Ivirlv.. .. 1 1' SKUi;; 
 
 L'O Yellow Six-weeks ICx'lra. . 11 110 11 
 
 :'.0 I'.xtra Ivirlv S/.ekelv 10 1780 i:! 
 
 :;i \orll-. iJakola Yellow 10 I7S0 ] 1 
 
 :'.L' Sal/er's Ivirliesl Ripe , KSOO 
 
 
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 7(1 
 
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 157(1 
 
 
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 11 
 
 170(1 
 
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 i(i'_"-' 
 
 l"i70 
 
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 17 
 
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 17 
 
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 (iOtI 
 
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 IL'-Id 
 
 15 
 
 SI l( ) 
 
 L'5 
 
 lohi 
 
 L'll 
 
 l.'IIO 
 
 1070 
 
 15 
 
 pioii 
 
 10 
 
 II Id 
 
 IS 
 
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 17(is 
 
 ! I.'il 1 
 
 15 
 
 101 Id 
 
 IL' 
 
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 L'O 
 
 ."iiiii 
 
 L'l) 
 
 12s 
 
 •iL'd 
 
 l(> 
 
 IL'O 
 
 14 
 
 |L'()0 
 
 10 
 
 07(1 
 
 IS 
 
 lOL' 
 
 0.".( 1 
 
 *)•> 
 
 1100 
 
 14 
 
 L'liO 
 
 15 
 
 SI II 1 
 
 111 
 
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 L'O 
 
 700 
 
 10 
 
 ;;i(i 
 
 15 
 
 ;;iid 
 
 17 
 
 107(1 
 
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 lL'4(i 
 
 14 
 
 400 
 
 17 
 
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 IS 
 
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 •)•) 
 
 L'L'd 
 
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 IS 
 
 (;;;ii 
 
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 1400 
 
 070 
 
 10 
 
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 L'l 
 
 l5-(i 
 
 10 
 
 410 
 
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 110(1 
 
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 17 
 
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 llOd 
 
 iL' 
 
 iL'd 
 
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 is 
 
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 IsS 
 
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 10 
 
 L'O 
 
 L'l 
 
 I7L'II 
 
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 1000 
 
 
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 L'L'( 1 
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 1S70 
 
 L'l 
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 550 
 
 15 
 
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 The six \-arieti(."S of Indian corn wliicli liav(j i;i\-L'n the- lifuvicst 
 crops al the scvc-ral cxpcriniental farms iliiriiii; ivoo aiv the following"- : 
 
 ci;ntrai, i;.\i'i;rimi;ntai. iakm. 01 r\\\\. ont. 
 
 I. Thnro'lired While h'linl. 
 L'. Red Col) I'lnsilaije 
 
 I'er .\ere. 
 
 Tons, l.ljs. 
 
 . L'4 IL'SO ■ 4. Ci.iiil I'nilifie I'.n-ilaije 
 
 I'„ulv :\Iaslo 
 
 1710 
 
 I ::()() 
 
 Superior I'odder 
 
 All 
 
 iVL'ra<.;L- crop ot ^3 Ions 1,4 
 
 ;S 11 
 
 Sal/.er ^ .\il ( . 
 )s. per acre. 
 
 'Id. 
 
 I'er .Xere. 
 Tolls. l.tis. 
 . L':; IlioO 
 . L':; (ito 
 . 2:; :;io 
 
 i;xi'i;kimi;nt\i, i-akm i'or tiii', mauiti.mi-; 1'K()Vinci:s, naci-an, n.s. 
 
 I. Thoro'lired White I'linl. 
 '-'. Chain])ion While I'l'.irl. 
 
 II. Sujierior h'odder 
 
 I'er .\rre. 
 Tons. 
 
 . L'S 
 
 Lbs, 
 
 750 4. Cloud's I-;,irl.v Yell 
 
 1550 5. .M.iinuioth CuO.in. 
 
 1000 I 0. North Dakota Whiu 
 
 .Xere, 
 1,1) 
 
 L'4 
 
 I'll 10 
 I .",( 10 
 
 An avcrao;L' crop of 2C) tons 342 II is. per acre. 
 
 I 
 
I 
 ' I 
 
 •20 
 
 I':m'i;kimi:ntai, iaum iok mwitmux, iiKAMinN, man. 
 
 ]\r Ai Ti'. I IVr Arrc. 
 
 Tolls. I, lis. I Tnlis. ],lis 
 
 1. TlKiio'lpnil Wliiif I'liiit. , L".i I Kill 1. I'lvlv Yellow I.oii.n I'Mtfil L"_' lil'n 
 
 1.'. .N.iilli l),ikMi;i Whiii. :••_' IliKi ,•,, i:a!l\Ma>to<loil '-'il ".'-"i 
 
 ;i, I'e,U(r\ I'liilili,- L'-J L'U'd li. (.'iiiiiiinn'-. I'.aily L'li Tim 
 
 All ;i\(.t;io(.' cmp of jj tons i ,7'>ii lli>. prr iktc. 
 
 li.M'I'.KIMlNTAI, lAU.M inU Till'. NoKIIIU I.S 1' TlvKKIldUl I.S, IMilA.N ll.,.\I). N.W.T, 
 
 I'cf .\rrc. ' I'lT Alfi'. 
 
 'roll'., l.hs. Tons I. lis 
 
 I. ]'',.irl\- Yellow I.oii;,' I'.au'd Is Diid 1. Iviilv M.islodo'i Hi 11 In 
 
 •_'. Alltel of Miilniylit Is |imi .'). Maii'iiiiolli .S-rowcd I'liiil. !ii lllo 
 
 ;!, Tlioni'i)ri'(l While I'liiil .. 17 llL'O i\. Coiii]ilon\ isarly \*'i I'.lo 
 
 All avcra^^c cioj) of 17 Ujiis 525 lbs. jjcracic. 
 
 ]';\i'i;kimi:ni'ai, i'aum idr nurnsii (.oi.rMiu.v, \(i.vssi/, 11. c. 
 
 1 . Su])erior I''oiMer . . , 
 '.'.. 3IaiiiiiioUi Cidiaii. . , 
 .".. I'ride of the North . 
 
 I'er Acre. 1 Per Aeie, 
 
 Tolls. I, lis. Tolls. I, lis. 
 
 , L'li .S(l() 4. Red Coh I'.iisilaKe I'li .'lUd 
 
 L'li ('iSO ."1. Cloud's ICarlv Yellow 'St HUn 
 
 . I'll ;;()() (i. I'.xlra I'arlv iluniii LM 17l'o 
 
 An iU'crao;*.' crop of 23 tons i,S27 llis. ])lt acre. 
 
 The six varieties of Indian corn wliicli have t;iven the lieaviest 
 cro])s in ujtx), takin<^ the averaj^c of the results o))taineci un all the ex- 
 jierinieiital farms, are as follows : 
 
 I'er Acre. ! I'er Acre. 
 
 Tons, I, lis. Tons. I,hs. 
 
 1. Thoro'lii-ed While Mint. , -J^ ltl()(i 4. Clianqiioti While Pearl . . Jl lIUl 
 
 '). Iviriv Mastodon -1 l";!!! "1. Maniniolh Cuhaii L'O Kil'l' 
 
 •j. Superior iMxlder ■_'] 1()40 (i. Cloud's Ivirly Yellow 20 lllitj 
 
 All average crop of 21 tons 1,341 Ihs. per acre. 
 
 The averao;e weioht, cut j^reeii, of all the varieties of Indian corn 
 tested at each of the experimental farms in kjoo was as follows : At 
 Ottawa, iS tons i.SfiS lbs. ])er acre ; Xappan, 21 tons (149 lbs. ; P.ran- 
 don, if) tons i.4or) lbs.; Indian Head, ' p, tons 1,74') lbs., ;uid at 
 A.uassiz, 1 1) tons 414 lbs. The a\'eraoe return i^iven by the whole ul 
 the varieties at all tlie farms was iS tons 17 lbs. per acre. 
 
 TRIAL PLOTS OF TURNIPS. 
 
 Tweiity-eioht varieties of turiii]>s were tested durino; i90<-i sewn on 
 drills or on the tlal 2 ' _■ feet ajiart. Two .sowiii}.js were made at each 
 f;i in, the second about two weeks later tluiii the first. The dates of 
 sowiiio' ill each ca.sc will be found in the accoiii])an\ino; table ; the 
 dates on which the roots were .pulled were as follows : At Ottawa, 
 October Kitli ; Xappan, November ist : Ih-andon, October 2yth ; 
 Indian Head, October Sth, and at Aj^assiz, October 23rd. The yield 
 ]ier acre in each case has been calculated from the weight of roots 
 gathered from two rows, each 66 feet long. 
 
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 Tolls 
 
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 TRIAL PLOTS OF MANGELS. 
 
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 n average crop oi ^- tons A^o lbs. per acre. 
 
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 An averaj^e crop of 16 tons 516 Ihs. per acre. 
 
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 Ions 
 
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 sowing of 3 tons .S44 lbs. ])er aerc. 
 
 TRIAL PLOTS OF CARROTS. 
 
 Nineteen varieties of carrots were muler test (hiring 1900, all sown 
 «n drills or on the flat, in rows two feet ajxirt. Two sowings wx-w 
 made in each case, the second sowing two weeks later than tlie fir-t. 
 For reasons submitted on page 3 no returns are given in the apjKMukd 
 table from the l)raneh farm at Indian Head, ai'd the results of tin- 
 second .sowing only at Brandon. 
 
 The dates ot sowing will be found in the accompanying table, tlk 
 dates on which the roots were jnilled were the following : At Ottawa, 
 October i6tli ; Nappan, November 2nd ; Brandon, October 4th, and at 
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 ci;NT:iAi, i:xr.':i<iMi:vT.\i, iwu.m, ottawa, ox 
 
 IV-r AiTi'. I Vvr Acre. 
 
 Tons. I, lis. Tons. Lbs. 
 
 ]. C.iiinl White Vos^a-s ;;s Issi) ^. Half I,on,^' While :V.] ILw 
 
 1'. Xi'w While Inlernie- 5. I verson's Champion ;>_ 1:140 
 
 (liate "7 L'.')i) I (1. Cieen Top White ( )rlhe DJ ,')!.■> 
 
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 An avera.i^e crop of ,Vt ^o""^ 7" ^l'"'' P'-'f ^Ln'e. 
 
 i;xi'i;rimi':xtai. i-arm i'ok riir: M.vRrriMi': i-uovincks, n.mm'.^x, n.s. 
 
 Per Act . I Per Acre. 
 
 Tons. Lhs. ' Tons. I,1>s. 
 
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 An average crop of j6 tons 1,597 ^^^^- P*^'' 'it're. 
 
 i;xri;KiMi-:N"rAi. i-ai^m i'or :manmtoba, nnAxnox, max. 
 
 Per Acre. I Per Acre, 
 
 Tons. I.bs. j Tons. I^bs. 
 
 T'roni second sowiiij^ onh-. ' 4. P.arlv Oeni .'> 1000 
 
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 L'. ir.ilt' I.oiiiL,' Chanlenav. . . 5 1000 ' 0. C.uerande or Ox-liearl.. . . 5 500 
 
 ;;. r.iant While Vo.sjres.' 5 1000 . 
 
 An avera.t^e crop of 5 tons i ,000 lbs per acre. 
 
 i;Xl'URIMi:XTAI. HARM TOR HRITISII COI.U.MHIA, ACASSI/., B.C. 
 
 Per Acre. 
 Tons. Lbs. 
 
 1 Giant White Vos,i;es .">0 l(iO 
 
 •J. Ini])roveil Short White. 3-") 400 
 
 ',). Ontario Chaiii])ion. 2nd 
 
 sowin'T ;V) 400 
 
 Per Acre. 
 Toils. I.bs. 
 
 4. Half l.on.i,' White ;!;! 
 
 0. New White Internie- 
 
 diale 31 4S0 
 
 6. I'.arls Oeiii lis li'OO 
 
 An average crop of 33 tons 440 lbs per acre. 
 
 The six varieties of carrots which have produced tne heaviest 
 crops in lyno, takini^ the avera,<:[e of the results obtained on the four 
 experimental farms named, are the following: — 
 
 Per Acre. ! Per Acre. 
 
