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Lea diagrammea auivanta illuatrent la m^thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 *"<»oeory rboiution tut chart (ANSI ond ISO TEST CHART No. 2) g^ 1653 [o»t Moin Street Rochester, fMw York 14609 US« ("6) 482 - 0300 - Phone (716) 2M-5M9-Fo« DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULrUP iS CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM OTTAWA, CANADA RESULTS OBTAINED IN 1903 FROM TRIAI^ PLOTS OF GRAIN. FODDER CORN. FIELD ROOTS AKD POTATOES BY WILLIAM SAUNDERS, LL.D., Director of Experimental Farms AND CHAS. E. SATTNDERS, PI1.D. Experimentalist BULLETII^ ]Sro. 44 DECEMBKR, 1003 Pdbusbkd bt direction of the Hon. Svdney A. Fish^u, "vIisisTER of Ace:culture TABLE OF OONTENTB Pace. ResuUt of ftri phU for 1903 7 Varif^ties of oats S " barky 12 " spring wheat .• 15 " pease 20 " Indian corn 23 ** turnips 25 « iimnspl? 2S ** carrots 81 " sugar l)ccts Si " potatoes 37 Average crops for a si'rics of years 41 Varieties of oats 41 « barley 43 " spring wheat 40 " pease 48 " Indian com 50 ** turnips 52 " mangels 54 " carrots 56 •• sugar beets 5S *• potatoes (50 Conclusions 62 1 > ■ 1 To the Honourable The Minister of Agrlcxilture, Sir,— I herewith kubmit for your approval Bulletin No. 44 of the Experimental Farm series, which has been prepared by the Experimentalist, Dr. C. E. Saunders and myself. There are presented in this publication the results of a largo number of ex- periments, which have been conducted at all the experimental farms in your Depart- ment during the season of 1003, with oats, barley, spring wheat, pease, Indian corn, turnips, mangels, carrots, sugar beets and potatoes, in plots of uniform size, and with the crops grown under uniform conditions. The average results are also given of tho testa for a series of years of those varieties which have proved most productive. These trial plots are conducted with the object of gaining information as to the relative productiveness of the different sorts and tlioir earliness in ripening. Tho returns show much variation in tho weight of the crops grown and point to the im- portance of r ire in the choice of varieties of seed for sowing. It is hoped that these re- sults giving tho experience gained under some of tho most important climatic varia- tioni" found in the country, will prove useful to farmers in every part of Canada. I have the honour to be. Your obedient servant, WM. SAUNDERS, Director of Experimental Farmt. Ottawa, December 10, 1903. it V BESUiyrS OBTAINED IN 1903 FROM TRIA' LOTS OF Bt William Saukders, LL.D., F.R.S.C., F.L.S., F.C.S., tto. Director of Experimental Farms, And Chab. E. Salnders, B k^ Fb.D., Experimentalist. During the past nine years experiments have been conducted ou uniform trial plots at each of the Douaiuion Exp., •'cntal Farmf r t'^ purpose of gaining infor- mation as to the most productive and earliest ripen. t-arieties of giain, fodder com, field roots and potatoes. In arranging foi these p ^la the same varieties have been sown at each of the farms, the seed bei.jg (•••npKod at the outset from a common .stock In each case seed has been sown early, {*'• ', j^s a rule, all the different sorts of tho Fame crop have been sown on ' '• same dny ir at most within two or three days so as to give to all an even start, -lic land chosen each year for tlieae plots has been as nearly uniform in character as could be found and before sowing has been brought into a good condition of tiltli. In this bulletin which is the nindi of the series, the details are arranged after the same plan as in the previous issues, except that the dif- ferent varieties are placed in the tables in the order of their average productiveness at nil the farms, instead of being arranged in the order of their yield at the Central E.\- perimontr.l Farm. The number of days reqiiired for all the sorts from sowing to ripen- ing is also given and thus their relative earlines3 is shown. In comparing the crops obtainctl from the several varieties in any one ye;ir with mother, the relative positions occupied by the different sorts will often vary from lack of ,;niformity in the soil, and other ca .ses. Wlicn, however, the average of such results can be given for a number of years the information becomes inueh more satis- factory and valuable. In the experience recorded near the end of this bulletin the ! ! ■ I I i-.f f i I ;- "ill 4f%i avorage crops obtained from the sowings of a number of suocessiTO years are shown, all those varieties which have been four years under trial being placed in competition with those which have been tcstetl for longer periods. The weather in the eastern parts of Canada was quite unusual during the pnst season. There was an almost unbroken drought from early in April until about the middle of June, which was followed by a long period of very wet weather. All the varieties of grain were more or less injured, but the early varieties of wheat suffered most. They were much dwarfed in growth and were heading out when the rains came, and although rapid growth followed, they did not recover to the same extent as the later ripening sorts. VTliile all the varieties suffered a reduction in crop, the yield.-! of the earliest varieties of wheat are in some cases remarkably low. The wet v.-eatlier proved very favourable for the spread of rust, which further reduced the crop of gr;iiii. In the case of the field roots, the principal effect of the drought was to delay tlio germination of a largo proportion of the seed of both sowings until about the midJlc ol Juno, when the dormant seed of both first and second sowings germinated together. OATS. During the season of 1903, forty-five varieties of oats Have been under trial. The fize of the plots on which they were grown was one-fortieth of an acre .at Ottawa, Out., Nappan, N.S., and Agassiz, B.C. ; while at Brandon, Man., and Indiau Head, N.W.T., the plots were usually one-twentieth of an acre. The seed was sown at the rate of two bushels per acre ; and the dates of sowing were as follows : — At Ottawa, April 20 ; Nappan, May 4 ; Brandon, May 5 and 6 ; Indian Head, April 25 ; and at Agassiz, April 17. Particulars as to the character of the land in each case, and of the preparation and treatment it has had will be foimd in the annual report of the Kxperiniental Farms for 1903. At Brandon the plot of Banner oats being on the outside of the block near the road, was somewhat injured by traffic. The Tartar King seed was very plump and heavy, and the plants did not tiller to any great extent : for these reasons the plot was too thin for the best results. In Canada the bushel of oats is Zi lbs. ii s UmrORM TEST PLOTS Ot OATS TOR 19(l& 'tC Nam* of Twiety. 1 1 Abundance 2 White Giant. , 3i Wide Awake 4 Sunaation S'Danish Island CiLinouln 7{ Banner g,Golden Tartarian. . . SWaverley lOJThouBaiid DoUar.., 11 {Improved Ligowo... 12 Twentieth Century . IS Bavarian 14 Swedish Select lAGolden Giant M •Kmdal White 17 HolMein Prolific. .. . U Mennonite . 19 EarW Golden Prolific. 10 Black Beauty nOalomba* B Improved American. . 2SSiberian 14 'Oliv* Black 85 Golden Fleece 16 Irish Victor 17 Buckbee's Ulinoia 18 Salines 19 Golden Beauty 50 Goldfinder 51 American Triumph. ; . S2 'MiUord White. 33^ White Schonen S4 New Zealand Sf) Joanette (Black) 36 American Beauty 37|*01ive White SSJ'Kendal Block 89 Scotch Potato 40*Peo8e White. Pioneer (Black). Milford Black . Tartar King... •Pense Black. . . WaUia YOLO m AOBI AT TBI SiTIBAL EXFIBIIOIITAL PABMS. n h) 94 IS 93 17 93 93 8 91 14 90 16 90 10 90 2 89 30 88 37 88 22 •7 SO S7 38 87 16 »7 4 86 30 86 28 86 14 8BS2 8B 22 85 30 86 6 84 29 84 23 84 22 84 21 84 16 84 3 84 2 8S23 83 3 83 20 81 18 81 16 80 14 80 8 T9 10 79 6 79 3 79 3 78 11 77 34 77 8 76 38 76 6 i 6 I m h) t6 I I 66 16 67 33 60 30 63 13 71 7136 61 • 66 10 67 23 71 6 06 16 TO 30 88 16 67 2 66 10 70 47 12 67 3 TO 30 61 36 70 30 61 6 64 24 60 20 64 34 •3 32 73 18 60 14 66 80 69 14 48 8 60 66 10 66 30 60 30 67 82 77 2 64 4 48 8 61 6 61 36 41 6 44 4 i 93 32 94 4 88 8 98 28 90 30 89 14 96 10 77 82 97 22 97 22 89 14 97 22 81 6 87 2 60 T6 10 83 12 S3 12 84 34 84 34 63 13 84 34 96 16 88 8 83 12 68 38 63 13 86 30 64 24 93 S3 68 74 4 88 8 70 20 94 4 71 26 71 36 76 10 68 8 69 14 85 80 80 70 30 81 6 83 18 I J 109 103 113 91 108 108 84 106 109 106 106 104 91 94 109 91 107 98 115 93 104 96 «8 88 84 107 119 96 93 S3 16 rt 100 114 83 99 80 83 91 80 88 87 77 86 99 14 H P. 122 27 121 21 134 4 121 16 115 .. 129 29 136 26 122 32 108 28 132 27 111 26 110 20 128 26 4136 16 118 18 127 3 127 82 119 34 120 .. 123 12 Ul 86 135 10 89 9 8^131 86 130 80 133 33 136 31 116 1 137 8 117 83 123 18 U9 14 108 8 113 23 106 30 116 20 109 14 117 3 100 16 116 10 104 19 114 34 97 33 116 .. 97 32 O ■f Ii PQ iJ 75 30 73 28 62 22 82 .. 82 22 61 26 64 4 71 26 72 12 62 32 68 28 55 80 83 33 69 4 61 « 73 8 60 80 61 6 68 8 60 30 78 28 68 88 69 4 63 18 71 6 73 8 68 88 60 10 61 16 64 34 68 18 83 13 63 13 Xcnu or Days rROM SOWIKO TO HAnVKSTINQ. 