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PUBLiaajBD BW TBCB DBPARTHSyT OF A»R£OPLTUBB August »9, 1802 TORONTO PRINTED BY Wa^RWICK Jb SONS i 1 ^ •i.,4 ii 1 i j^t J- MINISTER OF AQBIODLTUBBi Hon. John Dryden, Toronto. Ontario Agrieultural Colleii:e and Experimental Farm, Guelph, . under eontrol of the Minister of Agriculture. J&MBS Mills, M. A. President. Thoicas Shaw Professor of Agriculture and Far jti Superintendent. A. E. Shuttlbwobth, B. A. So Professor of Chemistry, T. HoTRS Panton, M.A., F.G.S. Professor of Natural History and Geology. F. G. Grbnside, V.S. . Professor of Veterinary Ssience. H. H. Dkan, B.S. a. Professor of Dairy Husbandry. I E. Lawbbnob Hunt, B.A. Assistant Resident and Mathematical Master. Oaptain Walter Glarkb. . . . Instructor in Drill and Gymnastic*. 0. A. Zavitz, B.S.A.. Experimentalist. H. B. Sharman, B..S.A Assistant Chenaist. A. MoGallum, Bursar. ADVISORY BOARD. O. C. Jambs, M. A., Seeretary John I. Hobbon. ChaimuM Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Toronto. | Mosborough, County of Wellington. BULLETIN LXXIX. EXPERIMENTS WITH WINTER WHEATS. In growing winter wheat, and indeed any other form of cereal I crop, it is hi|;hly important that the farmers give much attention to the selection of the more usefal varieties. In some seasons this is not so important, as almost any variety will give a fair return, but in others when the conditions of growth and ripening are not so favorable the difference in the yields in some instances amounts to I nearly &0 per cent, with varieties grown under the same conditions. hf it is impossible to forecast the nature of the season, it is always lietter to be forearmed by sowing varieties possessed of sufficient vigor and hardihood to enable them to bear up well under ad^^erse I conditions. The qualities to be sought in winter wheat include the follow- m- 1. Ability to give good yields. Occasionally we meet with varie- Ities having nearly all the requisites given below, and yet the yield Ifrcm them is only ordinary. 2. The quality of the grain, including weight per bushel and Iralae for milling purposes. A variety possessing good milling prop- lerties is certainly to be much preferred to one equal in other respects |bat lacking in these. 3. Strength of straw. This is very important in some seasons, Imore especially on soils where the grain is liable to lodge, as it bears |io directly on the yields and on the labor of harvesting. 4. Non-liability to rust. Although rust is largely depenient on Iseason, soil and location, some varieties have the power of resisting |it in a marked degree. 5. Earliness in maturing. This is also intimately associated with hield, as in some seasons an advantage of from three to five days in |early ripening will make a great difference in the returnr. 6. The presence or absence of beards. Beards are so far objeo- ^onable unless there is decided superiority in other directions, as hey are less pleasant to handle, they lessen tho value of the chaff or feeding purposes and are associated more or less with lack of efinement in quality. Owing to the low prices ruling for winter wheat there will be an [ncli nation to sow a less acreage this season. This tendency can easily ) carried too far. We do well to remember that we have an excel- ent wheat producing country and that we want Itrge quantities of itraw for bedding which cannot be secured so effectually in any other im !b1 1«1 way. There is alwajri less hazard in growing a variety of crops, and it also furnishes a more equable division of the work of the farm. And there is at the same time a possibility of some advance in prices. It is at least questionable as to whether this province should at any time grow less wheat than will suffice for home consumption. LooATiOK AND SoiL. All the varieties of winter wheat, both native and foreign, were grown in plots.side by side in the same range. These plots contain each exactly the one-hundredth part of an acre. The yield per acre is estimated from the actual