 Tons. I.bs. ' Tons. Ll>s. 
 
 1 . Giant White Vosv'es :!:! 7ss 4. Xew White I n t e r 111 e- 
 
 L'. Half Long White :'.L' lill i diate ,S0 1251 
 
 3. Improved' Short White. 30 lL-")i ' 5. Creen Top White Ortlie L'S lOi'O 
 
 G. Ontario Champion 27 9-8 
 
 An average crop of 30 ton ; i ,053 ll)s. per acre. 
 
•20 
 TRIAL PLOTS OF SUGAR BEETS. 
 
 vSix varieti ts of su-ar l)cc-ts have l)c-eii tested (luring- 1900. sown 
 on drills or ou the flat two feet apart. Two sowiii-swere made in 
 each case, the second sowing- at)oiit two weeks later than the first 
 I'or reasons subnnttcd on pa^e 5 no returns are j^iven in the at)pende(i 
 table from the branch farm at Ajrassiz. 
 
 The dates of sowing will be found in the accompanvins table 
 the dates on which the roots were pulled were the following • \[ 
 Ottawa, October K.th ; Xappan, October 24th ; Brandon, October 4th 
 and at Indian Head September 2Sth. The vicld per acre in each 
 instance has been calculated from the weight of roots gathered from 
 two rows, each 66 feet long. 
 
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 TliL' four varieties of sui^jar i)ects which have producecltlie heaviest 
 crops at the four experimental farms in kjch) are the following ; 
 
 (Unless otherwise stated the yields given are all from the earliest 
 sown jilotsj. 
 
 CKNTRAI. i:.\l'i;UIMl'.NTAI, I'AKM, OTTAWA, ONT, 
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 Tolls. l,t)s. I 
 
 Danish Iiiiprovcil 42 SIO 3. Iiiiprovi'd Tiii])frial . . 
 
 Waii/lehtjii 40 ."..V) j ■). Rid Top Sii^'ar 
 
 An averaiL^e crop of yj tons i.jjo llis. jier acre. ^ 
 
 I'lT Acre. 
 
 Tolls. IJ)S. 
 
 . ;17 TisU 
 
 
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 i;xi'i;kimi:n'i'\i. iwum tor thi' mauitimi'; ruovixcivS, xaim-an, n.s. 
 
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 1. Tni])rovtMl Iin]K'iial H7 107") ; !?. Daiiisli Rfl Top oO l.S7."> 
 
 L'. Rc-ilTop Sii^ar I'..") iL'.') i 4. Wan/.k-htii L'S ]L':.'.'> 
 
 An average crop of 3,^ tons 75 11)S. jier acre 
 
 i;xim;k;mi;ntai, i'akm '■•)k MA.viroitA, urandon, ma.n 
 
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 Tons. ],l)s. 
 I. nanish Red Toj) ( 2ii(l 
 
 so\viii}() 14 1040 
 
 :.', W'aiizleliL-ii (2iul sow- 
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 3. Illi])rovi'(l IiiiiKiial 2ii(l 
 
 sowing I 13 l,")t> 
 
 4. Red Top Sui^ar [ Jiid sow- 
 
 ing) '. 11 IL'32 
 
 An average crop of 13 tons 202 lbs. per acre. 
 
 K.KI'KRIMKNTAI, l-'ARM KOR TUK NORTilWK.ST THRRITORIKS, INOIAN' HEAD, N.W.T. 
 
 I'er Acre. 
 Tons. Lbs. 
 I. Red Top Sugar (2nd sow- 
 ing > 1") 1125 
 
 '2. Waiizleheii (2iid sow- 
 ing) 12 1740 
 
 Per .Acre. 
 Tons. Lbs. 
 
 3. Danish Red Top (2iid 
 
 sowing) r_' 1 0-'O 
 
 4. Vihnorin's Improved 
 
 (211(1 sowing) II H170 
 
 An average crop of 13 tons 614 ll)s. per acre. 
 
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 The four varieties of sugar beets which have produced the 
 heaviest crojis in lyoo, taking the average of the results obtained at all 
 tlie experimental farms excepting Agassi/., are the fcjllowing: — 
 
 Per Acre. [ Per Acre. 
 
 Tons. Lbs. i Tons, Lt>s. 
 
 1. Itr.])roved Imperial 24 lOOS | 3. Wan/leben 22 7V,ii 
 
 2. Red Top Sugar 23 ir),-)7l 4. Danish Red To]) 21 I lOS 
 
 An average crop of 23 tons 132 ll)s. per acre. 
 
 The early sown jilots of sugar beets have given larger crojis than 
 tliose later .sown at the exi)erimental farms at Ottawa and Nai)pan. 
 while those later sown at Brandon and Indian Head have given inmost 
 instances the iarger crops. The average results however from all the 
 laniis .sliow a difference in the crops of 1900 of 3 tons 741 lbs. per 
 acre in favour of the early sowings. 
 
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 32 
 
 TRIAL PLOTS OF POTATOES. 
 
 ICij;lity-t\vn variclius of potatoes have been tinder trial in iniifonn 
 test plots tlnrin;^- 1900. The potatoes tor jjlanlinj; were eut into ])ieies 
 with two or three eyes in each and these were i)lanted in rows 2 '_• iVet 
 apart, the sets heinj; placed a foot a])art in the rows. The I'oUowiiiL^ 
 were the dates of planting: At ()tta\.'a, ]>lanted on M;iy 22nd and 2,V(1, 
 dn^ Oetoljer 9th to 1 ith; Xap])an, i)lanted Jnne 6th, diij; October i' tli; 
 Urandon, planted May 2-^rd, dn^ vSepteinher 2()th; Indian Head, 
 l)lanted Ma\- i.jth, du,^^ vSej)t. 2t)th, and at Agassi/., planted May 17th 
 and iStli and ihvj; October 1st to 4th. 
 
 TNI FORM Tl'lST PLOTS Ol'^ POTATOKS. 
 
 YIKI.n AT TIIK SKVKRAI, KXI'HRIMKNTAI, KARMS 
 
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 Name of \'ariftv. 
 
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 ] Vanier 
 
 1> Ivirlv Sunrise 
 
 8 Irish' Cobbler 
 
 4 Rose No. 9 
 
 f) lUiriiaby Seedlinjf . . 
 (i Northern ri\iy 
 
 7 l'"leini s h H e a u t y 
 I SeedHnj; . 
 
 8 Empire Slate 
 
 9 Money Maker 
 
 KXiencral (iordon . . . . 
 
 11 Polaris 
 
 lL>Late Puritan 
 
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 14 Seattle 
 
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 17 Stale of Maine 
 
 JS X'iek's I'^xtra Ivirly.. 
 IDSliarjie's Seedlinif .- 
 
 20 New (jueeu 
 
 I'l Rochester Rose 
 
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 IT) I'.arlv Market 
 
 :.'(; Rural iilush 
 
 27 Dreer's vSlaudanl. , 
 
 28 Maule's Thorouj^h 
 
 bred 
 
 29 Reeve's Ro.se 
 
 ::W Brown's Rot Proof.. 
 
 311. X. I 
 
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 34 Holborn Abundance 
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 517 
 502 
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 490 
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 481 
 481 
 475 
 475 
 470 
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 457 
 
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 455 
 451 
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 437 
 
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 259 
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 495 
 
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 347 
 
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 435 
 420 
 444 
 451 
 448 
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 282 
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 311 
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 242 
 
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 408 
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 294 
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 431 
 485 
 396 
 552 
 511 
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 459 
 358 
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 395 
 
 32 
 
 157 
 
 27 
 
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 47 
 
 150 
 
 54 
 
 398 
 
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 235 
 
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 391 
 
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 142 
 
 
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 The twelve varieties of potatoes wliieli liave jjrodiiced tlie largest 
 crops at the several experimental lariiis in lyoo, are the lollowiiig ; 
 
 CKNTRAI. KXI'KRIMKNTAI, I'AUM, OTTAWA, ONT. 
 
 IV r AiTL. 
 Hush. M)s. 
 
 1. \':mii-r {J7(> L'4 
 
 :.'. I'.ail V Suiirisf .V'.'J 24 
 
 :;. Irisli" Ci.hl)lcr r>:\-2 L'4 
 
 t. Kosi- \(). I) :>■_'« 
 
 ■). Hiini!il)y SccdliiiK ')•_'.") 4.S 
 
 (!. Ni>i thiTii Spy 'I'S) 4S 
 
 Pit Aciv, 
 
 lUtsli. I.l,>. 
 
 7. I'lfiiiish lUMUtySet'dliiij^ rvj") -ts 
 
 s. I'jiijjiiv Suilo^ "il!) 11' 
 
 '.I. Mom-v ,M:ikLT :<\7 
 
 10. ('iciuTiil ( rordoii .")I7 
 
 11. I'olaris .")0l,' rJ. 
 
 11.'. I.ati- I'lititan V.V2 Is 
 
 All averaj;e crop of 524 hiishels ;^^ ll)s. per acre. 
 
 1';.\|'i:kimi;nt \i, i'akm i'ok tiii': makii'imi'. i'i<i)\inci;s, nappav, n.s. 
 
 I'lT .\crc. 
 
 lillsll. I,1)S. 
 
 Per AiTi'. 
 
 nu>ii. i.i.s. 
 
 II. 
 
 •1:1 Al)iiii(lanii' (Id.") 
 
 It ish I)aisy . . 
 Irish Ciihhlrr 
 
 I. I'.vtivtl, 
 
 :>. I 
 
 carci' s rn/e 
 
 Wii 
 
 (1. SiattU- 
 
 ■i,S!> 
 
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 4!)-) 
 
 4.S 
 3(i 
 
 7. Xi.rtlurii Spv 4'.IL' 
 
 s. ShaijR-'s Si'i'illiiijr 4',M» 
 
 !t. N'aiiifr 
 ID. I'arlv riiiitail. 
 
 4S4 
 
 IS I 
 
 Hill .\y( 
 liuni.i!)' 
 
 L'l 
 
 Si'i'.U 
 
 An avcraiL^re cro]-) of 51 1 Imsliels ^'^ ll>s. i)er acre. 
 
 i:\ri'.Knii:NTAi, i'aum iok manitoha, hkandon, man. 
 
 I'lT Acre. 
 Bush. I,1)s. 
 
 1. Dakota Red 
 •J. I>"la\varc . . . 
 
 SiMltle 
 
 4. Carman N 
 
 <). I 
 
 Xi 
 
 \'ariclv Xo. I 
 
 ;{4S 
 :^4S 
 
 :;44 
 
 1). Troy Scetllinj;; 
 
 20 
 20 
 
 40 
 20 
 
 I\r .\rrc 
 lUish. l.lis 
 
 7. lirowm'H's WiiitK-r. 
 !S. Siecilinj.; No. 7 
 
 J,i/,/.ii 
 
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 10. Money Maker. . 
 
 1 1 . Seeillinj.; Xo. 230 
 
 12. Carman Xo. 3. . 
 
 :ui 
 
 •Ml 
 :U)8 
 
 ■10 
 
 Id 
 
 4d 
 
 An average crop of 325 bu.shels 12 lbs. per acre. 
 
 i;xi'i;uiMi:.NTAI, I'ARM I'OK THIC NORTII-WICST TICRRITORIHS, INDIAN IIKAI), N.W.T. 
 
 A^'P-. 
 
 I.l'-. 
 
 Per Acre. 
 Hush. Lbs. 
 
 1. RocIrsUt Rose 722 
 
 2. Amerieaii Wonder ()(i2 
 
 I). American Ciiant (1")(') 
 
 4. iMupirc StaU 
 
 Seattle 
 
 !eaut\' u 
 
 f ]h 
 
 ()07 
 ()d7 
 59S 
 
 Ter 
 Bush. 
 
 7. Uncle Sam 
 
 S. Iiisli Daisv 
 
 !>. State of M'aine. 
 
 Id. Delaware 
 
 15 I II. New Variety X 
 I") I 12. Carman Xo. i. . 
 
 -).' 
 
 o. I 
 
 oC) 
 
 An a\'erage crop of 6(15 bushels 35 ll)s. per acre. 
 