69 14 133 63 a 68 18 116 74 4 117 63 18 118 67 33 U7 66 16 117 64 14 114 66 10 77- 6116 66 16 I lie 118 117 115 117 118 116 120 116 U8 119 116 116 116 130 117 116 116 117 U4 U6 U6 U9 US 116 116 118 136 116 U9 US U7 U4 U6 US US 119 U7 a 116 116 US 117 116 116 U6 120 U6 117 116 119 lU 119 US U6 116 117 U6 ue 116 US 118 U7 117 UT 119 Ul U4 US 130 116 114 120 118 117 116 117 116 114 118 117 113 U7 116 I 113 119 114 114 116 US US 121 119 U4 U4 112 1^ U4 109 116 US 114 lU US 116 108 US 114 U4 u« lis U4 UT 181 114 U9 UT U4 114 120 110 113 U6 114 U6 U6 106 114 109 116 U4 I 107 109 110 108 109 109 107 118 107 107 107 109 106 U6 109 109 106 109 106 108 107 110 U8 99 109 101 Ul 109 Ul 109 118 109 116 107 109 112 U3 109 112 106 113 107 112 110 n I 123 122 122 122 122 122 124 126 123 122 122 122 126 126 126 126 123 123 126 123 126 122 ISS US 188 OS 133 124 \aae la 126 126 U6 133 127 123 126 126 133 128 133 136 132 128 136 138 I 122 122 120 116 124 122 118 122 116 119 110 117 118 116 123 118 120 117 116 lie 117 118 118 119 U9 U9 124 124 US 120 US 117 US 126 U5 120 117 120 120 118 115 119 115 124 t * Cross-bred varietiM piodnMd •! Ih* Sxparimantal Fanni. 10 Ths twdv* TarictiM ef oatt which hxn produced the larseit emp* in 1003, taking the averace of the leaolto obtained on all the experimental faima, aie the following :— Per Kcra. Buih. Um. Abundance 94 15 White Olant 9S 17 W'iae Awaka 93 Sensation 92 ( Danish Island 91 14 Lincoln 90 IS Per acre. Buab. Lba. 7. Banner 90 8. Golden Tartarian 94 9. Waverley 8» 10. Thouaand Dollar 88 11. Improved Ligowo 88 12. Twentieth Centurr 87 10 8 30 27 22 30 An average crop of 90 bushels 30 lbs. per acre. The twelve varieties of oats which have produced the largest crops during 19OT, at tiie several experimental farms, are the following : — CKNTRAL EXPEMMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, 0!fT. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Golden Giant 86 16 2 Scotch Potato 77 2 3. White Giant 74 4 4. Golden Beauty 73 18 E Golden Tartarian 71 26 6. Banner 71 6 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Abundance 71 6 8. Twentieth Century 71 6 9. Siberian 70 20 10. Columbus TO 20 11. Swedish Select TO 20 12. Mennonlte TO An average crop of 73 bushels 6 lbs. per acre. EZFEBIltENTAL FARU FOR THE HARITIUG PROVINCES, NAPPAR, K.8. Sensation 98 Twentieth Century 97 Thousand Dollar 97 Waverley 97 Siberian 96 Banner 9B Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 28 21 22 22 16 7. Joanette.. .. 8. White Giant.. 9. Abundance.. .. 10. Goldflnder.. .. 11. Danish Island. 10 12. Improved Ligowo. Per acre. Bush. Lba 94 4 94 4 92 32 92 32 90 20 S9 14 An average crop of 94 bushels 27 lbs. per acre. EXPEIlIMENTAt FARM FOB MANITOBA, BRANDON, MAS. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Buckbee'B Illinois 1^9 2. Early Golden Proline 115 8 Now Zealaud 114 4. Wide Awake 113 B. Oolflcn am-.- 109 6. Abundar.cc 109 Per acre. Bush. Lha. 109 14 14 7. Waverley 10 S.Lincoln ins 2S 24 9. Danish Island 108 8 18 10. Hol3teln rrolldc 107 32 14 11, Irinh Victor ,107 22 14 12. Golden Tartarian lOG 6 An average crop of 110 bushels 28 lbs. per acre. u .1 1 I 11 npniMBfUL wtaat wcm thi hortb-west nRKiroim, jkoum tma, h.w.t. 1. Banner 13( 2. Wide Awake 134 3. Thousari Dollar 132 i Lincoln 129 D. Hoi^teln Proline 127 ft Kondal White 127 Per acre. Per acre. Buah. liba. Buah. Lbt. I( 7. OoMen Beautr 137 2 4 a. Bnekbea'i Illlnoli 12< 31 27 9. BaTarlan 12c 26 29 10. Swedish Select 12< 16 13 11. Improred American 125 10 3 U. Irlih Victor 128 33 An average crop of 128 bushels 26 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARU FOB BRITISH COLUMBIA, AGASSIZ, B.a Psr acre. Bush. Lba BaTarlan 83 > Cinlsh Island 83 22 Mllfo.d White 82 12 Sensation 82 Columbus 78 28 Tartar King 78 28 Per arre. Bush. Lbs, 7. Abundance 75 8. Olive White 74 9. White Giant 73 10. Kendal White 73 11. Waverley 72 12. Irish Victor 72 An average crop of 77 bushels 12 lbs. per acre. The average crop of all the varieties of oats tested at each of the experimental fanes in 1903 ytan as follows : — At Ottawa, 62 bushels 9 lbs. per acre ; Nappan, 81 bushels 13 lbs. ; Brandon, 97 bushels 4 lbs. ; Indian Head, 117 bushels 23 lbs. ; and at Agnssiz, 66 bushels 4 lbs. The average return given by the whole of the varieties of oats tested at til the fanns was 84 bushels 18 lbs. per aero. I BABIE7. Durinff the season of 1903, «ftcen varieties of two-rowed barley and twenty Tarie- ties of air -rowed barley have been under test. The barley plots wert of the same siso as those sown with oats. The seed was used in the proportion of two bushels per acre ; and the dates of sowing were as foUows :— At Ottawa, Ont., April 17 and 18 ; Nappan, N.S., May 13 ; Brandon, Man., May 7 and 8, and June 5 ; Indian Head, N.W.T., April 29, and at Agassiz, B.C., April 25. All the plots of two-rowed barley at Brandon were frozen on September 4, so that tlie number of days for maturing can only be given approximately. The sowing of these plots so late (June 6) accounts for the unsatisfactory results. The plots were first sown in good season (May 8), but were washed out by a heavy rain storm, making a second sowing necessary. In Canada the bushel of barley is 43 lbs. UNIFORM TEST PLOTS OF TWO ROWED BARLEY FOR 190S. 1 2 S 4 I 7 8 9 10 Hi 12; 13; Hi m Name of Vuiaty Invincible French Chevalier, Canadian Thorpe. Sundwell Beaver 1 )ani8h Chevalier •Sidney •Dunham •Gordon Newton •Lo(fan •Harvey •Fulton •Jarvia •Clifford YlKLU PEB ACRI AT TBI Sktkbal ExfimuKKTAL Fabhs. i 5S34 M28 M 10 63 22 63 IC 62 24 61 26 61 16 51 14| 60 26 48 40 48 .. 47 10 47 .. 45 28 I I O li n iA 46 32 44 28 46 32 35 42 24 37 4 89 8 37 44 41 82 31 12 37 4 40 37 4 46 12 36^ I s i « ij 66 40 68 16 69 8 63 24 60 40 65 43 16 49 8 46 32 64 8 46 40; 40 40 48 16 40 .. 43 24 "9 32 24 27 34 24 28 31 42 32 4 28 46 39 18 40 30 30 33 16 37 34 36 33 36 SO SO 31 42 1. r ii n h3 77 14 71 22 71 2 80 40 66 12 66 2 62 24 62 14 64 28 61 2 62 14 68 16 68 46 61 22 67 14 i ^ i 66 12 70 40 69 28 67 4 76 66 20 73 16 76 32 73 26 62 44 61 12 66 40 67 44 66 82 69 28 NCUBER or DATS ritoM SOWIKO TO Harvkstjxg. I 108 109 106 110 107 109 107 107 105 107 106 106 106 106 106 I 105 105 107 109 104 107 107 108 106 108 109 109 108 106 109 i i 103 101 101 105 101! 102 103; 106 1001 104 r 101 101 101 101 101 105 100 102 106 104 tOL 101 101 103 101 101 100 100 100 106 I 116 117 108 116 112 117 108 109 107 115! 109 it 115 117 114 116 117 115 117 Hi 108 105 103 103 108 105 112 110 116 109 109 • Crou-bred varietiea produced at the Experimental Farms. It The tiz TsrietiM of two-rowed barley which have produced the largest crops in 1903. taking the arerage of the results obtained on aU the experimental farms, are the iollowing : — Per acre. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lbs. 1 loTlneible (S S* *. Standwell S3 23 t. French CheTaller M 28 i. Beaver S3 16 3. Canadian Thorpe S4 10 <. Danish CheTaller S2 24 An average crop of 63 bushels 40 lbs. per acre. The six varieties of two-rowed barley which iiavo given the laigest crops during 1903, at the several experimental f.Tms, are the following : — CEXTBAL E.XPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, OUT. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Canadian Thorpe 46 82 4. French Chevalier.. .. 2. Invincible 46 32 5. Beaver 3. Jarvis 46 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. . 44 28 42 24 t. Gordon 41 32 An average crop of 44 bushels 35 lbs. per acre. EXFEBDIENTAL FAEM FOR THE MAniTIME PROVIKCES, NAPPAW, K.ll. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Danish Chevalier 65 2. Newton 64 8 3. Beaver 60 4. Canadian Thor.ie.. 6. French Chevalier. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. . 59 8 SS 16 40 6. Invincible SS 40 An average crop of 60 bushels 27 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BRANDOS, M.\N. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Dunham 40 30 4. Harver. 2. Sidney 39 18 S. Fulton.. 3. Lo6_n 87 34 6. Newton. An average crop of 36 bushels 30 lbs. per acre. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. . 35 . 33 36 . 33 16 EXPER'MENTAL FARM FOB THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, IXDIa.* HEAD, N.W.T. 1. Standwell 2. Invincible 3. French Chevalier Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 80 40 4. Canadian Thorpe. 77 14 S. Danish Chevalier. 71 Per acre, 'h. Lb€. I 2 22 6. Gordon ^4 2g An average crop of 71 bushels 42 lbs. per aero. EXPEBIMENTAL FARM FOR BRITISa COLiniBU, AGASSIZ, B.O. Per acre. Per acre Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lbs. 1. Dunham 76 32 4. Sidney 73 16 t. Beaver 75 .. 5 French Chevalier 70 40 I. Gordon 73 26 6. Canadian Thorpe 69 IS An average crop of 78 bushels 8 Iba. per acre. ■^'; 14 The ATengv erop of all tbe Tarietiea of two-rowed barlqr teoted at each of the pxperimental famu in 1003 waa aa follows :— At Ottawa, 89 busb )!