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IuIImw iii- pi'ivi'iila l:v.< rr,,iu ..iilinaiv lirM-, nil uiv . Wli.'al.TA i.. l'l' r.'ld : l>arlr_\, |;i lo J.j [nUl . iMlv in I,. .",:.' i;,l.l I'linii!^' liir Miiiiiii.'i- (ll 1^^^ a laiL;.' iiuinJMa- ,,|' ,!iir,.i,.iii .,,ii> ,,| .■.'la.al- w.'iv m|-,.v\ ii "11 the Crllllal iixiHiiiih'iilal i''aiiu a.- >iipj|.' plant-, inv llf pill pc , ■ , ,|' .a -. . i l a lliino t lir l''l;ili\a' pl'ddll. ll\ ('lir>s (.1 III.' M'\.'ral V.'in.'ll.'-. j-'lllv 'jl'aili- Wciv plain. 'd III .'a. ll '""'■111' '• '" 1 W" .'OW- (.r I w I'lll \ -li\ .' I'a. ll. pla. ' d "li.' 1.. .1 a pari ra. Ii w av. w iili I \s ,, li'.-i 1)1' .spa.-'' l"'i\'>r.'ii ,'V''i\ soil. -" thai .'a. li pl.'iiii lia.l ampl.- r.i.'iu |.,i n- lull .l"\ ''l"piii''iii ' *"'■ <'!' ill'' iiK'-i iiri'iMi-iiiL: l""kiii'j plant- w a-^ .•-.'l''.t.'d Iimhi .':i. Ii pl.'i ami t lir.'-li.'d -'■par,ii''ly t'l a^.i'Viaiii i li'' iiia \ini nin \ i' Id T!i i .'.' (ir Lmi- "f tli.'ii.'Xt li.'-i plmu \\,-r.' Iiai'\ ''fi''d icnvih,'!'. and 1 1,.. \ i.ld a-, .'ti aim d. w 111).' ih • 'ill 11" niinili'-r .'! i li.' |■.■lllailllnL: ||l|>.'l.•. i.'d pianl> l.'iiii.'d a tiui'l u:rad'' \^ hi' li \\a- al-" -..'pual.'U thr---li'.l 'I'll'' iiiiiiil"'r "T ''Xp'Tiirn'mal pl..t-\\a.s I'l).".. nl w hi. h ill w .t.- >pi mu w Imiii m 7 I Viirii't 1''-, ai'' "I ha! l''v 111 I'.' vari''ti''-, aiul '■<'> "T "ai- in ^n \aM''ti''- < if -.nn.' ..| tli" 1' adiiii; -ml-. IW" .,1 ihiv.' pl..i> w.'i-,. .-'.\\ 11 w iih v.-.'d ,.l,|aiii."l Ir.nii 'liir.'!"iii |... aim.- in ih'' ''lid. 'a\ "111- 1.1 Main iiiri)rniati"ii as 1,. i ii,' inilii.ai,,. ,,| .liniul.' .-iml . all i \ at i. .n ..ii I'Tiihi', Th.' lami -'l'. i.'d l.'i .ih'-.' ''Np.'iiiii.iiis wa- a rath'T linlii -imK I'.ain. wln.h li'i'l l"i' ni:iii> \''ar- I n uii'l' i' • r-.p, and app'';i!vd i" I"' in a \.i\ 11111!.. ini ^ .'mliii.,n Inn .-'nn.'wliai iiiii"'\ .'I'l-h. '1 Ali'iiii. Liiain \va- \\.ll up. a i.'p di'''--in'j wi- LiM.'ii'.r a 111 IX' HI'' "I niiral'' "I .-"da. li.im' du-i ami niiha' Ifd w I a-li"- in ih'- l"ll"\\ m-- pn.p'.r- li"n- p'T a' I'' J' II I 111 nil ral'' "1' -"da. .".ml 11., 1. hi-l ami Lmci 11, a -In'-, Wii i:\i-. Th'' hiuin'-t yi'ld "T wheat '.lil'iin.'d If'Hii th.' plain- .. I" th.' iir-t -.'l'',t j.in wa- I'li'iii ih'' l,adn-a whi'li ■^a\'' l.-J'.i-2 i'.l'l, ih'' l..\V''-t \\a- In.in ili" I'lhl.T,!,!', uhi' h 'ja\''L'iiT I'"!'!, tin- a\''ra'^'' ii'.ni iln' 1 1 I -.■h''i''d plain- Iciiil;' *!'■'•] I"l'l |-V"iii th ' -.'.-. ,nd s.'h', lii.n III.' lai-ii-''-l \va- ri'.iii I'liiiiih's ('hauijdain l.lmi |,,lil. ih.' ln\v>1 Ir'Hn .M.d'a. a l'air,,p,'aii no W. SAUNIiKRS ON sort, 123 Ibid, anil tht> uvoraso IVoiii 3;if Hed ImI'i* jravo ViKi.n I'l-' SlNClLK SkLKCTKIl I'lanth. 1,292 1,254 1,245 1,224 1,107 1,D7U 1,045 1,034 1,02U 1,020 !I05 YlKl.li UK ;) ipB 4 Sklkctkip I'l.AMM. AVKIlAliK ViKI.I) 111' iNSKLKCTKri Hi, AMU. (i88 074 l,(II!l S3i TC!! 4ti7 l,ll!l (lii8 8(il -).■,! s3;i Il'(i 1,4(10 )i(i8 842 iVM <.m S.")2 9(17 534 85!" 