 ];."v1'];ki.mi;ntai. i'aum i-(ik hkitisii coi.rMHiA, aoassi/, n.c. 
 
 1. Readin;,' C.iaiit.. 
 
 2. Seedlim: Xo. 2V 
 
 I). t.'U. 
 
 r L : 
 
 Per Acre. 
 
 Bnsh. l.hs. 
 2'. 17 
 2:12 ?,i\ 
 
 ;{. Li/./.ie's I'ride 2 '2 
 
 4. Isarly Market 2S() 
 
 ."1. T! ale's Chamiiion 2dS 
 
 Per 
 Bush. 
 
 I 7. Xortherii Sj 
 
 "i\ , S. Ro.se Xo. 9 
 
 .'!() j '.t. I'ncle Sam 
 
 oO 10. J)ikota Rei 
 
 24 II. Rural Bins 
 
 IS I 12. Pride of the Market 
 
 1 
 
 2: 
 
 • )• 
 
 -d 
 
 ->' 
 
 h 
 
 .J' 
 
 Acrr 
 I,!.-. 
 .'|i) 
 
 ii; 
 
 .>23 
 
 An average crop of 255 bushels 50 lbs. per acre. 
 
Tlic twelvi' varic'tifs of jiotatoes which haw pnxhi'Ml thr lar^i'st 
 crops ill i()()<), taking Uil- avi'ta^i- <<( ihc usiilts ohtaiiK-d ;ii all the i-x- 
 pLiiiiicntal I'aniis, arc tiic i'ollowiii^ : 
 
 t! 
 
 I'lT A.M.'. I 
 
 liiish. l,t)s. I 
 
 1. SiMttlf -i;?!) LN ! 
 
 '2. Aiiu'rican WoiidiT 4()rt r>7 ! 
 
 ;i. Nnrtlii'tii Si)v II).'! ti 
 
 4. Irish Daisv.' -Iir.' f)7 j 
 
 '.. Irish Cohhk-r :'.'.tS L'l , 
 
 (i. Vaiiier .•'■'.I.') ;;•_» | 
 
 7. I'lulo S.iiii 
 
 s. Kuril lUush 
 
 1>. Ui)sf No. '.t 
 
 111. Caniiaii No I . . , 
 
 1 1. SiciUinv; No. :j,i> 
 
 IJ. llcillini II Ahiiiidaiicf 
 
 I'll- Acri'. 
 
 llllsll. I,hs. 
 ;!!t| 
 
 :isi» 
 
 :!S7 
 
 iiSli 
 
 i:t 
 ;;,s 
 
 4] 
 
 An avcrai^c cmp of ^V)"^ lui-^ln-l^ i;, 11 >s. pi.r at-rc 
 
 TIk" avLTai^c crop r)f all ihc wirictii-; of jiotalors Usti.il al vAch of 
 the cxpcriinciital farms was as follows: Al ()tt:iwa, 415 liii>h(.'ls ji, 
 ll)s. jKT acre ; N;ipi)aii, 414 hiishcls ,^7 lbs.; Ihaiuloii, -\si Imshcls 
 ;,4 Ihs.; Indian Head, 455 hn^licls i Ih., and .it A.L;assiz, 170 Im^hcls 
 57 His. the avcraj.;c return ^ivcn 1>>- the whole of the irielie.s at all the 
 farms was 341 1)ushcls 30 lbs. per acre. 
 
 
 I '; 
 
 ii 
 
 if 
 
 ^ ti 
 
AVERAGE OF CROPS TOR THE PAST PIVE AND SIX YEARS. 
 
 'I'lic t^-^^llls (if ixpii iiiuiiU willi Nafit'lir-i of ^v.nw tn ascHTtaiii 
 tli'ir irlaliw pKultu'tivciH-'ss hiToiiK' iiiiirli iiiotv rL'lial)k' and cniK-liisivi.' 
 wlii'ii llir a\iia);i' I'Spi'vii'iu'i' of a M'iir> i)f vfars can In- >;i\<.'ii. In 
 llii'^ way ^li^lil xariatiou^ ali^ill^^ from iiK(|\iaIilv of >oil and \ariahilil\ 
 of siMxiii ail', lo a larv;i' iNtfiil (.•(|uali/*.'<l, ami llu' coinln-'ioii^ nacluil 
 hc'i'ouK' a iiiiu'li moll' \aIiialiU- L;iii(k' to tlu' fariiui' in Ili^ st'k'cliou ot 
 si't'il. 'I'Ih' loiii^i'f tin.' (.Npi. riiiR-iits aw coiiiiniKil tin.' nioir ai'iiiiaif 
 air llir imliralioiis i;i\(.'il. Tllr rxiiiTiiiirr-' luMr nroldi'd with iiio-,! 
 of IIk- iiioir ini|Mirlanl ciic-al-. now rowv a pciiod of llwor six Mars. 
 
 FIVE AND SIX YEAKV EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF OATS. 
 
 Tin.' twelve variclii'S of oats wliieh haw a\(.Ta.i;c(i tin.' luavitst 
 crops at tilt.- several experimental farms diirinis^ the jiast five and six 
 years, aie llie following; : 
 
 CKNTUAI, i;\I'i;KIMl.NTAr, I'AKM, OTTAWA, ONT. 
 
 .VviTiij^c forsis yiMis. 
 
 I'cr acre. I Per nrre. 
 
 Busli. J.hs. ' Busli. l.l.s. 
 
 1. HaiiMiT (IS LT) I 7. (ii)l(U'ii Hiautv »>:! 7 
 
 2. CoMcii Ciaiit (i(> 11 S. OdiTlinuli . .' (i.'i 
 
 '.'. Iiii])i<)\i(l I.ij^owo ().") 
 
 10. Havariaii 6L' 
 
 ■'). .Aiiuiii'.m Triiiiii])!! <>'> L'7 
 
 4. llnKt.iii rrolifii- tl.") L'O 
 
 .'). JoaiU'tli- (14 12 I 1 1. Cnlmiilius (i'J 
 
 G. Aiiuriraii Ik'aiily C.;! HI | J •_>. Ha/lelt's Seizure (il 
 
 An a\ rraj^e crop of 64 bushels 5 lbs. per acre. 
 
 KXPKRIMliN'fAI, F.VRM VOK Till'; MAKITIMI', I'KOVINCItS, NAPPAN, N.S. 
 
 Avcrajje for six years. 
 
 I 
 
 1 
 L'(l 
 
 Per aere. 
 Bush. ].l)s. 
 
 1. Wallis 75 7 
 
 2. ^V]lile Russian 72 
 
 o. ( )(levl)rui-li 71 
 
 4. Mni'olii 70 
 
 5. Ivirly Hldssoiii 70 
 
 (). BaninT 70 
 
 :!() 
 
 17 
 
 Per 
 Bush. 
 
 7. C.oltk-u Heautv (1!) 
 
 S. Wi.ie Awake.'. (il) 
 
 \). While Selioueii (iS 
 
 10. Ahvssinia (IS 
 
 11. I'euse OS 
 
 12. Cream Ivsiypliau BS 
 
 [lere. 
 
 J.hs. 
 24 
 21 
 
 l,"i 
 
 S 
 
 s 
 s 
 
 An averai^e orop of 70 bushels S 11)S. per acre. 
 
 ];.\l'i:UIMl'.NTAl. l-AKM lOK MAMToUA, liKANnoN, MAN 
 Average for ll\i.' years. 
 
 I'or reasons j.;i\-en on pai;e 5 the crops of oats for 1900 are not 
 inchuled. 
 
 Per aere. 
 
 Ihish. Lbs. 
 
 1. Aiiierieau Heautv ",)'.) t> 
 
 2. r.auuer '. !•! (1 
 
 U. Havarian M!! L'."> 
 
 4. Ivirly Cdldeii Pnilific SS 22 
 
 5. (i<iliieu (iiaut S") 25 
 
 6. Hi)lsteiu Proiitie s!) 2(> 
 
 Per .u-re. 
 
 Push. l.li--. 
 
 7. While Seln)Utii Sll 4 
 
 S. C.ihk'U Ileauty S2 -d 
 
 '.I. Auu'rii'au Triuui])li SI II 
 
 Id. .Mnuitlaui'e 7S 4 
 
 11. Calil'oniia Prolilu- lilk... 77 I'.t' 
 
 12. Cohuuhus 77 
 
 All average crop of S5 bushels 15 li)s, per acre. 
 
87 
 
 I M'KRIMl.NT.M, I \KM luK rill'. Nt •!< ill WI'ST TI'KRITi )KI I.S. INI)|\.\ lll'.AK, N.W.T. 
 
 Avt-nini' I'lif liv»' M'iirs, 
 
 l-'or iiMNoiis j;ivi'ii on piiK*-' 5 tl'.i.' ti(i|)s of mils tor ii)'x> atr not 
 iiu'llidcd. 
 
 IVr aiTi'. ; I'cr mri-. 
 
 I»ll-,ll. I.l.s lillsll, I.t,s, 
 
 I, (.'cliiiiiliiis SS •_'(! 7, ll.iv.iriaii S| 'J-J 
 
 V lloNuin rroliCu- S' s s. Uliito Sclioinii Si |7 
 
 :; Ann liiaii lU'iiiily Sli III '.). Ivirly ( '.nMi'ii I'nililii'. . . , Ml \l\ 
 
 •I. AliiiiKl.iiiif . . . . ! s.') I III. Ivirlv .\r(li,i,i-il ,HI '.]'2 
 
 .■| Cnliliii llc.iiity ,s;; 'J I II. .\iiniiiiin Triiimii'i Nil ',U\ 
 
 I. \\ iilf .\\\.ikf.'. S'J |-J. Ilaiiiiir M) L'7 
 
 An a\XM;i„e iTop of S,^ hiislicl.s i,^ Ihs. ])(.t aciv. 
 
 Cliatii]M(in Oats — some of the heaviest a\L'ra.<.jc yieldurs in six jcats' tri il. 
 Nn. I, liaiiuer; 2, Oilorbnu-h; .^, Cnlmiilms; 4, W'hilu Silujiu-ii; 5, Ilolslcia 
 riiiliiu-; 6, Aiin-riiMii Hraiity; 7, (ioIiIlii (liaiil. 
 
 i;.\i'i:i<imi;nt.\i, i \i<m iok iiKirisii (.oMNnii \, .viv.vh.si/, h 
 AvtTa^U' for six yi'ars. 
 I'tr .\crc. 
 
 4. 
 
 (riiliU'ii Ciaiil . . 
 
 1! IIIIU'!- 
 
 I.iiuolii 
 
 I'.arly lUossoill . . 
 
 I'ia\ariaii 
 
 I'.ailv Collilaiid. 
 
 I'lUsh. I. lis. 
 (i7 lo 
 
 .Ml 
 oil 
 
 •-".) 
 
 7. Cohiiiilms. 
 
 ^. liiu'kln'i-'s IlliiKiis 
 
 '.1. I'rDlilu- Hlk Tarlaiiaii . 
 
 ID. Ilolsli-iii rrolifii- 
 
 1 1. Al)y>>illia 
 
 I -. Ainericaii ItfaiUv 
 
 C. 
 
 Per 
 
 lillsll 
 
 ■")7 
 57 
 
 r)7 
 r.ti 
 
 .\i-n'. 
 
 . I.I.S. 
 
 :;() 
 
 4 
 
 :!1 
 
 ft' 
 
 An avLTas^c crop ot" 59 bushels 10 11)S. per acre. 
 
rrwr 
 
 ^pw 
 
 ,! 
 
 ■f '- 
 
 38 
 
 The twelve varieties of oats which have i)roduced the larj^^est 
 average crops for the jiast five or six years on all the experiineiilal 
 farms, and hence may, jierhajis, he regarded as worthy of being plan d 
 at the head of the list for general cultivation, are the following : 
 
 Per Acre. 
 
 Ihish. I.hs. 
 
 1 , Banner 75 1 ') 
 
 2. American Heautv .... 74 lU 
 Ti. liavarian ' 71 31 
 
 4. Coldeii C.iaiit 71 10 
 
 5. Holstein Trolific 71 lH 
 
 6. lUickhee's Illinois 70 2.S 
 
 Per Acn-. 
 