■ 47 lbs. per acre ; Nappan, SI bushels S4 lbs. ; Brandon, 32 bushels 32 lbs ; Indiar Head, 64 bushels 5 lbs., and at A^ssiz, 66 bushels 38 lbs. Tho average return given hj the whole of the varieties of two-rowed barley tested at all the farms was 60 bushels 47 lbs. per ucre. UNIFORM TEST PLOTS OK SlX-ROWSn IJARLKY FCR 1903. Nuna of Variety YlRLD FEB .\t'K« AT THS SeVKR AL EXPKRIMKNTAI. KaUVS. Mensury .... (>". • Bn>mc 01 Odpsaa ;60 •TiooiHf. GO Oderbnich. . . '59 •Nugpnt 5U •Empire .59 •Summit. 59 Common 59 •Mansfiuld 58 i^StoIU 58 i*Albert ;&(• •Koy»l 155 •Yale 165 •Garfield j53 •Claude 'S3 •Argyle |M Remiie'i Improved 53 Baiter 52 Champion |45 a O i >; 3 40 38 12 38 3'J 32 21 20 30 1 2 40 22 30 24 20 4.42 8 4^ 40 40 I SC60 36 53 23 60 465 44 66 464 20:C5 28 64 28:03 28 56 1258 459 1258 ..53 450 40 48 28*54 44|45 20 59 2049 ■H e 1^ £ 3 1.4 n I ..71 1066 40 06 ..63 32 63 8;72 40 01 8;07 1661 40l» 16!.^3 8;58 1650 10 70 55 ■S - ,12 63 32'03 12.71 1664 16!54 4'54 32l66 1461 NvMUKR or Datb rnoM Sowing to HaKVIOiTINU. 2- 36 80 2071 1258 865 38171 60 63 54 53 GO 53 56 65 56 40157 1280 24 45 s : o 103 103 97 109 lUO 20 105 104 104 99 103 IM 103 102 104 102 1031 103 99 lOo! 96' 1(.. un ic 112 111 112 111 100 108 io:s 109 114 109 100 109 109 106 108 102 103 99 Bush. Lb& . CO . 59 3$ . 59 32 *Cro?s bred varieties produced at the Experimental Farms. The six varieties of six-rowed ba.>y which have produced the largest crops in 1903, taking the . rerage of the results obtained on all the experimental laniis, are the following : — Per acre. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. t Mcnsury 62 40 4. Trooper 2. Brome 61 38 6. Oderbruch 3. Odessa 60 12 6. Nugent An average crop of 60 bushels 35 lbs. per acre. The six varieties of six-rowed barley which have given tho largest crops during 1903, at the several experimental fanus, are tlie following : — CENTRAL EXPERIMEVTAL FARM, OTTAWA, ONT. Per acre. Per aere. Bush. L:;3. Bush. Lbs. 1. Summit 51 28 4. GarHeld 52 4 2. Brome 63 36 5. Stella 51 12 I. Trooper 52 4 6. Albert 47 4 An average crop of 61 bushels 39 lbs. per acre. k II KxpntniKKTAL nan fob xme uarttimk PBoimroES, rappan, km. Par acr*. Bush. Lbs. 1 Odarbnieli «« 31 4. Na»«nt « 2. Empire 85 40 5. Common 3. Trooper 65 .. e. OdosM Per acre. Bush. Lba. 8 1< 40 An average crop of 64 bushels 15 lbs. per acre. EXPERIUENTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA. BnAMJOy, MAS. Ter acre. Tiush. Lbs. 1. Nugent 72 4 2. Menaury 71 32 S. Yale 70 An average crop of C9 bushels per acre. Per acre. Buab. Lbs. 4. Summit 57 14 5. Brome es 32 6. Mansfield fg j2 EXPEniMEVTAL FARM FOB THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, INDIAN HEAD, f .W.T. Per acre. Busb. Lbs. 1. Odessa 71 12 4. 2. Claude J5 40 |. 3. Trooper 84 • 6. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. Mensury gj 3g Brome {3 2( Maosflcld 83 8 An average crop of 65 bushels 13 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOB BRITTSH COLUMBIA. AOASSIZ, 8.0. Per acre. Bush. Lba. 1. Mensury 80 .. 4. 2. Mansecld 73 18 B. 3. Stella 72 24 6. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. Brome 71 Odcrbruch 71 Empire ',, ss S3 12 3< An average crop of 72 bushels 44 lbs. per acn?. The average crop of all the varieties of six-ro^cd barley tested nt each of the ex- perimental farms in 1903 was as follows :— At Ottawa, 44 bushels 22 lbs. per acre ; Xappan, 57 bushels 12 lbs.; Brandon, 68 bushels 44 lbs.; Indian Head, 68 bushels 15 lbs. ; and at Agassiz, 63 bushels 34 lbs. The average return given by the whole of the varieties of six-rowed barley tested at all the farms was 66 bushels 45 lbs. pjr acre. SPBINO WHEAT. Fifty-eight varieties of spring wheat have been grown on the uniform test plots dur; , the past season. The plots were of the same size as those sown with oats, ,nnd the seed was used at tlie rate of one and one-half bushels per acre. The dates of sow- ing were as follows :— At Ottawa, Ont., April 14 ; Nappan, N.S., April 29 ; Brandon, Man., April 21 to 24 ; Indian Head, N.W.T., April 18, and at Agassiz, B.C.', April 18. In Canada the bushel of wheat is CO lbs. 16 UNIFORM TEST PLOTS OF 8PRIN0 WHEAT FOR 1003. i|! ' M. Name of V»riety. YiKLD PKR Acna AT Till SKVEIUL ExraKIMIMTAL FaRHS. 1 "Advance 2 Rnuniaiii»n 3!\Vflliimir« Fife. 4J*lJyn)ii . 0{M(>uarc'h 6|*Ptvston 7 Wliite C.inmll HjWhitc Kifu IHSmae 10| •Chester... . 11 "Crawford iL'i'Clyde ISReilFife .. H'Xorval 1.") *Liiurcl ICAVIiito Russian ITj'Prrcy ISHimpariiin: lU Priiigle'a Cnamplain. a O d k 3 5 M S £ n ij 35 14 3t 84 IIO'-T 34 1H2!I 34 10 ai 33 828 ,32 Ns!27 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 31 aO'Hunin '. 31 28 20 2l|*Bfnton 31 24,30 22;*Alpha 31 22 20 23*K8»ex 31 20 25 24*Stanley 31 12:22 25 Power's Fife (Minn. No. 149). . . 31 « 23 21! 'Crown 31 6 23 27 Hfriiwon Ikarded 31 4]26 28 McKendry'8Fifo(Minn.No.l81). KO 67:30 29*WeIdon ':«) 48124 30 Robin's Rust Proof '30 28 28 31 •Admiral '30 24|19 32 •Bishop l30 19 21 33 Rio Grande 30 2l20 34*Fraser 30 1119 35*Angn» !30 ..l21 SC'Uawn 29 48i2t) 37:*BUir. 29 3G,22 38>Karly Riga 29 UJIO ..... 29 1014 !29 8 29 128 57 Si 28 48 21 28 4822 28 30 21 28 28 28 128 39i Australian, No. 9. . . . 40|Minne9ota, No. l&S. 41! Australian, No. 27.. 42|Rvd Kern 43i*Counte»». 44 45 46 47 48 49 •Cartier *Ha»tin(ts Australian, No. 19. . •Plumper Australian, No. 23. . Red Swedish 127 Caiwl 127 61 Colorado . . 62l*Pro((reaa. SSlJawoe 64 •Vemo 66 66 67 68 Australian, No, 20. Australian, No. 10. Australian, No. 13 Hayne8'BlueStein(Minn.No.l69) S. B & 40,32 . . Il'l ..38 2042 .. :» 40 28 20 3ri •Mi 22 40 30 34 14 36 40,34 .. L-w 40,30 40 26 2024 ..I30 ..I20 20 20 20;30 20;38 40i28 ..^37 20:31 40131 20 32 ..|23 20 28 .. 36 20 20 20:34 40'20 ..42 40,29 20 28 20I2O 40 22 20! 25 20; 18 4016 2017 ..|l6 20|33 20.35 20 26 ..24 40i24 .. 30 40;28 20 44 30 27 20 23 26 27 46 :a 2il 25 24 40,27 ..20 4030 40 29 40l28 ..|24 40!27 4012!) ..128 ..21 40 27 20 2(! 2024 202S ..25 20 28 4025 ..27 20 28 40 26 20 31 30 30 31 22 34 40 21 . 23 .. 2.5 20,20 40 27 30 18 27 32 26 20 38 41 :« 35 :i5 43 135 4036 20 36 30:!6 ..37 3031; 20 38 .. 38 .. 30 40 31 10|36 2042 6041 40 39 20 *> ..137 30:32 40:39 50 32 37 35 30 40 43 30 30 40 32 40 28 ..31 20 39 ..38 20 33 30 33 20 35 ..32 20^27 20;37 50 34 50!35 40I33 40 38 Ni'MBER or Dath I'ROM SOWINO TO Harvkstino. i.t ■- If -: < 10,37 30 36 39 30!35 35,40 60 33 4030 50' 40 lOliO . . m ..\:v.) mio .'■>n!;!9 »ij41 122 125 127 119 12:. 122 120 126 123 122 119 124 120 121 127 127 122 122 123 123 ".24 123 126 121 128 122 126 129 125 123 123 120 126 117 122 120 123 116 125 128 127 126 120 119 122 127 122 128 126 126 123 123 117 122 126 138 128 129 u * a ^ 118 122 tl47- 120 120 130: 118 124 tl47l 122 120 1391 115 124+14-; 12;! 124: HI?! 125 122 124 118 121 1 122 121 124 124 124 124 111 119 l:.>3 114 121 119 121 118 114 115 112 12:1 121 112 121 123 111 no 20 122 122 122 113 123 130! lir, i:io; 119 ___, 130; 115 122i 142, 123 110 131) 114 I20I 1301 110 119, 132 115 122! i;« 119! 129 121+147 125+147 122+147 122 142 1211 133 119| Ui 120! 142 125tl47 125: 130 124:tH7 1201147 1231 130 122! 13S 123 130 111 nw 122 K<0 124 +147 125+147 125»+147 126 +W7 124 112 122 122 121 \X .15 114 112 114 115 122 114 120 124 122 112 115 110 122 122 124 • Ci-oss-bred varieties produced at the Kxperimental Farms. tThcs« varieties were not fully ripe, but had to be rut on Sept. 8, on account of fnst. The number of days m:ituring is therefore only roughly estimated from the condition of the grain when cut. IT The twelr* Turietiw of tpTiag wheat which L.Te prodoMd tba largrst eropt ia 1003, taking the aTerag* of the retulta obtained on all the experimental farms, aro tho following : — Par acr«. Per acre. Bush. Lbi. Buih. Lbf. U 14 T. Whit* Connell » U S4 M t. WhIU Fife 83 19 34 13 f. Goose 33 33 34 10 10. Cbeitor 33 27 S3 8 II. Crawrord 33 ZS U 13. CIrde 33 18 1. Advance 2 Roumanian.. .. 3. Wellman's Fife 4. Bjrron B. Monarch. 6. Proton 32 An avcrngo crop of 33 buslicls 18 lbs. per aero. The twelve varieties of spring wheat which have given the largest crops at tlio several experimental farms in 1003, are the following : — CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, OUT. 1. Advance 2 Denton 30 3. HcKendry'i Fife (Hlnn. 181) 30 4. Preaton 29 B. Minn. No. 1C3 29 f Wellman'i Fife 29 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. £4 40 7. Robin's Rust Proof 20 8. Monarch 20 «. White Connell 40 10. Hungarian 27 20 11. White Fife 27 .. 12. Roumanian 37 Per acre. BubIi. U.i 2S •:o 2S 27 20 27 20 An avcrag:o crop of 20 bushels 2 lbs. per acre. KXPEBIUENTAL FARM FOR THE HARmUE PROTIXCES, I7AFPAN, H.8. Per acre. Bush. Lbs, 1. Byron 42 40 2. Early Riga 42 8. Chester 40 4 Wellman's Fife 3S S. Essex 38 6 Power's Fife (Minn. 149) 37 7. Crawford.. . .. 8. Red Fife.. 9. Rio Grande. ,. 10. Admiral.. ., .. 11. White Fife. 20 12. Laurel.. .. Per acre. Bush U.3. 38 40 36 40 30 40 36 3G 36 ,, An average crop of 38 bushels per acre. EZPEBIUENTAL FARM FOB UANrrOBA, BRANDON, HAM. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Goose 46 2. Roumanian 44 3. Australian No. 9 34 4. Chester 33 5. Blalr 31 6. Fraaer 31 20 7. White Russian 30 40 40 8. Wellman's Fife 30 20 9. Dawn SO 20 30 10. Angus 30 30 11. Benton 29 20 20 12. Percy 29 10 An average crop of 33 bushels 26 lbs. per acre. £.:PEKniENTAL FARU FOB TBI NORTH-WEST TERBITORIES, INDUN HEAD, M.W.T. 1 Weldon 2. Preston 43 8. Hungarian 42 4. Prlngle's Champlain 41 B. Roumanian 41 8. Fraser S3 Per acre. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lbs. 43 40 7. Stanley 89 10 10 8. Huron 39 9. Angus 38 BO 40 10. Nerval 38 4B .. 11. Red Fife 38 30 SS 18. Hastings 38 20 An overage crop of 40 bushels 18 lbs. per acre. 44-2 ( IS 'All ruat FOB mrmn cottnnu, mamo, ml *««tr»lUui N«. *4vuie« Ptvmpcr Hutlngt. 11.. Par Mr*. BMh. Ltw. M <• 44 4S 4S 41 Biuk. Lta. 4* 4« T. Monareb 41 1. Cartltr 41 1. Whit* CoBaall 41 ;0 Wellmmo'i Fit* 41 11. Clrle 41 U. Alpha 4* a* N u ( BUbop 41 An Bverage crop of 42 busheb 7 lbs. per acre. The BTerage crop of all th« rarietiea of spring wheat tested at each of the experi- muntal farma in 1903, waa aa followa : — At Ottawa, 83 bnahela 8 lbs. per acre; Nappan, 2» bushels 15 Iba. per aei* ; Brandon, M buahela 46 Iba. ; Indian Head, 84 bnahels 24 lbs. ; and at Agassi^ 88 bnahela 10 Um. The BTeraga ntom giren by the whole o.* the Tuietiea of ^ring wheat at all the farms waa 80 bnahela SO Iba. per acre. h 4 '}■ Hi I» Tbe oommoB vartetjr of emmer, to which tho iacorraci wum of Spelfa If often pren, wa« grown at usaal at all tho eiperimental fanna thia paat aeaaon. In comparins tha >ield of thia gnia with wheat a deduction of twenty per cent or more must be made from the weight of the emmer on account of the huak, inaamuch aa thia grain rctaina its husk after ordinary threshing. The following table shows the yield of common emmer obtained at each expcri- Miental farm ; and for comparioon the highest yield of wheat at each farm is also in- -i.Tted. UNIFORM TEST PLOTS OF COMMON EMMER FOR 190S. Where Orowa. Otuw» Nuppan . . . . Bnndoa..... Indian Head. Agaais Nambar of D»yt M»tiiriii|. UT 121 lax 143 us Tidd per Aeie M ThrwiMd. Lbs. 1,S00 1,530 2,630 8,280 3;igo Eatimktrd Yield |imr Aere of C]«an Grain. In poundi. Lbs. 1,040 1,316 3,104 2.634 1,763 In Bushels of 60 lbs. Each. Bush. Lbs. 17 30 30 16 3S 4 4S 44 29 13 Higheet Tidd of Whc»» Obtainud. Bi»h. 34 43 46 46 4C Lba. 40 40 ao 40 This jielJ was obtained from a macaroni wheat known as Mahmoodi, a varietj not yet tested at all the (arms. U-9S PIASI. i Forty TtrUtlat «f yiua hm b«an under trial durlag th* put Muon. The ploti wan of tiM MUM aim m tto« town vith oota ; and the quantity of leed uaed per aero «ariad from two to tkraa boabaU dapending on tbe aice of tho pea. The dates ux so«- ing wm m followa i—M Ottawa, Ont, April SS. Nappan, N.8.. Ifay 9 ; Brandon, Man, April M to tT ; Indian Head. N.W.T, May 6 ; and at Agaasiz. B.C., April 21. In Canada the knahal of peaaa ia 60 Iba. UNIFORM TEST PLOTS OV PEASE FOR 1903. 1 2 S 4 6 K 7 8 M 10 11 12 13 II 15 MMGMolVafWly. RnKlioh Oray.... •Macoun Karly Biiuin .. •Archer Crown •Alma (inrnian Wbit«. . Pride •Arthur *Macl;a>; \Viiiconin 24 •Victoria 25 *Carliton 2fi (ioldm Vine 27*Klliot •Nelsim 'Bruct- •Trill.y •Picton.. •Perth Prince AUxTt New Potter Centennial •l).!ki-. S7i*FergJ8 38 •Princft ... 39 White Wonder iO'Lanark t^ii Yiitn MB Acm at thi BlVKBAL ExriBIUKNTAL VaUU*. n i 84 20 23 24 40 27 20 34 20 37 20 28 40 22 40 20 25 40 30 1*5 20 30 20. 27 20 27 20 22 40 23 .. 33 .. 20 30 40 33 40 31 20 31 20 23 32 40 23 20 15 40 30 40 27 40 31 29 20 20 23 40i 20 40l 30 401 21 20 20 22 40 23 20 8 Sin S a 3 34 38 40 24 42 40 31 20 25 20 34 44 40 30 401 23 20 37 20 24 40 .. + T.\ 20 20 28 35 2'• ; Brandon, Septembor 4 ; Ind:an Head, September 9 ; and at Agassiz, October lOt The yield per aero has been calculated in each case from the weight obtained from 'WO rows each 66 feet long. In Canada the ton is 2,000 lbs. UNIFORM TEST PLOTS OF INDIAN CORN FOR 190S. 31 4. 6 )i 7 8 9 10 11 12 la 14 15 10 1 Name of Variety. Karly Klaatodon Tliorouglibred White Flint. . . . Kureka Anp-l of Midniffht Giant Prolific hnsilage Sup«rior Fodder RmI Cob Ennilage Compton's Rsrly Chanipion White Poarl Maiumuth Cuban Karly Uutler Salzer's All Gold North Dakota White Iiongfellow Prido of thfl North Selected Learning Mammoth Eight-Kowi-d Vlint 18 King Philip King of the Earliest .Sanford . . White Cap Yellow Diut Cloud's Early Yellow Evergreen Sugar Average of all Farms. Per Acre. Tons. Lbs. YlKLD FIB AOB« AT THl SeVKRAL ExPEBIMKNTAI. FAnilS. Per Acre. I Per Acre. Tons. Lbs. iTons. Lbs. l.B'jg 112 l,Ki6 1,076 1,081 1,037 G04 1,401 csa 056 203 \,(m 1,332 1,112 013 340 (•>.')2 278 203 l.fl.-i8 1,020 1,298 7S Ottawa, Ont. Nappan, N.a. 835 1,200 1,370 180 7.W 780 100 18 1,840 18 365 19 1,600 13 280 15 1,460 14 1,700 15 1,240 " 500 1.370 140 11 1,100 21 W)5 15 l,!-.70 16 1,460 16 500 14 600 13 17 15 17 6E« 16 1,X.J 17 320 13 950 17 1,750 17 100 17 870 14 1,370 14 COO 14 1,180 14 270 15 800 11 1,100 16 1,570 12 630 18 850 11 1,100 14 600 14 SO 15 1,350 13 1,500 11 600 11 ... Brandon, Man. Per Acre. Tons. Lbs. 21 768 33 233 2S 1,5.33 19 1.073 19 280 21 1,824 19 1,072 20 893 24 312 19 1,072 19 1,336 14 248 18 960 19 280 16 1,680 18 4.32 15 1,1,'>2 18 1752 15 360 16 1,000 18 1,762 16 472 15 1,080 Indian Head, N.W.T. Per Acre. Tons. Lbs. 18 18 20 2S 16 300 soo 700 600 800 16 1,0U0 11 .... 17 1,200 14 1,700 13 1,500 15 1,900 19 500 19 600 19 1,600 13 1,500 13 400 18 300 15 1,900 12 l,.30O 16 660 14 1,700 U 1,100 12 1,300 ^gasiri* Per Acre. Ton s.Lbi. 24 1,94« 24 1,600 22 1,760 26 680 24 1,720 25 1,480 31 480 22 220 20 480 23 1,960 21 l,fiSi^ tM4 .EiJ a, •Jl tiiilillff'ii ■jaqmn^ fly The six Tarieties of turnips which tutve given tho heaviest crops in 1903, taking the average of the results obtained ou all the experimental farms, are the following : — Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 1. Mammoth Cljrde 38 1,596 4. Jumbo S6 1,85{ 2. New Century M 6S9 6. Hartley's Bronze . . .. 38 1,219 3. Emperor Swede 33 131 6. Perfection Swude 36 118 An average crop of 37 tons 929 lbs. per acre. The six varieties of turnips which have given tho heaviest crops at the scvpr.il ex- perimental farms during the season of 1903, are the following : — (Where not otherwise stated tlic quantities given are all from tho early sown plots.) iJ CENTRAL E.tPEBIMENT.\L FARM, OTT.UVA, OXT. Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lb.i. 1. New Century 47 1,863 4. Mammoth Clyde 41 065 2. Jumbo 46 235 6. Good Luck 40 1.510 3. Kangaroo 44 1,430 6. Emperor Swede 37 1,670 An average crop of 43 tons 213 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE MARITIME PROVINCES, NAPPAN, N.S. Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons, l.tw 1. Perfection Swede 50 320 4. Elephant's Master 4S 30 2 Magnum Bonum 43 1,000 6. Selected Purple Top 47 L.^TO 3. Halewood's Bronze Top 48 1,845 6. Mammoth Clyde 47 i.oiO if\ An average crop of 48 tons 1 26S lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENT.* FARM FOR MAMT0D.\, DR.VNnOX, M.AX. Per acre. Per acre. ons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 43 1,120 4 Elephant's Master 40 1.312 42 480 5. Selected lAirpIe Top 40 520 3. Mammoth Clyde 41 1,160 6. Sklrvlngs 40 520 1. Magnum Bonum. 2. Drummond Purple Top. An average crop of 41 tons 852 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE N0RTH-\VF..ST TERRIT0RIF.3, INDIAN IIEaH, N.W.T. Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 1. Hartley's Bronze (2nd sowing) 32 152 4. Imperial Swede i2nd sowing) 28 288 2. Skirvings Cnd Bowing) 31 832 5. ll.il; .^ W«stoiiiy Ciul ^io^^inK).. -7 I.44U 3. Perfection Swede (2nd sowing) — 29 SO 6. Halewood's Bronze Top (2nd sow- ing) 26 1,328 An uver«\.i crop of 29 tons 353 lb.s. per uci^e. XXPERIMEXTAL FARU FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, AOASc.Z, B.a I ni riiii . -ii Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 1. Emperor Swede 47 1,270 t. EMt LothUn *i 1,410 S. Perfection Swede 46 1,080 Per acre. Tom. Lbi. 4. Hair* Weitburr 42 1,800 5. Imperial Swede 41 1,820 6. Good Luck 41 1,490 An average crop of 44 tons 478 lbs. per acre. The crops from the two sowing of turnips at the experimental farms in 1903 hare averaged per acre, as follows : — Tons. Lbs. Central Experimental Farm, first sowing 32 1,126 " " second sowing 24 974 Experimental Farm, Nappan, first sowing 45 192 " Nappan, second sowing 37 1,256 " Brandon, first sowing 38 1,465 " Brandon, second sowing 16 1,955 " Indian Head, first sowing 18 1,345 " Indian Head, second sowing. . . . 