507 BAUr first scle2 fold. This, however, is a six-rowed barley of light weight and inferior quality. The heaviest yielders among the six-rowed barlevK were as follows : — VaIUHTIKS. Iiiilieriul Iiiiprnvt'd Amorican ■• Si\-iowed wlieat buley >• Stnall blue nakod Six-roweil fniiii Nortliwest Territories SpriiifT Rennie'a Improved .six-rowod VlKI.U OF SiMil.K SSI.KI-TKI) Plants. VlHI.ll (IK :i (IR 4 SKl.KCThI) Plants AvKHACK VlKl.ll OK I'.NSKLHI TKIi Plants. 1,892 1,3G5 800 1,705 1,131 715 1,32(1 014 57S 1,309 597 028 1,075 840 037 080 896 592 The largest yield among the two-rowed sorts was that of the Danish Chevalier, which produced 1,20:3 fold. The smallest yield of barley from the plants of the first selection was 125 fold. In the second selection of 3 or 4 plants, the largest yield among YIKLB OP CKRRALS. tu thf (six-row.Ml Norts.was that of the Iniperinl Improvi'd AmiTU-aii, whi.h gave l,-'?65 fold ; th.' most prodiK iiv.' oi' the two-rowed sorts in this . laws being the New Zealand, whi.h gave m the avrage of Ihrr.- plants !il8 fold, the average yield of th." )!)8 sele.ted plants being 7t!4 fold. From Ihe nnsel.'cted plants whi.h comprised lh.> entire r.inainder, nnmb.Ting 2,1 Kl in all, the averag.- yi.'ld was \41 lobl. The best yield.'rs ot the l\v..- rowed sorts were : — Variktiim. Panisli Ch.iviil'u'r Now Ziinliind ■ Hcreeiifd Froiicli Italian Swi'.lisli I'eerltws Wliito — -— ~ - ViKi.n UK SiXOI.K SKI.KCTW) Plants. ViK.I.I' CIK 3 UR i SKI.KdKI' I*I.A.VTII. AvKlU.iK VlKI.B rl- I'NSKi.t:! TKIl I'UNTS. — l.'.'O.T 7:y.\ 512 1,111 \m i>92 1,014 V,TJ 3! 10 l)t>2 lOil 452 Vahiktiks. Scotch from Hritisli Columbia . IIoi>etown Wliite Oats from l-incolnsliiro. Ru!>siau Black Black Oats from Linculiisliiro . Egyptian Bed Crowned Norlli Hakota Boliemian Hulless ■ Georgia Early White Bust Proof Clydesdale Welcome ViKl.h OF SiXdI.K ."^Kl.K.rTKIl Pl.AST.'.. 2,S7« 2,700 2,t)28 2,600 2,578 2,45i» 2,450 2,445 2,382 2,202 2,251 2,233 YlKLnoP AvKRA(iK | ;l OR 4 StI.KCTKl) Ol' 111K I'XSKI.KCTKII ; PlVNTS. l,4,s:; !,".»! HI l,3i:i 1,315 1 ,575 1,148 2,400 1 ,.')24 1,810 1,8.)2 1,700 1,168 Pl.AST.S. 096 1 ,524 1,221 1,0! 12 848 1,023 1,621 874 1,079 1,133 1,180 728 112 W. SAl'NDKItS ON VlKlJi ol" CKUKALS. pluiils, Ihc uvt'iiiivc was l,J72 I'old, mid rnmi the iiiisi'lt'i I<'<1 pl.iiils, iiumln'iiii;^ in iill !5,."iH4, Ihc iivcriigc ohtiiiiH'd wsis SI7 I'dd. The tal>li' on llic pii'vimis pniiv 'ji\-fs llic vaiii'tii's that yi'dded hist. The >vt'i\ ohtaiiicd I'loiii ihiM' Niiiiili' |lhllll^, wlim nniparrd willi lln' .sr^d I'loiii whifh they wcit urowii, was louiid In Ix' lai'uir mid hcaviiT ; the iinrraM' in sonn' instiiiict's aiiiounliiiy to iVnm l'"» Io ncaiiv .In pi-r rciii. The uraiii used lor si'cd in Ihc experiments lor a siniihir scries in isss was nl' an aviTayc eharailcr unsideclcd : tlial ilioscn lor experiments in iSS'.t has hecn rarelnlly sch'eted, only the hirycst and plum|>est urains Iieing thosen. II is expeetcd that, il' llu' season is I'livoralde, this will result in a move uniform yield throuiihout the entire series, and il is hoped that, Ity eontinuini^' this IHdeess o( selection, a high grade of iiiain will in some instances he ohtaine i ^ y