 I?ush. I.hs, 
 
 7. Cohimbns 70 1.") 
 
 K, (loldeii IJeautv <>!> .".il 
 
 1». Karlv (Golden 'Prolific , . ()<> '2S 
 
 10. While vSchonen (W li; 
 
 11. Oderbrnch OS ,", 
 
 lU. Wallis ()H L' 
 
 An average crop of 70 bu.shels 31 lbs. per acre. 
 
 FIVE AND SIX YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF BARLEY. 
 
 TWO-ROWKn BARI^KV. 
 
 The six varieties of two-rowed barley which have averaged llu' 
 heaviest crops at the several experimental farms during the i)ast ti\c 
 and six years are the following : 
 
 CHNTR.\I, ICXI'KRIMKNTAr, I'.XRM, OTTAW.X, ONT. 
 
 Averaj^e for six ye^rs. 
 
 Per .-Vcrc. 
 lUish. Lbs. 
 
 1 . Beaver 4") 17 
 
 2. Canadian Thorpe 44 KS 
 
 3 Ireiich Chevalier 43 23 
 
 Per .\iTo. 
 Bush. M)S 
 
 4. Sidney 42 17 
 
 5. Bolton 42 
 
 6. Victor 41 M 
 
 An average crop of 43 bushels 7 lbs. per acre. 
 
 KXPERIMRNTAT< KARM FOR THK MARITIMK PROVINCBS, NAPPAN, N..'*. 
 
 Average for six years. 
 
 Per Acre. 
 Bush. Lbs. 
 
 1. Beaver 42 41 
 
 2. Danish Chevalier 42 21 
 
 3. Freiich Chevalier 41 25 
 
 An average croji of 41 bushels 15 lbs. per acre. 
 
 Per Acre. 
 Bush. I.b-,, 
 
 4. Xei)ean 40 L'n 
 
 5. Newton 40 L'd 
 
 0. Canadian Thorpe 40 1.'! 
 
 i;\ri;uiMi;NTAi, i'akm vor manitoha, hrandon, man. 
 A\i'ra_i(e for five years. 
 
 For reasons given on Jiage 5, the crops of two-rowed barlry a' 
 Brandon for kjoo are not included. 
 
 Per Acre. ' Per Acir. 
 
 Bush. M)s. Bush. I.l'-. 
 
 1. French Chevalier .M 4 4. Newton 47 1- 
 
 '2. Siilnev 4!t 30 5. Bolton 47 I 
 
 3. Nepean. 47 24 0. Victor 45 bi 
 
 An average crop of 47 bu.shels 46 li)s. ]x.»r acre. 
 
30 
 
 KXriCRlMliNTAI. I'ARM 1"«)R TlIK NORTHWKST TKRRITORIIiS, INDIAN UKAD, N.W.T. 
 
 Averaj^e for five years. 
 
 For rcast.iis j^iveii on ]iajie 5, the crops of two-rowed barley at 
 Indian Head for ujoo are not included. 
 
 Per Acre. 
 Hush. L,bs. 
 
 1 . I'reiK-h Chevalier (50 12 
 
 •_'. Danish LhevaHer 58 24 
 
 ;;. CauacUaii Thorjje . 
 
 J).) 
 
 M 
 
 Per Ac re. 
 Hush. I<h.s. 
 4. Prize Prohfic 54 14 
 
 5. Heaver 
 (i. Siduev 
 
 
 An average crop of 55 bu.shels 31 Ib.s. per acre. 
 
 '■ 
 
 1 
 
 KXl'KRIMHNTAI, KARM FOR BRITISH COUUMHIA, AC.ASSIZ, H.C. 
 
 Average for six years. 
 
 Per acre. 
 Hush. Lh.s. 
 
 1. Canadian Thorjie 'M\ 12 
 
 2. l''rench Chevalier ."to 47 
 
 ;>, Danisli Chevalier ;]5 4(1 
 
 Per acre. 
 Hush. Kl)s. 
 
 4. Kiuver Chev.lier ;U 44 
 
 5. Heaver ;!4 20 
 
 t). Prize Prolific 3:5 3 
 
 An average crop of 35 bushel.s 4 ll;s. per acre. 
 
 The six varieties of two-rowed l)arley which liave ])r()dnced 
 tlie largest crops for the past five and six years, taking llie average of 
 the results ol)tained on all the experimental faiins are • 
 
 Per acre, i Per acre. 
 
 Hush. I,hs. ' Hu.sh. Ll)s. 
 
 1. I'lench Chevalier 45 45 4. (.':: i, diau Thorjie •);*> ;U) 
 
 2. Danish Chevalier 44 14 5. New.. mi 42 (> 
 
 Heaver 44 
 
 (■). Siduev 41 
 
 :{,s 
 
 An average crop of 43 bushels 30 lbs. ])er acre. 
 
 six-RowKn nARi.Kv. 
 
 The six varieties of six-rowed barley which have averaged the 
 heaviest crops :',t the several experimental farms for the past five and 
 .six years, are the following : 
 
 CI:NTRAI, KXI'URIMKNTAI, I'AKM, ottawa, ont. 
 Average for six years. 
 
 Per acre. 
 Hush. Lbs. 
 
 1, Odessa 55 Ki 
 
 2, .Meiisurv 54 Sd 
 
 ;!. Roval .'. 5:i 18 
 
 Per acre. 
 Hush. M)S. 
 
 4. Pioneer 5:> I 
 
 5. Oderhrueh -4S ;i(> 
 
 (>. Cninuion 48 23 
 
 An average crop of ^2 bushels 13 lbs. jht acre. 
 
 hl\: 
 
 i:.\i'i';i<iMi:xTAi. i'akm i^k tiiic makitimi', i>R()\inci:s, naim-an, n.s. 
 
 .\verage for six years. 
 
 Per acre. 1 
 
 r.ush. ]J)s. 
 
 . Mensurv 51 45 
 
 2. Trooper '4 31 
 
 ; . Surprise 44 P? 
 
 Per acre. 
 Hush. Lbs. 
 
 4. Odessa 4.! 13 
 
 5. Oderbruch 42 44 
 
 (5. Stella 42 21 
 
 An average crop of 44 bushels 44 lbs. per acre. 
 
40 
 
 tr 
 
 KXPKRIMENTAI, I'ARM I'OR M ANITOllA, r.IlANDON, MAX. 
 
 Average for five }ears. 
 
 For reasons given on page 5 the crops of six-rowed l)arle}- at. 
 Brandon for lyoo are not inclnded. 
 
 Per acre. 
 Bush. lybs. 
 
 1 . Troo])er 57 9 
 
 2. Coimiioii ")() 4 
 
 3. Mensiiry 5o 8 
 
 Per acre. 
 Bush. I,hs. 
 
 4. Niii^ent o;i .In 
 
 5. Suininil .52 L''. 
 
 (». Surprise .'i 1 in 
 
 An average crop of 54 bushels 20 lbs. pjr acre. 
 
 VCXPKRI.MKNTAI, FARM I'OR TIIK NORTH WKST TKRRITORIKS, INDIAN HHAD, N.W.T. 
 
 Avera}j;e for five years. 
 
 For rea.sons given on i)age 5 the crops of six-rowed barley at 
 Indian Head for 1900 are not included. 
 
 Per acre. 
 Bush. lyhs. 
 
 1. Rennie's Iii)])rove(l ')2 10 
 
 2. Odessa 50 44 
 
 3. Meiisurv 58 20 
 
 Per acre. 
 Bush. Lbs. 
 
 4 . Troo]>er 58 
 
 5. Coiiiinon 57 
 
 (>. Baxter 57 
 
 lt> 
 
 An average crf)p of 58 bushels 9 lbs. per acre. 
 
 ];xpkrimi;ntai< farm for uritish coi,rMBi.\, a(;assi/., h.c. 
 Average for si.v j'cars. 
 
 Per acre. 
 Hush. I<hs. 
 
 1. jMeiisnr\- 155 157 
 
 2. Oderhruch Ho 21) 
 
 ;}. Baxter ;i5 2 
 
 Per acR'. 
 lUish. I.:i>. 
 
 4. Odessa ;U 1 
 
 5. Coiniuou ol} 1 l! 
 
 (i. Royal ;j:! l",i 
 
 An average crop of 34 bushels 26 lbs. i)jr acre. 
 
 The six varieties of six-rowed barley which have ])roduced tlie 
 largest crojis for the ])ast five and six years, taking the average of ll'e 
 results obtained on all the experimental farms, are : 
 
 Per acre. 
 Bu-ih. Lbs. 
 
 1. Mensurv 51 !) 
 
 2. Trooper 48 10 
 
 3. Odessa 48 
 
 Per acri'. 
 Bush. I,b,. 
 
 4. Cotniuon 4(i 4<) 
 
 5. Royal 4(1 -'> 
 
 t). Oderbruch 4(i 2 
 
 An average crop of 47 bushels 39 ll)s. per acre. 
 
 FIVE AND SIX YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF SPRING. V H'^AT. 
 
 Tho twelve varieties of .spring wheat which have awra^^e ' the 
 heaviest crops at the several experimental farms during the \'. i hw 
 and .six years, are the following : 
 
 CKNTRAI, KXPKRIMICNTAI., FARM, oTT.\WA, ONT. 
 
 Average for si.x years. 
 Per acre. 
 
 Bush. Lbs. 
 
 1. Preston 28 ;i() 
 
 2. Welhnan's I'ife 27 II 
 
 3. Colorado 2t) 15 
 
 4. Hurou 25 18 
 
 fl. Monarch 25 (i 
 
 o 
 
 Per MTr 
 
 Bush. 
 2o 
 
 .], 
 
 7. Rio Orande 
 
 S, (ioose 24 
 
 (•. Hungarian 24 
 
 10. vSlanlev 24 
 
 11. Percv.' 2:! 
 
 12. Red'rern 2:; 
 
 ■I'.l 
 Hi 
 
 (}• Pringle's Chainplain 25 15 
 
 An average crop of 25 bushels 15 lbs. per acre. 
 
41 
 
 i;X JERIMKXT.M, I'ARM I'OR THK MARrriMIC ruoVINCKS, NAl'I'AN, N.S. 
 
 Avcraj^e for six }X'ar,-. 
 
 IVr acre. 
 
 lUish. l<l)s. 
 
 1 Monarch [\'i 4 
 
 •_'. WL'Uiiian's I' if: 35 •_' 
 
 ;;. Wliite CoiiiiL-n ;{4 hO 
 
 •I. rresluii Xi 10 
 
 5. Huron a.'{ () 
 
 Ci. Cioose 32 53 
 
 7. Hi'.nfjariaii :V2 
 
 8. White Russian 3U 
 
 9. Rio Crande 32 
 
 10. Red Kern 32 
 
 11. Advance 31 
 
 12. Stanlev 31 
 
 Per acre. 
 Ihish. l.hs. 
 
 40 
 l(k 
 
 4:i 
 4;i. 
 
 An average crop of 33 bushels 10 lbs. per acre. 
 
 1 
 
 I 1 
 
 EXPKRIMKNTAI. FARM FOR MANITOBA, BkANDON, MAN. 
 
 .\verage for five years. 
 
 P'or reasons given on pag- 5 the crops of spring wheat at Bran- 
 don for 1900 are nut included. 
 
 Per acre. 
 Bush. Lbs. 
 
 Croose 40 34 
 
 While Fife 3!) 4 
 
 Crown 37 30 
 
 Red l-ife 37 10 
 
 Monarch 37 4 
 
 Preston 30 37 
 
 7. Prinj^le's Chainplain. 
 
 8. White Coniiell 
 
 0. Ri(J (irande 
 
 10. While Russian 
 
 11. Welhnan's I'ife 
 
 12. Advance 
 
 Per acre. 
 
 Bush. Lhs. 
 
 3.') 
 3.-) 
 3.') 
 34 
 3;5 
 33 
 
 40 
 4f> 
 
 An average crop of 36 bushels 26 lbs. per acre. 
 
 KXl'ERIMKNTAI, FAR.M FOR THi; XORTHWRST TP;RRIT0RIKS, INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T. 
 
 Averaj(e for five years. 
 