23 1,407 ** Agassiz, first sowing 39 347 " Agassiz, second sowing 37 328 The average crop from all the plots at all the farms was, for the first sowing, 34 Ions 1,695 lbs., and for the second sowing, 27 tons 1,984 lbs.; showing an advantage in favour of the first sowing of 6 tons 1,711 lbs. per acre. It will be seen that the early sown plots have given the larger crops at all the farms except at Indian Ilead, N.W.T. UAHOELS. Sixteen varieties of mangels have been under test during 1903. All were sown in c'rills or on the flat in rows 2J feet apart. Two sowings were made at each farm, the second sowing being about two weeks later than the first. The dates of sowing will le found in the accompanying table. The dates on which the roots were pulled were as follows : — At Ottawa, Ont., October 19 ; Nappan, N.S., October 21 ; Brandon, Man., September 21 ; Indian Head, N.W.T., October 8 ; and at Agassiz, B.C., October L2. The yield per acre has been calculated in each case from the weight of roots gathered from two rows, each 66 feet long. In Canada the ton is 2,000 lbs. Pi s es o Cm CO ij M U S5 -«! O H O u S o 1-1 i 8 o ■■ . O A H M 4 jiS 8 8 I I S 3 I I. E S « II e S S E h § i « i i § I § I § "J <-■ « ^" ^ ^" «■ 9 !S 9 S S g ?5 t? J^ § i § g § S 'f rt rf ri « 13 8 » S t; ^1 § i i § i S. § § j; !:• c> or t* ap *w e» ^ rt tl ^ S M i I § g § § § § t-l ■-< »J rf rt i-T ^1 «2^ 9 <2 y i i I g I i i § R S g § I 2 g I '" 1-1 i-T i-T ,; tif. 5 § i: g 1 1 i i g s § ? g g I g '-I'-l'-' .-1,-Ci-lrHrH i-fi-T k yg ^'::j ^ © « -- jr ^ h- I'- t* t- <•< n CO 95 (Q 51 io 8 ills CO n 95 ^ i ^ ^ 05 rH s s £!; ^ 4 R § 8 g § I § § I s i I i I i ^1 1;^ I S i § s i i S i g g f i i I i li y§ g C- S i i i i ^ § i » s ^s^$s:^SiQSS^?si^ 5^ 1| ^1 §i|§ISISII§gi $; S; S » i > Y^ 1 o e s •2 I 2 -i i "2 f I § £: o S e ^ ^ S I s "6 jj J ^ I to :s S ■^ I =3 5 _i^ £ W 5 I e 4 >: 3 3 'Jaqozn^ ! I, f.! --««■* i - ,■ The tiz Tarieties of mangeb which have given the heaviaat crops in IMS, taking the average of the results obtained on all the experimental farms, are tha following :— Per •ere. P«r «cr«. Tom. Lb«. Tom. Lbs. 1. Mammoth Lons Red 89 1.761 4. Selected Yellow Globo M J90 I. Hamm. Yellow Intermediate.. .. 37 »3t 6. Olaat Yellow Intermedlats 38 1,893 S. Half Long Sugar White 3« 1,103 6. Lion Yellow IntermedUt* 35 9J« An average crop of 36 tons 1,732 lbs. per acre. The six varieties of mangels which have produced the heaviest crops at the several txperimental farms during 1003, are the following. (Unless otherwise stated the yields given are all from the earliest sown plots) : — CENTRAL E.\PERIMENT.\I< FARM, OTTAWA, GST. Per acre. Tons. Lbs, 1. Mammoth Long Red 41 2. Triumph Yellow Globe 40 3. Selected Yellow Olobe 39 375 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 335 4. Half Long Sugar White.. 35 620 190 5. Gate Post 34 1,795 6. Mammoth Yellow Intermediate.. 34 1,630 An average crop of 37 tons, 1,158 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOB THE MARmME PH0VINCK8, NAPPAN, fIJk Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 1. Mammoth Yellow Intermediate .. 46 1,225 4. Giant Yellow Olobe 46 585 2. Lion Yellow Intermediate 46 235 S. Prize Mammoth Long Red 45 255 3. Giant Yellow Intermediate 45 1,575 6. Selected Yellow Globe 46 90 An average crop of 45 tons, 1,328 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BRANDON, M.\N. Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 1 Mammoth Long Red 42 744 4. Mammoth Yellow Intermediate .. 33 1,320 i. Half Long Sugar White 36 1,392 6. Selected Mammoth Long Red.. .. 32 1,736 3. Triumph Yellow Globe 33 1,684 6. Prize Mammoth Long Red 32 1,472 An nvernge crop of 35 tons, 708 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE NORTII-WEST TERRITORIES, INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T. Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. I,.bs. 1 Giant Yellow Intermediate 33 1,716 4. Giant Yellow Globe (2nd sowing). 30 720 2. Mammoth Yellow Intermediate .. 32 812 6. Half Long Sugar White 29 1,796 3. Lion Yellow Intermediate 32 152 6. Mammoth Long Red (2nd sowing) 29 1,664 An average crop of 31 tons 810 lbs. per acre. EXPERWIESTAL FARM FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, AOASSIZ, B.C. Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 1. Mammoth Long Red 48 1,185 4. Mammoth Yellow Intermediate .. 39 1,695 2. Half Long Sugar White (2nd sow- ing) 46 1,390 6. Selected Yellow Olobe 39 1,200 3. Half Long Sugar Rosy 41 830 6. Giant Yellow Intsrmedlata 39 1,036 An average crop of 42 tons 1,223 lbs. per acre. SI Tlw erops from th* two ■owingB of mangeb at the experimental farms in 1008^ liaTo averaged per acre aa follows :— Tons. Lbs. Central Experimental Farm, first sowincr 82 1,237 " " second sowing 17 1,400 Experimental Farm, Xappan, first sowing 42 408 " Nappan, second sowing 34 311 " Brandon, first 'sowing 30 1,694 Brandon, second sowing 22 040 " Indian Head, first sowing 28 1,453 " Indian Head, second sowing 23 1,623 " Agasaiz, first sowing 35 1,025 " Agassiz, second sowing 34 1,439 The average crop from all the plots at all the farms was, from the first sowing, n4 tons 134 lbs., and from the second sowing, 20 tons 1,124 lbs.; showing an advantage in favour o£ early sowing of " toft 1,019 lbs. per acre. r CASSOTS Eleven different sorts of carrots were tested during 1903, all being sown in drills or on the flat two feet apart. Two sowings were made in each case, the second sowing being two weeks later than the first. The dates of sowing will be found in the ac- companying table. The dates on which the carrots were pulled were as follows : At Ottawa, Ont., October 19 ; Nappan, N.S., October 27 ; Brandon, Man., October 19 ; Indian Head, N.W.T., October 12 ; and at Agassiz, B.C., October 87. In Canada the ton is 2,000 lbs. II it > Iff f ! (4 ^ O 1-4 l| I 8 ii fi S 8 § § 8 & :; n I S 8 U S R « s ^1 II 9 \ of >5 =^4 i;^ § § s § s § i § § § i fiFSsasr. sRsBss |;S I I I g I § I I 5 I I 1^ c Ji ec - e. g g 5 e X e> E- 5 ! 0h C» O I I III »1 0» I- «» 3 =:5 I i s I s 8^ s i f. I § ^* ^* « .H ^ ^ ^ •0 ^^ © M e « jj e ^ X y f> § i »H in "!• N >-■ "I § S § 53 M ^ w c «2 -- 2 ^< ^ fH ^ •- I I § « S ti § g it & ?. o < M jS a i e s g) » g 2 a F3 a g I J a 8 5 I g I a ?. 2 f £ s s £ S 2 2 ^1 II X S eon & * te 8 8 s SIS )!3 O S " 5 I i i V; S S ei ^1 f. i t~ t> te X 3 X lO -» m >s is I* M -^'i M ^5 M S ^ L^ § I ;== f. « g §1^1 X t» 1^ ^ '-^ •c S J I a I ^ .1 I I g O £ ? is •2 ^ E I 1 I (Sol •5 £ X •? s t I -^ « w !* S 3 s^ 3 -s - £ J X 6 ^ ' ■iaqamiJ | i- X c The six Tarieties of canoti which have gWen the heaTint crops in 1003, Ukinff the averngo of the results obtained on all tho experimental farms, are the following :— Per acr*. P«r aer«. Tods. Lba. ToBi. Un. 1. Ontario Cliamplon 23 352 4. Now Whlt« Intrrmedlat* 21 1,309 2. Olant White VoBRei 23 273 S. Improved Short White 21 STS 3. Mamro. White Intermediate 22 1,573 1. White Bcldan 19 1.S34 An average crop of 22 tons 3 lbs. per acre. Tho six raricties of carrots which have produced the heaviest crops at the scverni experimental furins during the season of 1003, are the following. (Uulesa otherwise stated, the yields given are all from tho earliest sown plots) : — CENTRAL EXPEBIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, ONT. Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Ll)i. Tons. Lbs. 1. New White Intsrmediate 33 1,81S 4. Olant White Voages 20 80 3. Mammoth White Intermediate.... 30 1.875 5. Improved Short White 28 430 S. Ontario Champion 29 1,070 (. White Belgian 27 l.UO An average crop of 20 tons 1,730 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARU FOR THE MARITIME PRGTIN'CES, KJIPPAN, N.S. Per acre. Tods. Lbs. 1. Ontario Champion 30 t. Olant White Vosges 29 S. Mammoth White Intermediate.... 27 Per acre. Tons. Lbs. 225 4. New 'White Intermediate 24 «7S 905 5. Halt Long Chantenay 23 200 <15 6. Long Tellow Stump Rooted.. .. 22 880 An average crop of 2C tons 250 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BRANDON, 1IA5. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Per sere. Tons. Lbs. 1. Improved Short White 22 1,320 4. White Belgian 17 1.610 t. New White Intermediate 21 240 6. Half Long Chantenay 17 320 S. Ontario Champion 21 240 6. Halt Long White 16 1,440 An average crop of 19 tons 807 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR TIIE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T. Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 1. QIant White Vosges (2nd sowing). 12 1,030 4. New White Intermediate 1 2nd sowing) 11 704 t Half Long Chantenay 12 684 6. Wliite Belgian (2nd sowing).. .. 10 129 t. Early Otm U 1,892 6. Ontario Champion 10 64 i An average crop of 11 tons 924 lbs. per acre. US S4 ! '\ BXPEnmxTAL rARX ri>R nRrnsn Columbia, aoubix, B.a Ptr ten. P«r aert. ToBf. Lbt. Ton*. Lb*. 1. Mammoth White Intermediate... 3J I.ITS 4. OoUrle Champion (lad aawlaff).. IS 1.4M I. Olant White VoiRes 31 l.OO I. White Belglaa M l.Ut S ImproTrd Short White M 140 «. Carter'! Orant* Olant U ««0 An ikvcngp crop of 27 tons 8C3 lbs. per acre. The crops from the two sowings of carrotii at the cxpcrimcntnl farms in 1003, have avorapTpd ns follows : — Tons. Lbs. Central Experimental Farm, firnt sowing 26 247 " " wcond sowing 20 50 Experimental Farm, Noppun, firat sowinR 23 1,000 " Nappan, socond nowiiipr 20 03 " Brandon, first sowintr 10 1,300 " Brandon, 8e<'ond sowinjr 10 1,.520 " Indian Head, first sowing 9 1,502 " Indian Head, second sowing .... 10 131 ** Agassiz, first sowing 23 1,805 " Aga!«!