. Trial plots of grain, fodder corn, field roots and potatoes [microform]. Grain; Agriculture; Field experiments; Field crops; Céréales; Agriculture; Essais en plein champ; Cultures de plein champ. 13 The six varieties of six-rowed barley which have j;iven the largest â crops in njiio, taking the average of the results obtained on the three experimental farms, are : â I'er lu-re. liiish. l<bs. 1. Meiisurv 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 nj
. Trial plots of grain, fodder corn, field roots and potatoes [microform]. Grain; Agriculture; Field experiments; Field crops; Céréales; Agriculture; Essais en plein champ; Cultures de plein champ. 13 The six varieties of six-rowed barley which have j;iven the largest â crops in njiio, taking the average of the results obtained on the three experimental farms, are : â I'er lu-re. liiish. l<bs. 1. Meiisurv 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 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, , Blair, Alpha, Xorval, Mason, Progress, Ivbert. W-nion, Karly Riga, Rideau, Dawn, Countess and DufTeriu. The size of the plots in each 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 ^he
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