 L'or rea.sons given on ])age 5 the crops of spring wheat at Indian 
 Head for 1900 are not incUuled. 
 
 Per acre. 
 
 Bush. Lbs. 
 
 1. Red I'ife 41 38 
 
 2. Welhnan's Fife 40 24 
 
 :>. Huron 40 (i 
 
 4. Reil Fern ;!il .")() 
 
 5. Preston 3!) 48 
 
 (i. liniporiuni oO 38 
 
 Per acre. 
 Bush. Lbs. 
 
 7. While I'ife :;it 
 
 8. Beaudrv ;'>',» 
 
 0. I'erev. '. ,30 
 
 10. Crown .38 
 
 11. Alpha 38 
 
 12. .Monarch 38 
 
 ;;4 
 
 4(1 
 30 
 
 An average crop of 39 bushels 43 ll)s. ])er acre. 
 
 exi'ERIMi;ntai. i'akm i'or huitis:i cohmiua, aoassiz, n.c. 
 Averajje for si\ \ears. 
 
 Per acre. 
 Bush. Lbs. 
 
 1. White Rnssi.an 28 b") 
 
 2. Preston 27 23 
 
 :'.. Monarch 27 8 
 
 I. Red Fife 20 ;{8 
 
 V Dawn 20 20 
 
 (i. Huron 20 18 
 
 Per acre. 
 
 Bush. l.bs. 
 
 7. Ilerissou l?eardcd 20 !.» 
 
 S. Welhnan's b'ife 20 S 
 
 9. Countess 20 .> 
 
 10. White Conned 25 'yt. 
 
 11. Hunjfarian 25 54 
 
 12. White Fife 25 44: 
 
 An average crop of 26 bushels 30 lbs, per acre. 
 
 I; 
 
 II' 
 
 
 f'l 
 
 1 i 
 
 '\: 
 
 ',# 
 
 .*■ 
 
 I. 
 
 ! 
 
 = 1 
 
42 
 
 S(>i:u' of the heaviest averatre yielders in six ycirs trial of Spring Wheats. 
 No. 1, rn.st(>n; 2, Re<l I-'ife; 3, (ii)ose; 4, While l''ifo; 5, Huron; 6, Welhnan's 
 I'ife; 7, While Russian; S, !lio Crancie. 
 
 The twx'he varijli'.s of si)rinj, \v!ieat which liavc jiroduccd the 
 largest crop , takin:,; l':e ;;vera;j,e ol" the resiiUs ()l)taine(l for the jtast 
 five ami six years on all the experimental farms, are : 
 
 I'reston . . . , 
 Monareh. , 
 WVlhiian's 
 While l-il"e 
 
 ( "lOose 
 
 Red I'i.e .. 
 
 1-iU 
 
 . ill a\xra;.;e' crop 
 
 Per 
 
 acre. 
 
 hi: h 
 
 Lhs. 
 
 li.") 
 
 h 
 
 :V2 
 
 
 :',2 
 
 
 :;i 
 
 ;jii 
 
 ■!1 
 
 •><i 
 
 I'er acre. 
 
 Ihish. I.l)-. 
 
 7. White Connell .".I \'.< 
 
 ^. Huron ;'.! I") 
 
 1). White Russian ;;i ^ 
 
 10. Rio Crande .'W << 
 
 11. I Iun,i;ari.in, 5 \rs .'in '>'2 
 
 \2. Prin.L;k-'s Chaniphiiu. . . . .So a- 
 
 ,1 im.^hels 47 l!)s. per acre. 
 
43 
 
 THREE TO SIX YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF PEASE. 
 
 The twelve varieties of ])e:ise wliicli have avera<jce<l tlie heaviest 
 crops at the several experimental i'aniis lor the past three to six yoirs, 
 are the followiiij^ : 
 
 
 CKNTKAI, i;xI'1;r1M1;NTAI, !•■AK^,, OTTAWA, ONT. 
 
 1. Arthur, •") yrs 
 
 -. Maioiin, •'> \ IS 
 
 I'.. Ki'iit, 5 yrs 
 
 t I )iik(.\ i") \ IS 
 
 ' arriLfOil. ■"> >r.s. 
 
 \'vr new. I 
 Uu.sh. 1,1).-,. 
 
 (i 7. Muininy, .■> yrs. . . . 
 
 s. .\j^riR>s, .") vrs 
 
 .'!7 !l. rnissiaii Hliu-, li \v: 
 IS 10. .Matkay, 5 yrs .... 
 Cn.'i"])Lr, .") yrs. 
 
 li. lilk-Ivyi-d .Marrowfat, 5 yrs :i4 10 12. Canadian Reaiily, 4 yrs. 
 An avera.ije crop of 34 bushels 44 Ihs. per acre. 
 
 Vvr 
 
 acre. 
 
 Hu.-h. 
 
 I.l.s. 
 
 ;ii 
 
 
 > !•> 
 
 7)0 
 
 ;!.•! 
 
 L'4 
 
 ;;3 
 
 L'2 
 
 :;3 
 
 7 
 
 KXl'I'.KI.MH.NTAl, FARM KOR THH MARITlMlv rK()\l .NC i;S, NAIM'AN, X.S. 
 
 IVr arru. i IVr acre. 
 
 Hush. l,l)s. I Hush. 1,!.,. 
 
 1. Crown, 5 yrs ;!!• .. • 7. Duke, 4 yrs i'? 4 1 
 
 •2. I'riik', 4 yrs ;!,"> 45 | S. .Xj^nis, 4 \ rs I't; i'.") 
 
 ;!. Ct-ntiMinial, 5 vrs IlL' 40 1 !». Canailian'lU- lul ■ , ."1 \ r-,. . L'.'i ."lO 
 
 4. Hlk-I':vi..'(l. Marrowfat, .") yrs ;!0 4S ! 10. Multiplirr. •') vr . . . '. ■_',') ,-,»; 
 
 5. .\uw ToiUM-, .') yrs "... 30 L'n 1 I . I'rincr, 4 \ rs ." :;.") 4.'> 
 
 (i. Carlcton, 4 yrs'. 2S L'4 ; 1 L'. l'ara.!.;i>n, 'l yrs lT) 44 
 
 An average crop of 29 bu.shels 22 Ujs. i)er acre. 
 
 3 ! 
 
 i;.\I'KRlMKN"TAI, 1-ARM lOR MAMTOIiA, RRANDOX, MAX. 
 
 Wt acre. 
 
 Rush. I,!)s. 
 
 1. Tridf, (i yrs 47 17 
 
 'J. CarK'ton, •") yrs 4i> LM 
 
 ;!. Munnn\-, (1 \rs 4") : .1 
 
 4. White \Vnndfr, 4 yrs 4 '1 L' 
 
 5. Trilhv. o %-rs 4 1 1 1 
 
 ('. Kin.i;-, 4 \ is 4"> LJ 
 
 Per ,icre. 
 Hush. I.lis. 
 
 7. N\-w Poller, (i yrs 4'_' .")S 
 
 S, ICcnl, 5 \rs 4l' :\1 
 
 IV 
 
 4l 
 
 (_ ;''i\vn, (■> NTS 
 
 M u'kav, .") \i-,> 
 
 .\-.ch(r'. I \rs 1 1 
 
 Plk-l'.'X'd M.irrowf.il, \ rs :0 
 
 An a\X'ra;4\- crop of ._j '^ I;;i \iA< .v; Ih^. ]>cr acre. 
 
 4 
 4l' 
 
 ^m nl\ 
 
 i:.\i'i:kim1';.xtai. iwrm imr Tifi'; xoRTiiwi.vr ti-.ruit.jri:; •,, indi^n iii:aii, x.w.t. 
 
 
 
 
 Per ^,1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 UNh. I,! 
 
 1. 
 
 'I'l'ilhv, 4 vrs 
 
 
 40 
 
 -. 
 
 drlelon, 4 vrs . . . . 
 
 
 :"'.• 
 
 •■;. 
 
 I'arayon. 4 \ rs 
 
 
 ;;s 
 
 1. 
 
 Crown, 4 \rs 
 
 
 lis 
 
 .). 
 
 .Vrrher, .") \rs 
 
 
 ;r. 
 
 a. 
 
 I Juke, 4 \rs 
 
 
 ;!.") 
 
 7. Prinee .M'lerl, 4 yrs 
 
 '^. C'. nleir.d 1, I \ rs. . . 
 
 ''. p.-;h, ;; \;-.. . ' 
 
 •'!0 I'l. M.a-.,tm,"4 yrs 
 
 "I) 1 1 . Cree])i'r, 4 \' 
 
 12. White Wonder, :i y. 
 
 An a\erage crop of 33 bushel^ f? ^V- pet acre. 
 
 Per .lere. 
 l;u-.l.. I.I,-,. 
 
 4(> 
 4.-> 
 40 
 
44 
 
 );.\'l'i:KIMKNTAr, IAKM I'OR HRITISII COI.IMHIA, ACASSIZ, II. 0. 
 
 I'l-r ai-re. 
 
 Hush. ijis. 
 
 \ . Kiiii;, 4 \T.s ;14 ;!•") 
 
 1'. Wliii.o WoikUt, 4 vrs ;>"> 7 
 
 a. Vii-loria, 4 vis . ..'. ;;2 ?A 
 
 4. Ivarly Urilaiii, 4 vrs ;!() n!) 
 
 T>. Hrij^lit, 4 MS. . . .' .'{(I L'7 
 
 7. IVrth, 4 yrs 
 
 S. Archer, 4 yrs 
 
 !t. \'iiu-i'nt, 4 yrs. 
 
 10. Chancellor, 4 ys . . . 
 
 1 1. I'nissian Hliu-, 4 vrs. 
 
 IVr ;uiv 
 
 lUish. I.l.^ 
 
 L".t 1.. 
 
 L'".l <\ 
 
 L's :,{) 
 
 L'S L".t 
 
 2S -J 
 
 <'k Arthur, 5 yrs 2!» 42 , 12. .Macoun, .i \ rs 
 
 An averaj^e crop of 30 hushtjls 21 lbs. |K-r acre. 
 
 The twelve varieties of jiea.se wliicli liave jiroduced tlie lari^est 
 •crops for the i)a.st three to six years, takiii.^; tlie average of tlie re.■^llll^ 
 obtained at all the experimental farms, are : 
 
 IVr acre. 1 Per acre 
 
 ]5iish. ]<1)S. I liusli. I.l.s. 
 
 1. Crown ;{') 28 j 7. Mnnimv :!2 lin 
 
 1'. Carlelon ;'>4 2.") S. Ccntouiiial H2 1 L' 
 
 :$. I'ridi! '^•^ 52 it. Trilhv .S2 H 
 
 -1. Now ToUcr S2 41 j 10. Archer ;{2 t; 
 
 is. l-;arlv Hrilain IVI .'!!> , lI.KiiiK •''2 
 
 <i. Duke 32 37 1 12. I'araKon :''l -"'l 
 
 An average crop of 32 Inishels 52 lbs. per acre. 
 
 FIVE AND SIX YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF INDIAN CORN. 
 
 ^ Where not otherwise marked the figures given are the results of 
 six years tests. ) 
 
 The six varieties of Indian Corn which have averaged the heaviest 
 cro]xs at the several exjieriniental farms during the past five or six 
 3'ears, are the following : 
 
 eicNTRAi, i:xi'i;kimi:ntai. i'akm, ottawa, ont. 
 I'er Acre. 
 
 4. Si'lecled I,ealtlin.i,^ 5 yrs. 
 
 IVr Actv. 
 Tons. I.l.- 
 
 Toiis. Lbs. 
 
 1. Keil Col) I*,nsihi^e 24 l.'ltKi 
 
 1'. C.ianl I'rolitic I".nsila},re. . 24 •Jil4 •">. Clianipion White Pearl . . 2 
 
 :;. Thoro'hred White 1' lint. 24 22(i (i. White Cap Yellow Dent. 20 o"'^ 
 
 .\ iverage crop of 22 tons i,S22 il)s. ])er acre. 
 
 i:xri;KiMi;.NTAi, i-akm i-ou tiii': maritimis provinci-.s, xapi'an, n.s. 
 
 I'er Acre. | Per .\cre. 
 