>iz, second sowing 22 370 The average crop from nil the plots at all the farms was, from the first sowing, to tons l.TSl lbs., mid from the second sowing, 10 tons 1,227 lbs.; showing an ad- vantage in favour of the early sown plots of 3 tons 554 lbs. per aero. STTGAB BEETS. Eight varieties of sugar beets have ken tested during 1903, sown in drills or on the flat two feet apart. Two sowings vorc made at each farm, the second sowing l)cins about two weiks later tluni the first. The dates of sowing will be found in the ac- nipanyinpt table. The dates on which the roots were pulled were as follows : — At I 'va, Ont., October 10 ; Nappan, N.S., October 22 ; Branm Man., September 21 ; Head. X.W.T., October ; and at Agassiz, B.C., October 23. The yield per :k.i .11 each instance has been calculated from the weight of roots gathered from two rows, each CO feet long. Thoiiffh all the varieties mentioned in the table arc commonly classed as sugar beets it should be noted that the only sorts recommended for use in the manufacture rf beet sugar are Wanzleben, Vilmorin's Improved, and French 'Very Bich.' In Canada the ton is 2,00U lbs. £ i 3 S 44—31 ■I M The four vnrieties of sugar "beets which have given the heaviest crops in 1903, taking the average of the results obtained on all the experimental farms, are the fol- lowing : — Per acre. Per «crc. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 1. Hod Top Sugar 28 1.594 3. Danish Red Top 28 1,334 2. Imaroved Imperial 28 1,347 4, Danish Improved 26 866 An average crop of 28 tons 285 lbs. per acre. The four varieties of sugar beets which have produced the heaviest crops at the fevoral experimental farms during the season of 1903, are the following. (Unless ctherwise stated, the yields given are all from the earliest sown plots) : — CEXTHAL EXPERI.MEXTAL F.\RM, OTTAWA, ONT. Per acre. Tons. Lbs Per acre. Ton3. Lbs. 1. Improved Imperial 39 640 3. Danish Red Top 85 455 2. Red Top Sugar 36 105 4. Danish Improved 32 1,010 An average crop of 35 tons 1,528 lbs. per acre. EXPEIUMESTAL FARM FOR THE UARITIUE PROVIXCES, NAPPAN, N.8. :! .11 . 1 • 1 Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 1. Royal Giant 37 415 3. Red Top Sugar 29 575 2. Danish Rod Top 31 40 4. Vllmorln's Improved 28 925 An avcrngo crop of 31 tons, 989 lbs. pet acre. EXI'ERIMICXTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BRANDON, MAN. Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 1. Danish Red Top 25 160 3. Danish Improved 23 4«4 2. Red Top Sugar 24 312 4. Improved Imperial 22 1,938 An average crop of 23 tons 1,718 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAI. FARM FOR THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T. Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 1. Vllmorln's Improved (2nd sowing) 29 1,400 3. Royal Giant 26 866 2. Improved Imperial (2nd sowing).. 28 1,024 4. Red Top Sugar 25 1,559 An average crop of 27 tons 1,212 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, ACASSIZ, B.C. Per acre. Fer acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbi. 1. Improved Imperial (^d sowing).. 36 890 3. Danish Improved (2nd sowing) .. 27 1,440 1. Red Top Sugar (2Dd sowing) .... 28 1,760 4. Danish Red Top 27 120 Am average crop of 29 tons 1,425 lbs. per acre. S7 Thfl crops from the two sowings of sugar beets at the experimental farms in 1903, have aTeraged as foll<- /s : — Tons. Lbs. Central Experimental Farm, first sowing 29 1,029 " " second sowing 16 237 r.>X°rimental Farm, Nappan, first sowing 28 987 " Nappan, second sowing 21 1,623 ''■ Brandon, first sowing 20 722 " Brandon, second sowing 17 1,673 « Indian Head, first sowing 23 1,633 " Indian Uead, second sowing. ... 22 1,577 " Agassiz, first sowing 24 984 « " Agassiz, second sowing 26 194 The average crop from all the plots at all the farms was, from the first sowing, 25 tons 651 lbs, and from the second sowing, 20 tons 1,861 lbs.; showing an advantage in favour of the first sowing of 4 tons 790 lbs. per acre. POTATOES. Fifty-five varieties of potatoes have been under test during 1903. The potatoes planted were cut into pieces with two or three eyes in each, and these were planted in rows 2J feet apart, the sets being placed a foot apart in the rows. The following were the dates of planting and digging : — At Ottawa, Ont., planted May 23, dug October 5 and C ; at Nappan, N.S., planted May 22, dug September 25 ; at Brandon, Man., planteil May 21, dug October 16 and 17 ; at Indian Head, N.W.T., planted May 14, 5 Average of ^ Farms. Ottawa, Ont. Naj, r Brandon, Man. Indian Head N.W.T. "^ iz. Per Acre. Per Acre. Per Acre. Per Acre. Per Acre. Per Acre. Rush. Lbe. Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lbs. 1 Seedling No.7 448 39 336 24 528 487 40 523 30 .347 36 2 Vanier 444 54 35S 36 550 425 20 614 21 376 12 3 Rose No. 9. 432 21 398 12 378 24 429 .. 597 31 358 36 4 Rochester Rose 430 3 .305 48 495 341 642 4 466 24 5 Carman No. 1 42!) 2 514 48 226 36 399 40 711 28 292 .3>i (i Enormous 426 13 36;j 006 ,. 509 40 508 12 244 12 7 l^te Puritan 425 80 417 39 473 418 407 411 24 430 429 50 517 20 648 14 299 281 12 8 Bumaby Seedling. . . . Everett 36 8 12 23:McIntvre 38C 31 253 517 388 40 498 57 275 24 25 Early Norther 385 379 4 310 288 12 12 365 294 12 48 402 484 508 12 483 33 279 344 24 Irish Daisy 48 2(;Cliiy R4 10. Uncle Sam 413 13 11. Canadian Beauty 409 47 12. Pearce 409 42 An avorage crop of 425 bushels 32 lbs per nore. The twelve varieties of potatoes which have produced the largest crops at the sev- eral experimental farms during the season of 1903, are the following : — CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTJAWA, ONT. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. Per acre. Bush Lbs. 1. Droer's Standard 634 2. Carman No. 1 614 3. Late Puritan 473 4. Canadian Beauty 451 5. Clay Rose 418 6. Burnaby Seedling 418 38 7. American Giant 411 48 8. Rose No. 9 398 9. Money Maker Z'.<6 .. 10. Uncle Sam 393 .. 11. Everett 3M .. 12. State of Maine .'!87 24 12 48 48 12 An average crop of 432 bushels 29 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE MARITIME PROVINCES. NAPPAX, N.S. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Pearce 605 2. Vanler 650 3. Vlck's Extra Early 534 36 4. Seedling No. 7 528 6. Mclntyre 517 6. Enormous 606 Per acre. Bush. I.bs. 7. Rochester Rose 493 8. Clay Rose 4fi2 48 9. Everett 433 24 10. Troy Seedling 420 11. Penn Manor 418 12. Burnaby Seedling 411 "24 An average crop of 493 bushels 21 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BRANDON, MAN. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. General Gordon 630 40 2. Delaware 686 40 3. Enormous 309 40 4 Uncle Sam 498 40 6. American Wonder 496 6. Seedling No. 7 487 40 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Irish Daisy 484 8. State of Maine 484 9. Money Maker 480 10. Canadian Beauty 4(!9 11. Cambridge Russet 466 12. Early Puritan 462 An average crop of 604 bushels 28 lbs. per acre. 20 20 40 : |l 40 XZPERDIEirrAL UMU FOB TBI NOBTH-WEST TEBFTOBIES, nDIAH BEAD, ll.W.T. Per aert. Bush. Lbt. Ptr acre. Biuh. Lbi. 1. Oarman No. 1 711 2. Earlr SunriM 649 3. Early St. Oeorge 631 4. Lee's Favourite 603 B. Holborn Abundance 597 6. Rose No. 9 597 28 7. Empire State RO? 81 '2 S.American Wonder 585 12 24 9. Canadian Beauty 58S 12 40 10. Earlr Andes 575 57 31 ■'1. Evereit 575 57 31 M. Proline Rose 563 38 An average crop of 606 bushels 14 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, AOASSIZ, B.a 1. Rochester Rose >. Cambridge Russet 459 5. Reeves' Rose 400 4. Country Gentleman 398 t. Vanler 376 6. Early Rose 375 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 466 24 7. American Wonder. 8. Early ? Mgan.. . 9. Rose No. 9 48 24 12 10. Sharpe's Seedllngr. 12 40 360 358 356 11. Seedling No. 7 347 12. Irish Daisy 844 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. . 360 48 48 36 24 36 4S An arcrago crop of 383 bushels 48 lbs. per acre. The average crops of all the varieties of potatoes tested in 1903, at each of the experiment( farms, were as follows : — At Ottawa, 293 bushels 19 lbs. per acre ; at l^appau, 338 bushels S lbs. per acre ; at Brandon, 415 bushels 50 lbs. per acre ; at In- dian Head, SWO bushels 48 lbs. per acre ; and at Agassiz, 289 bushels 29 lbs. per acre. The average letum given by the whole of the varieties at all the farms was 365 bushels 80 lbs. per acre. ■11 ,* Lm 41 AVERAGE OP CROPS ON THE EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS. The results of experiments with different varieties of agricultural crops to ascer- tain their relative productiveness become niuch more reliable and conclusive when the average experience of a series of years can be given. In this way variations arising from inequality of soil and variability of ecnson arr to a large extent equalized, and the conclusions reached become a more valuable guide to the farmer in selecting his soed. The experience here recorded with the varieties under test covers a period of from four to nine years. TL;ST OF VARIETIES OF OATS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS. The twelve varieties of oats which have produced the largest crops for a series of :» ears, taking the average of the results obtained on all the experimental farms, are the following : — The length of time they have been under trial is stated in each case. lu Canada the bushel of oats is 34 lbs. 1. Danish Island, 6 yrt>.. ., J. Banner, 9 yra :.. Minnonlte, 8 yrs !. Now Zealand, 6 yrs j. American Beauty, 8 yrs. i;. White Giant, 6 yrs.. .. Par acre. Busb. Lbs. 79 78 77 76 75 75 3 7. Thousand Dollar, Buih. Um. Biub. Lba. 1. IfaBiflaM, 4 TTS S9 40 4. Argyla, 4 rri H M t. Tkia, 4 yn U l» 6. Nu«ent, T jrra IS M I. Mraiurr, T rn 54 24 4. Common, T yra U 1 An avernge crop for tho si\ varActies of 66 bushels per acre. KXPERIURKTAL FAHM FOH THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, INDUN DEAD, H.W.T. Per tcr* Per acre. Bush. Lba. Buth. Lbi. 1. Claude, 4 rn 44 47 4. Rennte'a Improved, t yra.. .. E8 :o 1 Odeaaa. 