 Tons. I,l)s. ! Tons. I.hs. 
 
 1. Thoro'hred White Mint. IS 7s 4. Selected I,eanun,t,^ 5 vrs. Hi 271 
 
 2. Red Col) luisilaj^e I« l.")S.") ."). An'j;el of Midnight. .'... . L") l'i''2 
 
 :!. San ford 1(> 3il0 (1. Canada White Flint lo 14i;(i 
 
 An average crop of 16 tons gn(i lbs. per acre. 
 
 ]';xri:RiMi;xTAi, i'arm i'or maxitoha, MR.vxnox, max. 
 
 Per .\cre. 
 Tons, l.lis. 
 
 1. Thoro'hred \Vhile hlint. 21 Id'.ts 
 
 2. Anuel of Midni.t^dit 21 (i2.') 
 
 .;!. I. oiii; fellow lit IMi:', 
 
 Per Acre. 
 Tons. I.I1-. 
 
 4. Conipton's Ivailv is 17ii7 
 
 •">. Red Col) ICnsila.ije IS \r'^ 
 
 (i. Chani])ion While Pearl.. IS Nls 
 
 An average crop of 19 tons i,5S6 lbs. i>er ;icre. 
 
 i:xi'i;Rmi:xrAi. i'arm i'ok niv. n()rtii-wi;st •ri'.RRiToRii'.s, ixdiax hicad, x.w r. 
 
 Per Acre. 
 
 Tons. I,l)s. 
 
 1. Thoro'hreil White I'lint. 11 1():J2 
 
 1'. Manini. S-rowed 1-lint. . . 11 l.")22 
 
 i\. Sanford II liri7 
 
 Per .\crr. 
 Tons. I.h- 
 
 4. Coni])t()n's Ivirlv 11 H'l 
 
 7). Chaini)ion White Pearl.. II M't; 
 (). Selected l.e.iniiiig II U'-"' 
 
 An average crop of i i tons 1,264 lbs. per acre. 
 
KXrKKIMKNTAr, KAKM KOR HKlTlSir (.( )I,l'M HI A , Ar.ASSIZ, II. C. 
 
 4. Vv'uh- of Ihf North . . 
 
 I'lT AlTC. 
 
 Tons. I,1)S. 
 1. Red Col) Ivusil.iKf LT) 1 
 
 a, Kiii,i< of Uk- Ivirliest 21 1158 | (>. Cliaiiipioii Whiu- I'l'arl . 
 
 All avc-rai.;c crop of 22 tons 152 11)S. jK-r acre 
 
 Tons. M)s. 
 
 21 'XAi 
 
 21 -s:i 
 
 2(1 l!ti 
 
 ■ 
 
 The six varieties of Iiuliaii corn which liave produced the hirj^est 
 crojis for tile past five or six years, takiii,u; the avera^^e of the results 
 obtained on all the experinieiilal farms, are : 
 
 IVr .\iTi'. I I'cr Aiff. 
 
 Tons. I, lis. Tons. Llis. 
 
 I. Rfd C0I. l-;iisila.!.;o I!) 71S 4. ( ~.ianl I'rolilu- I'liisilaK''. • 17 l.')S(i 
 
 '.'. 'riioro'hRil W'hilf IMiiit. LS I.Vm ."), .\n,yrl of Miiliii.L;lil 17 72:1 
 
 ;;. Sulcrlc'd Leaniin}.; IS 7.SS (i. ClKiin]iion While I'earl.. 17 t).")i 
 
 An average en.*]) of 21 tons i,'>i)4 Ihs. per acre. 
 
 FIVE YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VAf^lETiES OF TURNIPS. 
 
 The six varieties of turiii])s which l'..ive a\-eraL,a-d the hea\iest 
 irojis at the several e\i)eriniental farms iUirin,>;' the past n\e years, are 
 the followiu''- : 
 
 CF.NTRAI, HXriCKIMKNTAI, I'AK.M, OTTAWA, OXT. 
 
 IVr Acre. 
 Ton.s L1)S. 
 
 1 . Selected Purjile Toji 8(1 880 
 
 2. Carter's I'lU'iihant :!.") 400 
 
 ;;. Perfection .Swede 34 l.S.'U) 
 
 Per .Vcre. 
 Tons Lhs, 
 
 4. Maninioth Clv<le :!;; 1727 
 
 5. Juinho ■ 3;{ 310 
 
 (1. Kast Lothian 32 187'J 
 
 An averajife croj) of 34 ton.s 896 lbs. per acre. 
 
 KXI'KRniKXTAI. pAR.M I'OK THIC M.VKITIMH I'ROVIXClvS, NAI'l'A.V, X.S. 
 
 1 i 
 
 Per Acre. 
 Tons Lbs. 
 
 1. Hartley's Uron/e 34 945 
 
 2. Perfection S\ve<le 34 303 
 
 3. C.ifter's I-;iephaiit 33 otiO 
 
 An average crop of 33 tons 592 lbs. per acre 
 
 Per .■Xcre. 
 Tons Lbs. 
 
 4. Skirvin>rs ,'!3 3.')() 
 
 ."). Selected Purjile Top 32 11 OS 
 
 (>. :\Ianiinoth Clvde 32 2S:> 
 
 Kxri:Ri.Mi-;xTAi, i'arm i-or maxitoda, uraxdox, :man. 
 
 Per Acre. I Per Acre. 
 Tons Lbs. I Tons Lb.s., 
 
 1 . Selected Pnrjile To]) L'4 94.") 4 . Skirvin^^'s 22 1249 
 
 ■J. Hartley's Hroii/e 23 12S2 , ."). Chanijiion Purjile Top. . . 22 410 
 
 :!. Perfection Swede 23 .54;'. I U. Ivist Lothian 22 27:1 
 
 All average croj) of 2t, tons 100 lbs. per acre. 
 
 ].\I'1.kimi;xtai, iarm i-or Tin-; xortiiwiist tiorritorii-;,-;, indi.vx hi;ai), n.w.t. 
 
 Per Acre. [ I'er Acre. 
 
 Tons Lbs. ' Tons Lbs. 
 
 1. Perfection Swi'ile, 5 yi'ars L'O (1 4. Selected Piirjile Top I'.t ,"i4."> 
 
 -. Hartley's Hron/e. ..". 19 K;i(i ' ."). Maniinoth Clyile 19 14<i 
 
 3. Chani])ion Pnri)le To]). . . 19 9,'io , t;. H,in<,rholni Selected 4 yrs. IS l87.'l 
 
 An a\'erage crop of 19 tons 803 lbs. p':r .icre. 
 
4() 
 
 i;xri;KiMi;NTM. i'akm i'du uritish com-mhia, acassiz, h.c. 
 
 IVt arru. 
 'I'niis I, lis. 
 
 1. Haliiilinliii Srk-iU-d I") li»7 
 
 2. Scli'iU-ill'uipk-Top.ly'r.s U (142 
 ;i. I VitVclinii Swfilo . ..'... 40 \V2d 
 
 IVr am- 
 Tons I.hs. 
 
 4. Juiiil)() ;;s <,i.',i, 
 
 r> ivisi l<()iliiaii ;;s i."i| 
 
 (T Ciaiil KiiiK 37 1M7 
 
 All a\cra^c crop of 40 tons 505 li)s. per acre. 
 
 TliL' six varieties of turnips which have jiroduced Mie lar^^e-l 
 crops, taking the average of the results obtained on all the experi- 
 mental farms for the ])ast five years, are ; 
 
 Per acre. 
 
 Tons Ivhs. 
 
 L'S i:is() 
 
 Per acre. 
 Tons l^bs. 
 
 1 . St'kvti'il Piirpk- To]) ;{0 1<)14 
 
 2. PirlVclioii SwiMk- 80 KMilJ 
 
 a. l^an^'liolm Selei-led 21) .'^07 
 
 All avera<.^e crop of 29 tons 585 lbs. per acre. 
 
 4. Kast T,othian 
 
 5. 1 lartlcv's Hron/.e 2S 1 1 L't; 
 
 (), vSkirvii'iK's 27 ID.'ii) 
 
 FOUR AND FIVE YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF MANGELS. 
 
 The six \-arieties of mangels which have averaged the lKavii--t 
 crops at the sevenil experimental farms for the past four and five year>, 
 uio the followiii'' : 
 
 i.i;Ni"KAr< I';xi'I':kimi;ntat 1'"arm, ottawa, ont. 
 Pit ai'ie. 
 
 Per nrrp. 
 
 Tor-, I.hs. 
 
 4. Canadian (lianl, 5 yrs..., ',>'i 1(>70 
 
 ■). Velk>\v Interniediale, 5 yrs '.]') tidS 
 
 (>. (iianl VeUow ("r'.ohe, 5 yrs. ;{4 14t;t 
 
 Tons, Lks. 
 
 ] . t .ate Post, 5 yrs ;>!• ISS 
 
 2. Ciianl Yellow Interniedi- 
 ale, 5 yrs ;)7 174(1 
 
 ;>. Maninidth I.onj,' Red, 5 yrs ;!(> l.">'.)0 
 
 An axerage crop of 36 tons 1,21 1 lbs. ])er acre. 
 j;xi'i;i<i.Mi:.\TAi, i-akm i-or Tiri'; maritimi': i'rovixci-;s, nappax, x.s. 
 
 I'er aere. 
 Tons. ],,l)s. 
 1. (iiant Yellow Interniedi- 
 ale, 5 yrs 34 140.") 
 
 2 \'ellow Interniediale, 5 yrr. o'.'t (Itl 
 ^ Ciianl Yellow Half Lonj^, 
 
 .1 \rs 32 87!) 
 
 Per acre. 
 
 Tons. I,li>. 
 
 4. Norhilon Giant, .| yrs .... IIJ 2:11 
 
 .'). Criaiit Yellow (ilobe, 5 vrs. Ill l(il"> 
 
 (5. C.ale Post, 5 yrs ' . . . ;!() -i'Xi 
 
 An average croj) of 32 tons 6Sj lbs. ])er acre. 
 
 KXPKRIMKXTAI, R\RM KOR MXXITOHA, HRANIIOX, MAX. 
 
 Per acre. , I'er ;icrc. 
 
 Tons. IJ)s. Tons. l.Ks 
 
 1. Selected Manini. I, on!4 Red | 4. Crate Post, 5 yrs ,'l:i Ml 
 
 .1 VIS .SO 010 ."). Prize Maniiii. Loni,' Red. 
 
 5 yrs. 
 
 2. Yellow Interniediale, 5 yrs ,')4 274 
 1). (liant Yellow Intermedi- 
 ate, 5 yrs 33 143S 
 
 An average crop of 33 tons i, 123 lbs. per acre 
 
 32 lit 1 7 
 0. C.iant Yellow C.lohe, 5 yrs 30 in:;ii 
 
 KXPKRIMICXTAI, I'ARM I'OR THlC XORTlIWK.ST TKRRITORIKS, IXDIAX HKAD, N.W.T. 
 
 Per acre. 
 Tons. Lbs. 
 
 1. Yellow Intermediate, 5 yrs 22 11)04 
 
 2. Champion Yellow Globe, 
 
 .S yrs- 
 
 22 1390 
 
 3. Giant Yellow Half Lonj,', 
 
 4 ye.-irs 22 1151 
 
 An average crop of 22 tons 768 lbs. per acre 
 
 Per acre. 
 Tons, Lbs. 
 
 4. Selected Matnm.Lon)^ Red 
 
 4 vrs 22 1(14*1 
 
 5. Gate Post, 5 vrs 22 1 '■» 
 
 6. Norbiton Giant, 5 vrs 21 917 
 
47 
 
 i;.\im;uimi;nt\i. 1 \''.\i luu nxii'i ;i ('(ii.rMHiA acvw.- hi*. 
 
 I'lr aire. 
 Tuns. J,l)s. 
 1. Vi-Ilo^v IiitiTiiuiliiitc, ,syrs ;;.s d'l 
 1' ('>i.iiil W'lliiw liiiiTiiuili- 
 
 :;■; iito.' 
 
 .-111'. 5 ^i"- •' 
 
 :;. ( w ml Vcil'i'.v 1 ;,'ii' i.dn.u, 
 
 I vf, ;;:{ so 
 
 .\ii a\'jr.i.-;(j eTiiji oi 3,^ Ions ('j\ !')>. |k'1' ,k'1V. 
 
 I'l-r aiTi'. 
 
 Toll-. I,hs. 
 1. Si Kf'.i' 1 M ■.111111. 1, iiiii; Rcil 
 
 1 \ r> :i."> 
 
 ■>. (' ■I" ;'n,>i, s \ IS :',| i."),s. 
 
 I. .M i::i;ii. 1,.mi^ Ri'.l, 4 yr>. . Ili) l.j.ll 
 
 ' 4v 
 
 Tlic -ix \;n'ii.'tii.-> of iii;in'_"-l. \\'.;uh liiw ])roln(Til llu- laiL^rst 
 rni')-. for Vac ]).i--l 1'. i;ir or live yj ir-, l.ikiii.; Iaj avciM;;.' 01' Uk' i\>u1l^ 
 u!)lai;i<j 1 at all liiL- e.Xi)j.-i.n_';ilal l" ir:u , arc : 
 
 j'lT aiTC. I'lT UTi'. 
 
 Tdiis. I,l).s. 'I'liiw. 1,1)-;. 
 
 I. YriiDW Iiiu-niR- li itr ;•- IT)!:! 4 Sf'UTi 'il .M.iiiiiii. I.dii- Rcil :;(i ,s.").'> 
 
 •J. Ciaiil Vfllow liiU'tiiriL I';- :'.:.' '.''.'li | ••. ( Viaiil Vi-lluw I lall' I.oiil; • • ^l" ''7 
 
 :;. c.iiv I'ost ;;i iii'J 1 (». ci mi Vi-ii<i,v c.ioin' --n isiu 
 
 All avcr;;;4V i ;•.',' in 31 Ions 21 11)S. jki' acre-. 
 
 FOUi< AND FIVE YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF CARROTS. 
 
 'iMij six vari(jtie'S of carrots wliicli have iiroduccd the lieaviest 
 CI ops at the several cx;)crinieiital i'aniis for the past four or fne 
 Years are the followiiij;' : 
 
 ci;ntk.\i, i;:;;'i:;;iMi';NT.M, I'ARM, ottawa, ont. 
 
 IVr acTi". 
 Tons. Khs. 
 1. C.iaiil WhiU- Vos;,a-s, 5 yrs J'.t o-t 
 1'. Iiiii)n)vc(l Sliori While, 5 
 
 Per acre. 
 Tuns. Lbs. 
 4. Tverson's Cliain])ioii, .") vrs. 27 l(l}4 
 r>. Half Loii'.,r While, 5 vrs. .. L'O '.K)'> 
 
 yrs 2S 7l(! , li. I'.reeii T :> White Orlhe. 
 
 '■'>. Maiinnolh While Inlenue- ' 4 vrs L'li 2(i4 
 
 ciiale, .") vrs . 
 
 ir?()S 
 
 An average crop of 27 tons 1,049 1I)S. per acre. 
 
 i:.\pkkimi:ntai, i'akm kor thk makitimh i'rovincks, nai'i-a.v, .n.s. 
 
 Per acre. | Per acre. 
 
 Tons. I.b.s, * Tons. I,hs. 
 
 1. Ililf I.oM.;,^ Wliile, ."■) yrs .. 21 ll'lO ] 4. Creen Top While Orlhe, 
 
 :'. Mainniolii While Interine- | .( vrs lil 8\)2 
 
 ili.ile, r> vr.s ?0 I';,'^,S ' ."). Iinjlroved Shurl While, 
 
 ;i. C.i. ml While Vos.^es, .") yrs. H) l.")-.'L*; 5 yrs pl I'.Ci 
 
 I (). Isersoii's Chani])i<)n, 
 
 I 5 ys IS l(i35 
 
 An averat^e crop of 19 tons i.S^.S lbs. jier acre. 
 
 ■I, i 
 
 i i 
 
 ill 
 
 K.\1'}';RI.MK.\TAI, IvVRM I ok M.V.MToliA, UKANUON, MAN. 
 
 Per acre. 
 
 Tons. ],!)s. 
 
 1. II ilfl.nn^r Wliite, .') yrs.. . 12 IS2S 
 
 2. ('.i:;nl While \'os,i,a-s, ."lyrs. 12 I S2S 
 • 1. 1\ ergon's Champion, ."1 yrs. 12 17S4 
 
 Per ,icre. 
 
 Tons. I, lis. 
 
 4. Ivirly ( feni, .^ yrs J 2 1121 
 
 ."). Maniniolh White Interine- 
 
 (liale, 't vrs. 12 tl()2 
 
 <i. While l!el,!.,naii, 5 yrs H 17ft 
 
 \n average crop of 12 tons 901 Ihs. jier acre. 
 
 M 
 
4.S 
 
 KXI'KklMKNTAI, I'AkM lOk ItklTISM (.(iI.lMim, AI.ASSI/., II. C. 
 
 I'ff aiTi-. I I'cr iu'h- 
 
 TcllN. I,l)«. I TollH. I.l.s, 
 
 I. Impn.vcil Short ^\■llit(■, 4. Ciri'i-ii 'I'm]) Wliiti- Orllie 
 
 .■) MS :!l 'JL'I l >fs Jl) |'.i.;i 
 
 II. ("liant Wliiti' \'n>ui'>, 5 yi"s. ;;■- Ksd 5. Vcllc p\v If riiUMliatc ,s > is. 21) ll'.'H 
 ;i. Halt i,(!iij; While .") vrs. . . ;ij 41 fi. Maiiiiiinih \\liiU' IiiUtiiio- 
 
 I diali', •"> yrs lis I I'l^ 
 
 Ati ;ivc'r;ii;(.' iTop lit' ;, i tons loi llis. per arri'. 
 
 TIk' six varic-tifs ot' carrots whicli liavL- iirodut'id tin.' iarm -i 
 crops (liiriiii;- the i)a^l t'oiir or five >ears, takiii;; the average of ilie 
 results ol)tailie(l oil all the esperiiileiital t'aniis, are : 
 
 I'or ai'ic. I'lT aire. 
 
 Tons. l,hs 'roii^. j.liN, 
 
 1. Hair I,oii.',f WhiU' L'O 17l'1 4. M.iiimi. .th WliiU' InUiiiic- 
 
 'J. C.iaiil Wh'iU' N'os.ui'S L'O 1(J15 diaU- i'.l 17m; 
 
 ."i. lm]iro\i'(| Shon WliiU' . . , '_'() l.'iSl .". ivrrson's L'l!;mi|)ioii . I'.i ):■•_".' 
 
 li. ( ',ri Til Top While Orlhi.. . 1>> l'.i;ii 
 
 All a\era;.^e crop of j( i tons _:^,^i ll)s. pir acre. 
 
 VHREE AND FOUR YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF SUGAR BEETS 
 
 Tl'.e four \'ariftie-; of siiL^ar l>eets wiiii-li have a\-erai;c(l llii,- 
 livavie--l t-ro])S at ilie se\'eral experimental farms for the pa^t three nj- 
 J. )nr \ears are tin.' follow iii'' : 
 
 CKNTRAl, I\I'1;K1M1:N1'A1. lAUM, OTTAWA, ONT. 
 
 I'or a I- re. 
 Tons. I, lis. 
 
 Tons 
 Ini])ro\iil luipi'vial, | yrs L'd loi .'1. Danish Iin]iroveil, 4 yrs. . '_'.') 
 
 W'an/.U'lan, 4 vcars '2 
 
 lS-2'-\ 4. Danish Red To]i, ;, yrs. 
 
 .).) Ill 
 
 All averajLje crop of 25 tons loS lbs. ])er acre. 
 
 i;\i'Kkimi;nt.\j. iau.m i-or m.vritimi-: i'ko\inci;s, naim-an, n.s. 
 
 I'lT acre. 
 'I'oiis. I,hs. 
 
 I'l-r acre 
 
 Tons 
 1. Red Toji Snj^'ar, .( years. . L'() |f):!l 3. Ini])roved Iin])erial 4 yrs '_'4 
 
 L'. Danisli Red Ti 
 
 oi), 1 vears 1'.) 
 
 4. Danisli Improved 4 yrs. 
 
 ^11 average crop of 24 tons i ,545 lbs. per acre. 
 
 kxim:rimknt.m, i-arm i'or m.vnitoha, hrandon, man. 
 
 1. Danish Red Top, t, years. 
 
 M. Danish Iinjiroved, 4 yrs. . 20 
 
 Per acre. 
 Tcjiis. I, lis. 
 
 70 ?>. Wan/.lelien, 4 vears. 
 
 4. Red Top .Siij.(ar, .| year.s. 
 
 Per acre 
 Tons. I.h-. 
 
 _.» Ji .1 
 
 An averaj^e crop of 26 tons 1,664 lbs. per acre. 
 
 1';xim;ri.mi:ntai. i-.vrm i'or thI'; xorthwicst tkrritorh;.-;, indian iikad, n.w t 
 
 Per acre. 
 Tons. Lhs. 
 
 Per .lire. 
 
 Tons 
 
 ]. Danish Red To]>, .^ years. K; 1719 '^. Red TopSn^ar. 4 years. . 14 
 
 Wali/lehen, 4 years. 
 
 15 oSO I 4. Danish Improved, 4 yrs. Hi '-'"i 
 
 An averaj^e croj) of 14 tons i , 190 lbs. ])er acre. 
 
40 
 
 I.M'IUIMI'.NIXI. I AKM lOK MKIIIMI i i )|,r M IITA, .A ( , \SSI/, H.C. 
 
 I'cr iiiTi- I I'tT Miri'. 
 
 'I'lMl.i. I, lis, I 'I'dlls. I,I)S. 
 
 1 ltii]iniviMl Iiii]ift ImI, I \ rs L.M 40 I I>. Kiil'l'iip Siij^iii-, i mmi^. H.". 7t).") 
 
 :' Haiiish liiii)in\(il, i\r-.. 'JW !''.>J ' 4. Siliiiniiirs liiiprovid, 
 
 I ( yiMr- •_':' KiiM 
 
 All a\(.'ra),;c- iTop of 2\ loiis N^s ll)s. \\r i.cw. 
 
 'iMir lour \:irii.-ti(.s of Mi^ar ln.;N wliirli haw pnidiuHil llu' larjjjcst 
 riDps for tin- ])a>t tluvc- or four war--. t.ikiuL;. llu' a\i.'i'a;4X' ri.vsiills oh- 
 t;iiiK(l al all {hv (.xpi'iiiiiciUal fariu^. art' : 
 
 IVr iHTf. I IVr iUTO. 
 
 Tolls. I, lis. ' Tdiis. I.tis. 
 
 1 Daiiisli Red 'I'l.]), :> yrars •.'('> (l.'iS ;',. KtclTi>ii Sii.yiir, (years . L'l.' ls;t 
 
 :.'. I laiiish Iiii]inivtii, I yiMiN L'J I'.'T I. Wan/li-lii-'ii, l yi-ars IJl UllU 
 
 An a\X'ni};c croji of j ;, tons ,'4 llis. per acre. 
 
 FOUR TO SIX YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VARIETIES OF POTATOES. 
 
 The tWLh'c \ari(.'tic's of ]iotalo(.-s which ha\i.- awra.nid tlu- hcaviist 
 cnijis .'.t tlif scNural (.'XpurinKMUal farms, dnrin,;.;' Ihi' pa>t four to six 
 uars, aw ihc- followin.i; : 
 
 ci;nti<.\i. i;\im:kimi;nt.\i, i'akm. orTAwv, os'r. 
 
 IVr aero, j Vvr .'UTf. 
 
 Uiish. ],l)s. I linsli. I, lis. 
 
 1. II(illi(irii.\lnui(laiici' (iyrs 41!' '_*H I 7. lUinialiy SinMllin>.r^ d yrs .".r>"i .'!0 
 
 ■J. .\iiiLricaii Woiiik'r. (1 \rs. 411 ."id S. X'aiiiLT, (> vi-ars :;(ii.' !!> 
 
 :;. Sirilliii.L; X<i. L',".n, li vl'ars :!1)2 41 ',1. Slate of Maim-, C. vears. .".(;•-' :V2 
 
 4. l.alc I'liritaii, (i vfars I'.SU 41? | 10. St-aUk', (i \cais..." :'.(i'J H 
 
 •'i. Iviiipire State, ()' years. . . ;>7S 17 j 11. I'olaris. <>' years IliiO 4!) 
 