8 yra «3 4 I. Trooper, • yra B7 46 S. Menaury, S yra H u 4. Vanafleld, B yra 47 30 An average crop for the six varieties of 60 bushels 26 lbs. per acre. BXPERIllEXTAL FARM FOR BRITISn COLUMBIA, AQASSIZ, B.a P«r •ere. Per acre. Buab. Lba. Buah. Lbs. 1. Claude, 6 yra 47 .. 4. Brome, B yra 45 28 t. Albert, S yra 44 M B. Uanafleld, 4 yra 4S 27 S. Tale, B yra. 46 40 4. Argyle, 4 yra 44 43 An average crop for the liz Tarieties of 45 bushels 44 lbs. per acr*. TESV OF VARIETIES OF SPRINO WHEAT FOR A SERIES OF YEARS. The twelre rarietiei of ipring whett whiok 1uit« produced the largest crops for a ■Tries of years, takir ; the aTorage of the results obtained on all the experimental farrna, are the following : — The length of time they have been under trial is stated in each case. In Cunnda the bushel of wheat is 60 lbs. Per acr*. 'dush. Lbs. 1. Rou-^anlan, S yrs S9 Si t ClydL, 5 jn 85 9 S. Laurel, S jn 34 58 4. Preston, 9 yr« S4 44 fi Goose. 9 yrs 84 t 6 Monarch, 8 yrs 33 47 Per acre. Bush. Lhs. 7. WellniaD's Fife, I yrs 8. Rio Orsnda, 9 yrs.. .. 9. White Fife, 9 yrs.. .. 10. Huron, 9 yrs 11. Red Flfo. 9 yrs 12. Weldon, 6 yrs 33 33 33 33 33 S3 39 29 IS 11 7 I An average crop for the twelve varieties of 34 bushels 20 lbs. per acre. 1 ■ .velvo varictiPB of spring wheat whioh have averaged the largest crops at the soveral experimental farms for a series of years, are the following : — CENTRAL EXTTiniENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, OST. Per acre. Busb. Lbs. 2. Proston, 9 yrs 30 3. Laurel, 5 yrs 28 4 Clyde, 5 yrs 28 5. Huron, 9 yrs 28 <. Wellman's Fife, 9 yrs 27 17 8. Prinsle'a Champlaln, 67 9. Plumper, 8 yrs.. .. 28 10. Rio Qrande, 9 yrs.. 3 11. Monarob, 9 yrs.. .. 48 12. Colorado, 9 yrs.. .. 9 yrs. Per acre. IJush. Lbs. 1. Roumanian, B yrs SO 58 T. Hungarian, 8 yrs 27 S4 27 27 28 20 28 17 12 49 29 28 An average crop for the twelve varieties of 28 bushels I lb. per acre. ETPEniMlHTAL FARM FOR THE MARmMJ! PRO\. fCF.S, NAPPAN, V.S. 1. Norval, 6 yrs 2. Laurel, S yrs 89 3. P.oumanlan, 5 yrs 89 4. Clyde. 5 yrs 38 5. Byron, 6 yrs 37 8. Red Swedish. 5 yrs S$ Per acre. Bush. Lbs 89 62 7. Wellman's Fife, • yrs 44 8. Early Riga, 6 yrs 4 9. Monarch, 8 yrs 3i 68 10. White Connell, 9 yrs 85 U u. Rio Orande, 9 yrs (9 13. Weldv^j. B yrs Per acre. Bush. Lbs 86 68 35 52 35 30 85 22 35 5 84 SI An average crop for the twelve rarieties of 86 bushels 66 Ibe. per acre. ■ZTKUMBirrAL FARM FOR MAIOTOU. BBANDON, MA*. PWMf«. Bosk. Urn, noumMtaa, 4 m 41 II Goon, I TT* 41 H Whit* rifn, I rt* H M CroT - • yra » W Mnnareb, 8 yri 35 IT Red FUe, 8 7rs t4 44 Boak. Lba. T. Lanral, 4 jn t4 M t. Whit* Ruuiu, t yn n H *. Wliltc Connell, I 7TJ ]S n 1*. RIe Oranda, • yra U 14 11. Cl7 In Canada tho bushel of peas is 00 lbs. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Crown, S rr* *7 tS f. Pride. « yrs t< « 8. EngUih Grey, 8 rr« »6 37 4. Early Britain. 7 yrs 8< tS t. nprman White, • yrs tS SO «. Pearl. 6 yrs U IS T. Carleton, T yrs. I. Plcten, < yrs.. . 1. Kina. 7 yrs.. .. 10. Arthur, t yr*.. 11. FaraKon, 8 yrs.. 11. AcDos, 7 yrs.. .. Per acre. Buih. Lhl. ss M 85 10 8S 2 84 B^ 84 BO 84 42 An average crop for the twelve varieties of 35 bushels 41 lbs. per acre. The twelve varieties of pease wliich have averaged the largest cropi at the scvcrnl experimental farms for a series of years, are the following : — OINTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, 0^7 1. Arthar, 8 yrs I. ParaKon, 8 yrs t. Kent, 7 yrs 4. Duke. 7 yrs 1. Pruailan Blue. • yrs «. Golden Vine, 7 yrs 88 Per acre. Bush. Lbs 88 37 85 20 84 83 33 49 83 89 88 14 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Crown, S yrs '. S3 15 8. English Grey, 4 yrs 83 3 ». Hackay. 8 yrs 82 37 10. Macoun. 7 yrs 32 2.'i 11. Pearl, B yrs 32 22 11. Mummy, 8 yrs 83 17 An average crop for the twelve varieties of 33 bushels 88 lbs. per acre. EZPErtlUEHTAL FARM FOR TBE UARITIUE FROriKCES, KAPPAR, H.& 1. Crown, 8 yrc i. Pride, 7 yrs 8. Agnes, 7 yrs 4. Archer, 6 yrs 31 8. Centennial, S yrs t. Early Britain, 6 yrs I'cr icrc. Jush. Lbs. 38 85 9 14 87 4< 8« 7. Nelson, 6 yrs 8. New Potter, 8 yrs.. . 9. Blk-eyed Marrowfat. 10. English Orey, 5 yrs.. 11. Chancellor, 6 yrs.. . 12. Carletod, 7 yrs Per acre. Bush. Lbs 81 20 31 J2 30 U no 39 30 8 89 87 An average crop for the twelve varieties of 31 busbela 57 lbs. per acre. 49 nrOUUKNTAl. rARli rOR HANITOBA, BnANDOlf, MAM. Ptr kcre. Bufh. I.hs. 1. Prld«, t yrt 4« 7. Miimmr. 8 yrs 44 3 (ii-rmtn White. B yri 44 4 White Wonder, 6 yr« 43 .".. rrown, 7 yr» 43 « Carlcton, 7 jn 43 7. KiDS. C yr» 45 I. Trilby, 7 yrt • 9. Pparl. 4 yra tS 10. Alma, < yrt 1< U. Vii'torla. 6 yri 14 U'. Archer, « yr» 4] PeraoM. Buib. Lbi. 4.1 13 43 13 42 » 42 27 42 • An nvprii;.'(,' cnip for tlic twi'lvn varieties of 41) bushils -2 K». p<'r ncrc. KXPKniMKNTAI. FARM FOIl THE KOHTII-nEST TERRITOUIKS, INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T. Per acr«. Bush. Lb«. 44 66 1 PnrnRon, 7 yrs 2. nroRory. ( yr« 43 S8 3 FpRllsh Orey,, 4 yra 42 7 4. Prown, 7 yra 42 4 S Early Britain, « yra., 4t 45 6. Carleton. 7 yra 41 SI 7. Pleton, 5 yrs «. Prldp. 7 yra 9. German White, 5 yrs., 10. Bruce, 4 yrs 11. Wisconsin Ultic. 4 yrs. 12. Matoun. 7 yr.i Per aer*. Dush. LI)*. . . 40 K7 .. 40 40 .. 40 40 40 An average crop for the twelve variutici of 11 Imslu ! ; ■'!() 11,1. por noro. EAPERLMKNTAL FARM FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, AOASSIZ, B.C. 1. German White, S yra.. .. . .. 2. While Wonder, 7 yra SS S Bruci, S yra SS 4. Pearl, S yrs S8 6. Fcrgua, 5 yra 37 •. Early Britain, 7 yra 37 Per acre. Bu!B i. Half Long White, I yrs II 8B1 I. Hamm. White Intermediate, 8 yri 12 1,B87 «. Long Tellow Stump Rooted, 4 yrs M 1,291 An average crop for the six varieties of 22 tons 742 lbs. per acre. EXPERraENTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BRANDON, MAN. Per acre. '.r acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 1 New While Intermediate, 5 yrs.. U 1,781 4. Giant White Vosges, I yrs .... It IJiT I Ontario Champion, 8 yrs 14 1,810 I. Half Long White, 8 yri It lji7 t. Long Yellow Stump-rooted, 4 yri It l,tH 8. Mamm. White Intermediate, 8 yrt It 1,111 An average crop for the six rarieties of 14 tons 760 lbs. per acre. 87 SXPEKIUENTAL TAMU FOS TUE KORTU-WEST TERBITOBIES, IKDUN HEAD, M.W.T. Per acM. • Pm »cr». Toni. Lbt. Ton*. Lba. I. New White Intermediate, 4 yr«.. 14 68 4. Halt Long White. 8 rrs U 1.40S 3. Ontario Champion, 6 yri 13 1,4«0 6. Improved Short White, 7 yr*.... U 1.343 3. Long Yellow Stump-rooted, 4 yra 12 931 6. Olant White Voeges, 7 yra.. .. 11 188 An average crop for the sis varieties of 12 tons 5G6 lbs. per acre. i EXPERIMENTAL FARU FOR DRITISII COLUMBIA, AOASSIZ, B.a Per acre. Per acre. Tone. Lbs. Tone. Lbs. 1. aiant White Vosgcs, 8 rrs S3 1,259 4. Halt Long White, 8 jn SO 240 2. Improved Short White, 8 rr«.... 33 834 6. Ontario Champion, 6 yrs 29 1,840 S. Mamm.Whlte Intermediate, 8 yra SO 849 6. White Belgian, 8 jrrs 89 603 An average crop for the sur varieties of 31 tons 282 lbs. per acre. M r ill fl: n- n ii I 'it TEST OP VARIETIES OP SUGAR BEETS FOR A SERIES OF TEARS. The four varieties of sugar beets which have produced the heaviest crops for a series of years, taking the average of the results obtained on all the experimental farms, are the following : — The length of time they have been under trial is stated in each caso, * In Canada the ton is 2,000 lbs. Per acre. Per sere. Tons. Lbs. ToD'j. Lbs. 1. Danish Red Top, 6 yrs 28 556 S. Red Top Sugar, 7 yrs 24 '9 2. Danish Improved, 7 yra 24 g4 4. Improved Imperial, 7 yrs 23 1,068 An average crop for the four varieties of 24 tons 932 Iba. per acre. The four varieties of sugar beets which have averaged the heaviest crops at the several oq^mental farms for a series of years, are the following : — CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, ONT. Per acre- Per acre. ■* ' *""• Tons. Lbs. 1. Danish Improved, 7 yrs 29 0)6 9. Danish Red Top, 6 yrs 28 1 860 2. Improved Imperial, 7 yrs 29 10 4. Red Top Sugar, 7 yrs 27 1,935 An average crop for the four varieties of 28 tons 1,650 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOB TlIE MARITIME PROVINCES, NAPPAN, II.S. Per acre. Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lhs. 1. Red Top Sugar. 7 yrs 28 387 S. Improved Imperial. 7 yrs 26 1694 2. Danish Red Top, 6 yrs 27 1.919 4. Danish Improved. 7 yrs 26 ' 65 An average crop for the four varieties of 27 tons 614 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA, BRANDON, MAN. Pe"""- Per acre. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 1. Danish Red Top, 6 yrs tl 901 «. Red Top Sugsr. 7 yrs a 639 2. Danish Improved, 7 yrs 24 699 4. Wansleben, 7 yrs a 1,021 An average crop for Uw four varieties o{ 19 tons 816 Iba. per men. ■XPKRnatMTAb rABM rOB THt NORTn-WEST TElKnOIUXS, INDIA5 HEAD, K.W.T. P«r acr». Per acr*. Tom. Lb». Totw. Ui. 1. Danish Red Top, 6 yn is 999 8. Improred Imperial, 7 jn 1$ nt 2. Red Top Sucar, 7 rn l« 1,827 4. Danlah Improred, 7 jra it i,4M An avenge crop for the four varieties of 11 tons 503 lbs. per acre EXPERIUENTAL FAUM FOR BRITISH COI.UIIBIA, AOASSIZ, B.0 Per acre. Per acre. Tom. Lb«. Tone. Lbs. 1. Danish Rad Top, I yn 18 1,108 8. Danlah Improred, • jn u 1403 8. Improred Imperial, rra 85 1(8 4. Red Top Sugar, « yrs 88 lisot An average crop for the four varieties of 16 tons 1,99S lbs. per acre. «0 TEST OF VARIETIES OF POTATOES FOR A SERIES OF TEARS. The twelve varieties of potatoes which hare produced the largest crops for a series of years, taking the avernge of the results obtained on all the experimental farms, are the following : — The length of time they have been under trial is stated in each case. In Canada the bushel of potatoes is 00 lbs. 1. Uncle Sam, 4 jrrs 2. Seedling No 7, 7 rri.. . t. Irish Dalir, 8 yra 4. American Wodder, 9 yri. 5. Roie No. •, 7 jrn t. American Olant, 8 yrs.. Per acre. Buib. Lbs. 305 20 393 33 3S6 25 3S1 42 378 23 377 6 7. Late Puritan, jrr* 8. Country Mentleman, 5 jrrs.. 9. Carman No 1, 9 yrs 42 10. Burnaby Seedling, 8 yrs.. . 23 11. Penn Manor, 6 yrs 12. State ot Maine, 9 yrs Per acre. Busb. I.bi. 874 48 373 B9 373 47 371 23 364 68 363 IS An average crop for the twelve varieties of 377 bushels 63 lbs. per acre. The twelve varieties of potatoes which have averaged the largest crops at the ■everal ezperiment.il farms for a series of years, are the following : — CENTRAL E.\PERI\IEXTAL FARM, OTTAWA, OUT. Per acre. Busb. Lbs. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Late Puritan, 9 yrs 436 t. HollHirn Abundance, 9 yrs 40S 3. American Wonder, 9 yrs 401 4. Uncle Sam, 4 yrs 401 B. Dreer's Sundard, 9 yrs 398 (. Penn. Manor, 6 yrs 392 33 7. ' rman No. 1, 9 yrs 398 « 4 10 8. ' urnaby Seedling, 8 yrs 394 44 2S '■>■ Country Qentlcman, 6 yrs 392 2 8 10. Rose No. 9, '. yrs 390 39 BO 11. Money Maker, 9 yrs 38< 38 38 12. State of Maine, 9 yrs 379 48 An average crop for the twelve varieties of 399 bushels 13 lbs. per acre. EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR THE UARITUIE PR0MNCE8, NAPPAN, N.8. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. Irish Daisy, 8 yrs 420 36 i. Holborn Abundance, 9 yrs. 408 18 3. Seedling, No. 7, 7 yra 406 4. Vanler, 8 yrs 400 16 6. Irish Cobbler, 7 yrs 388 53 C Clay Rose, 9 yrs 387 41 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Troy Seedling, 9 yrt 383 8. American Olant, 8 yrs 375 9. Penn. Manor, 5 yrs 374 10. Burnaby Seedling, 8 yrs 371 11. VIck's Extra Bearly, 8 yrs.. .. 368 12. Everett, 9 yrs 3$g An average crop for the twelve varieties of 387 bushels 42 lbs. per acre. 41 46 45 47 61 ■ZrSBIUESTAt FARM FOR UANTTODA, BRANDON, MAS. 1. Delaware, 8 rra < t. Seedliog No. 7, T yrs 5. Maute'i Thoroughbred, t jrri.. 4. American Wonder, 9 jrt 6. Irish Dalir, I 7ra. 1. State of Maine, » jtb 399 Per ncre. Bush Lb«. 423 13 417 10 413 10 404 (4 400 36 399 3 Per acre. Bush. Lba. 7. Empire State, t rrs.. .. .. 385 23 (. Bumaby Seedllnc, I jrrf 333 ;2 9. Vncla Sam, 4 rrs 311 67 10. Reere's Rose, 7 jn 380 17 11. I. X. L., 9 rrs 378 63 13. Late Puritan, 9 yrs 377 U An avc/ago crop for the twelve varieties of 305 bushels 23 lbs. per acre. EXrERiyEXTAL FARM FOR Till: NORTH- WEST TERRITORIES, INDIAX HEAD, 5.W.T. Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 1. American Qlant, 8 jn 1 .... 474 28 Uncle Sam, 4 rra 4(7 7 Country Gentleman, C jrrt 467 40 4. American Wonder, 9 yrs 446 30 5. Carman No. 8, 7 yra 438 27 6. Bovco, 6 yrs 429 6 7. Carman No. 1, 9 yrs.. . 8. Lea's Favourite, 8 yrs.. 9. Rocbester Hose, 8 yrs. 10 General Qoraon, 7 yrs.. 11. Empire State, 9 yrs.. . 13. Fenn. Manor, 5 yrs.. .. Per acre. Bush. Lba. 427 > 33 420 47 419 37 415 45 403 40 403 SI An average erop for the twelve varieties of 433 bushels 41 lbs. per acre. IXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR BRmStl COLUMBIA, AGASSIZ, B.C. 1. Uncle Sam, 4 yrs.. .. t. Rose No. 9, 7 yrs.. .. 3. Seedling, No. 7, 7 yrs. 4. Reeve's Rose, 8 yrs.. E. Bovee, < yrs 1. Irish Daisy, 8 rrs.. ., Per k C "". Bush. L. 419 14 40« 3 883 6 868 17 36« r 366 4 Per acre. Bush. Lbs. 7. Brown's Rot Proof, 7 yrs 364 14 8. Clay Rose, 9 yrs 368 12 9. Cambridge Russet, 6 yrs 358 1 10. Vlck'a Extra Early, 7 yrs 355 45 11. Maule's Thoroughbred, 6 yrs... 853 38 12. Vanler. 9 yrs 347 80 An average crop for the twelve varieties of 371 bushels 2 lbs. per acre. oovdunon "Hie r. -t' lee afforded by the reaulta obtained from the totnpnratiTB trial plot* as Kiren in this h illetln, rHows that there are srroat diffcrencoa in the relative productive- neae o' ; "ie iur even when (rrown side by aide under aimilar conditiona. It alao shown, ia ♦hill 1 ' t o he bulletin devoted to the nvcrago of r'-ips for a scricn of years, that thia ii tiiloa'"y .1 product! vmcsa is :n many instanocs a fixed quality manifested in tlie cliiTor Ti -li ii.ites of the Dominion, thus briiifring thc:sc vnnetiea near the top of the li-' ."otD '■ r *o '-"iir. Among ''lOse sorts which have u roroarkablo record for !,•»•, \!ijt piil'.u'' tlip Biinnpr oats, which have ffivcn for tli<^ past nine yea-'' Ctakmj.- '. - .. ;ragp of the reaulfs obtointti at nil the experimental farms) 78 bushi.1' ?.' lb \" lore ; the Mcnsiiry barley, which ban averaged for the same period 52 bu^UolIl 4.' ll'!-,. : nd the Preston wheat, which baa given for nine years an average of 84 bushels 4t K'S. pnr acre. Such facts point to the importance to farmers of choosing for seed those sorts whic!i Kive the heavic,-:t crops, ao that farming in Canada may thus be made more profitr.bV. In this bulletin all the varieties which have been nnder trial for four or more years, are admitted into the comparative list with those which have been under trial for Imger periods. A» a result of this arrangement, s-imo <■<{ the more promising of flic recently introduced aorta have found their way into the lista of the best 12 or the beet 6 varieties for weight of crop. It is, however, noteworthy that in most instanoivj the larger part of these lists consists of varieties which have been under trial f yenrs, and which have maintained their prominence aa productive sorts through the whole of that period. During the past year the number of varieties under test liu- been reduced by discontinuinf? those whieh, after soiiic years' trial, have n-'t come up to n high stand- nrd of productiveniss, retaining only the newer sorts onii tbe best of the older ones in each case. This reduction in number permits of a mor«? ready ("election of varieties and brings out with greater prominence those of the highest excellence. Provision has been made in connection with the 'iistribution of samples for the improvement of seed (which takes place annually nt the experiraen*-^ farms) to have available considerable quantities of the very best and most productiv. sorts of cereals; 60 that any farmer in ''an.ad.i who applies in goo;. The sample bags of oats contain 4 lb<:., nnd those of whr-* and b^frlry .'> Ihs • =:if?'--;'>nt in ---=eh ease to .^i-w one-twentieth of an hvtc. Instnu-tions accompany eaeli s.Tmple. In many instances the 4 lbs. of oats, whi.-n carefully 'landled, liavc produced from 150 to 200 bushels by the end of the second year, showiui? that with attention and -are any ,nncr may soon provide 1 nsolf, under this liberal arrangement, witij th- est ma most productive IS (trainii of seed in lufficient quantitica for a lanrr nrcn, at no cof»t to himaelf beyond that of his own labour. That Canadian farmers readily avail tlifii;solvfi of thciw privileges, ia leen from the fact tJiat during the pagt lis y««r« 224,543 sanu'loa have been supplied to indi- (idual applicants : an annual average during this pi'riod of 37,424. The steady ircrfjaao being made in the yearly average of crops in this country amounting in the aggro- gate to many millions of dollars, is no doubt duo in large measure to the cultivation of improved and uwre productive varieties, brought about mniiily by these annual distributioHH, by means of which more Uian 37,000 farmers have been led to join every year in these co-operative experiments with great profit to thumaclvcs and the country.