 !i. I'',veretl, (> years .">7I ;! ' \'2. Ivirly Norther, (1 years. li.'iS ,")(! 
 
 All average crop of 377 l)ushtls 51J lbs, jic-r acre. 
 
 i:\I>KKIMl<NTAr, KARM I'OR TllK MAKITIMK I'KOVINCKS, NAIM'AN, X.S, 
 
 I'er acre. . I'er ai-ro. 
 
 Hush. I,hs. ' Jhish. I,lis. 
 
 Seedling No, 2,''10, r> yrs.. 4(il 43 i S. IVarce's l>ri/e Winner, 
 
 Aiuerican (iiaiit, 4 vrs. . . 4I«4 Ki ."> vrs '.'>W ">(> 
 
 Irish Daisy, C. yrs.". 4:'.:5 l.'i '.•. I'ride of the :\Iarket, 
 
 lli)lli(irii .\lniiiiiance,(> vrs 4;{l'. lit li vrs ."IDl 
 
 Seattle, .") yrs 
 
 C.imian No. i, (i yrs . . 
 . Hale's Chainjiioii, .5 yrs 
 
 An avera,<::e crop of 410 bushels i ;■, llis. jx-r acre. 
 
 4-_'L' .VJ 1 (I. Vitiier. ") vrs 
 
 405 2\ I II. Readin.i,' (\iaiU, "1 vrs. . 
 4(X) Hi \-J. (".teen .Mountain, ."i vrs. 
 
 .sso 
 ;;7!) 
 
 10 
 54 
 27 
 28 
 
 i:xi'i;rimkntai. i-arm i'or mamtoha. uranikin, man. 
 
 Per acre. 
 l$;ish. I.bs. 
 
 Per ;u're. 
 liash. I,hs. 
 
 1 . Irish Daisy, 5 yrs Illti) 
 
 -. Delaware, "i yrs liSl 
 
 ;!. Carman N<i. 1, (J y rs .... .'!70 
 
 4. Liite Puritan. (> yrs ;HV.\ 
 
 •">. Dreer's Standard, (\ vrs . I'.ti;! 
 
 <:. Clarke's No. 1 , (i yrs :!.V.) 
 
 7. dreat Divide, (i yrs I'>.")S 
 
 S S. Slate of Maine. (I vrs .. .'!.")4 45 
 
 20 <». Ne\v\'arietyNo. i;5 yrs :'..•).'! 2.S 
 
 57 ; 10. Pearce's Prize Winner, 
 
 . . J 5 vrs :'.4!) 4S 
 
 .. I 11. Chiiajro Market, o vrs. . :;44 40 
 
 57 ! 12. Pride' of Ihe MaVket, 
 
 Ovrs .".44 40 
 
 I 
 
 An average crop of 361 busliel.s y ll)s. per acre. 
 
 i 
 
50 
 
 \ri UIMI.NT VI. I \UM |ii|< rill MiK I IIW I s|- Tl I'dliiUn s. IMPlWI 
 
 I'l r Mill', ' 
 
 I'.llsll. \.\,>. 
 
 , Aini'i iciin CiiMiil. .' \ Is , 17:i .'lO 7 IlrnvMnirs Wiiimr, (i 
 , Anil I ir:iii \V iiiuli r, II \ Is. l:'i| ll.'l \ is 
 
 Kim llislcr Kiisi, .'i SI'S... |;;'.l li S. ( '.I'IU'ImI ( 'i< il ( iiill, -J \ I's . . 
 
 Silk's I'.Ntra l''.,irl>-, .'i yrs ^•.'."l "J ',•. I'.iiipirc SmU\ i; yis . . , . 
 
 I.cc's l'ii\(<riti', ■> \is..,, Il'.i I III. I.v/it's I'riilf, t) '\ is ... 
 
 Ni'NS \':.iiftN Nil. 1, 'i \ Is lO) li II. N'lrilurii S|i\, <i \is.... 
 
 I--', 1 1. mill. 11 Kiisi'. 4 '. Is 
 
 An ;i\'ir;i,i;i' cvit-^ df |i » i llll-^lu■ls j llis. pii iK-iX', 
 
 lAI'lKIM in; \l. i \l< M 1 I i|< I;U1TI>1I (.1 il.l Ml'. I \ , \' , \SSI/, II. r 
 
 I'l r ,urr. 
 
 Illlsh. I. lis. 
 
 ; t.iki.i.i Kill, '. \ IS :;.'..s "u s. \'iiU\ '-'.xum iv.ils . I \ •■- 
 
 iii'i.w ii's Kill I'liHii'. I \ Is. ;!."il L' I !i. Civtii.ri Nil. .'l. li \ rs. . . . 
 
 Si riliiiiLi N'l. L'.'li), .■> \ IS. . •'■"'- ''I '"• 'I'riiN Si iiiiiiiv;, li \ • s . . , 
 
 C'l.i\' Ki.si'. I) yrs :;Hi "i'l II. .\i\\ \.iriity N... I, 
 
 llnllitnll l^Ii'si', -1 yis :;|ii ^'.1 ll\rs 
 
 Krailiii'^ I li.in: Hyis.... I'li.l •"> !'_'. I'.rii\\ii"irs \\ i n ii t- r , 
 
 Iiisli I »:iis\ , (i s I lil'id U .■> yis 
 
 Au uvciuiic crop ol' 334 InL^-lic-ls jj lbs. jut iktc. 
 
 .s 
 
 \V T. 
 
 I'.r 
 
 llllsli. 
 
 ilirr. 
 I.lls. 
 
 I'l'.lj 
 
 I'lMi 
 
 L't'i 
 
 'In 
 
 ".7ii 
 
 
 I'l r 
 
 I'.nsli. 
 
 .■117 
 I'll 7 
 
 :;(is 
 ;;o7 
 
 I 
 
 ■_"l 
 
 Some of llie huaviust yieldiiij^ jiotatocs, aver.'ij.;e f>f six years t'-i:;!. X". 1 
 Tvvi'R'U, i-:irly, pink; :?, Carman, Xo. 1, incMlium early, wliili'; 3, Roi-ht'stfr Khm' 
 farlv, jiink; |. .Xtiu'rii-an Wnnilt-r, lalf, whitL-; 5, Laic rnrilaii, mciliuni lati, 
 AVhilc; (). l'',ni]iirc Slali', nii'iliuin lati-, while. 
 
 Till.' t\V(.lv(.' \;iri(.tics of jxttatoc-s wliicli liavu ])n)(lucv(l llic lari^f^t 
 cmiis lor the pa.-t luiir to six yc'ars, takiiij;- vIil- a\(.Ta.t;c of the results 
 ol)taiiR(l oil all the expcTiiiR-iital fanii^, are : 
 
 I'l. I' aere. 
 
 r.ii ll. IJis. 
 
 I . Svi'iiiin ; No. L';;o ;;7ri id 
 
 •_'. Irish n.iisy ;',7I 14 
 
 15. Anii'iii-ali (lialil "ti? is 
 
 -1. .Vnuriiaii W'tiiiik-r .">li.') •!(• 
 
 !'\ I'.nipiiL' SlaU' I'..')! :.'7 
 
 (i. Carman No. I ills 15 
 
 7. Late rarilan 
 
 s. Slate ol' Maine. . . . 
 
 !•, New N'.irielv No. 1 .. 
 
 10. S.'alUe 
 
 1 1 . \'anier 
 
 1"_'. ( ieiieral ( 'rorilmi. . . . 
 
 All ;.\ cr;,L;e crop of 352 bushels per acre. 
 
 I'er ain- 
 
 Ihish. I.I-. 
 
 ;1-1S '.I 
 
 nil '-'I 
 
 ;;-i'i II 
 ;i:'.s L'l 
 
 lii 
 
:)i 
 
 SUMMARY. 
 
 The L'xidt.'iui.' t'Mriii>li(.il 1>\ llu- work d' aimtlur mmv adiU t'uillur 
 ti^tiiiioiiy lo the iiiiportaiin.' >>( ili(iu>iii,i; ilir ln-l ami iim^l intxliu'live 
 \ari«.-ti(.> fur Mid, ami (.•diirii ms tht' \ iiw that lluif arc iiiaikiil ami 
 t'airly coiistaiil (liriVr(.iKvs in llif jUddiU'tiwm.-'S «>t" variiliis wheu 
 >;rovvn side by side iimk-r similar ftiiulitioiis. Aiuonj; the .( i dilTireiit 
 Mirlsot" oats which have Ix-eu siilijert tn iiiiifiirm tists I'or si\ \ears, 
 nuic ot these have appeared amon;^ the twelve most ])n)diKli\e sorts 
 every year for the whole ])eriod, and the other three ])laees have heett 
 Idled diuiiii,^ the time at irregular intervals l»y .six other varieties, 
 lleiiee oidv lit'teeii of the 41 varieties have proditeed a erop siilVuientlv 
 lar^e during the whole of that time to entitle them to a plaee with the 
 best twelve sorts. On eom])arin,i; the best twelve varieties this >ear 
 with the best twelve of iScjt; we find that ten of them are the saine. 
 
 Takinj.( the resnlts of the croppinj.,^ of the twelve most prodmiive 
 N)rts of oats at the Central I'.xperimental h'arm bir six. yeais, vvluii' 
 the elimate and >n\\ are fairly representative of the two \i,n-Ai piovinccs 
 (if Ontario and Ontber, we Ihid that they have j^iviii an averai^e v ii Id 
 fur the whole ])erio(l of (u) bushels 17 lbs. ]irr arii.'. The nniainini; 
 .'w varieties have averaj^ed dnrin.^ the s;iine lime 51 bnshels 7 lbs. jur 
 arre, an averaj^e differenee in favor of the ]irodtutive sorts of 1 s 
 bushels 10 lbs. jier new. The \alne of thesf h>;ures is miM\- fnllv 
 reali/td if %ve bear in mind that every bnslul of oats addrd lo tlir 
 average crop of Canula ])nts about one million dollars into the ]ioikits 
 of Canadian fariut ; -. 
 
 In spring wheat we find similar ]>ersislent ])rodneliveniss in 
 certain .sorts. Of the ,^i varieties of this eereal vvhieh have bieii 
 tested for six eonsLetitive years, eight of these have ap))eared among 
 the twelve most produetive every year for the whole i)eriod. Comjiar- 
 iiig the l)est twelve varieties for iScjg with the best twelve for lyno we 
 lind that eleven of them are the same. Taking the results of the 
 "cropping of the best twelve .sorts of .spring wheat for six vears at 
 llie Central farm ue find that they have averaged for the whole ])eriod 
 j') bnshels 57 lbs. per aere, while the remaining nineteen varieties 
 .iL^rovvn for the same ])eriod have averaged 20 bushels ,V) lbs. ])er aere an 
 average difference in favor of the best twelve ^orts of (■> bushels J7 lbs. 
 per iiere. 
 
 vSimilar evidence is afforded by the trial ]ilot:- of potatoes. Com- 
 paring the twelve best sorts for h^od with those of 1 Sc^ij we find that 
 nine of ihem are the same. .Sixtv-lwo varieties of ])otatoes have 
 been under trial for five or six sueeessiv vears at all the experimental 
 lanns, and while the twelve most ])roduetiv'.' sorts have averaged during 
 that ])eriod 332 bushels i)er aere, the remaining 50 have gi\en an 
 average of 294 bushels 51 lbs., an average difference in favor of the 
 best twelve sorts of 57 bushels 9 lbs. ])er acre. 
 
 Additional evidence of a similar character could be deduced from 
 liie results of other crojis did space ])ermit. The facts ])resented 
 should induce farmers to choose the most jiroductive sorts for 
 .mowing, a practice which if generally followed would no doubt result in 
 ■1 material increase in the average crops of the country and thus make 
 tanning more profitable. 
 
 
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