yield of the plots. The aspect of the land is southwesterly, with so little slope, however, that it is almost imperceptible. The soil may be designated as a mild clay loam. PRBPARATION OF THB SoiL. The soil was prepared on the bare fallow system to secure uniformity of condition in a field devoted to tho growth of experimental grains. This was the only bare fallow that we had on the farm. The cultivation given was much the same as is usually put upon bare fallows. Barnyard manure was applied at the rate of 15 tons per acre in the spring of 1890 and a crop of rape was grown and pastured off upon the land the same year. No manure has been put upon it since. Sblbotion of Yabibtibs. In selecting varieties to sow I those kinds should be preferred which have given the most satisfaction during a term of years rather than for one year. We sometimes find varieties give excellent yields one year which do very poorly the next. We arc now able to give facts relating to the behaviour of a considerable number of varieties for three years as shown in Table j II., and these should certainly prove valuable to the farmers of this | province engaged in growing winter wheat. Thb Yarietibb Grown. There were in all 115 plotsl of winter wheat grown at this station during the present year, including 6? varieties. Of these 35 varieties were grown in duplicate I plots ; and in another field 8 varieties were grown in plots varying! from half an acre to two acres. The larger plots were duplicates of I some of the smaller plots, and the particulars relating to them will be given in the annual report. Of the 68 varieties grown, 44 weiel Canadian and Ameiican and 24 were foreign. The foreign varieties I which were im|)orted originally from Germany, England, France and Kussia in 1889, are all from last year's seed. As none of these kinds I have as yet proved eqnel to some of the* best of the Canadian and! American varieties and as many of them do not ripen sufficiently! early to be reported upon in the bulletin with the latter, we do not| feel justified as yet in recommending the farmers to grow them. This bulletin therefore gives the particulars relating to 44 CanadiaQ| and American varieties grown under exactly the same conditions. bble I. gives the oharaoteristios of 44 varieties of winter wheats. Il, Surprise "* Early Red Clawdon. . . , , iCo(i(6rfl ••■•••• ••••• Red Velvet Chaff ..... Golden Drop Bonnell or Landreth. . , ^. Golden Gross or Volun teer BIsnchester Standard Hybrid Mediterranean Martin Amber Seneca or Clawson Lancaster Red Lion . New Monarch , American Bronze I EKyptian Garfield or Natural Cross , Joneb Winter Fyfe .... Bulgarian Winter Pearl Canadian Velvet Chaff. , Democrat , Dawson's Golden Chaff. , Mediterranean , Pulcaster Red Wonder I Deitz Longberry Reliable , Fultz , RuBiiian Amber i Coryell i Rutherford [Kumsey [Genesee Valley Walker's Reliable Hybrid Delhi Monette Red Russian Longberry Red Velvet Chaff Manilla Scott Nature of head. Bald «t «i << 4< l< Bearded . Bald .... t< Bearded . Bald .... • • • • Bearded . <( Bald .... Bearded . Bald .... Bearded. Bald .... Bearded. Bald .... Bearded. Bald . . . . Bearded . Bald .... Bearded. Bald (t Bearded. Bald .... Color of Chaff. White Red .. White (« Red .. White Red .. White Red .. <( White' Red .. it •■ . (t White il il II II 11 ii Red . White it il II ii II 11 Red . it White Ii il Ii Red ii White Grain. White Red .. i< Ii ii White Red . ii White" Red .. White White Red 11 Ii ii ii White Red .. White ii II Red il il ii . il il ii White ti Red ., ii White Red .. ti White Red . « ji, I' July 27 •• 26 " 27 •• 27 " 26 " 26 it it n il It II It it ii It tl It It It 11 ii ti ti il if ii it ft ii ti II II ii it ft Ii ti il if it II it it 26 27 25 26 27 26 26 26 26 28 26 26 26 26 28 26 26 26 26 24 27 26 27 24 26 24 26 29 26 26 27 27 28 27 27 24 26 27 Ha .il X 8 80 60 26 25 60 20 60 46 45 40 45 30 45 26 60 60 40 25 46 36 40 26 26 80 66 45 65 55 25 40 30 60 35 25 40 30 30 20 35 30 60 40 40 80 !• 60 70 70 70 70 20 30 40 70 85 60 96 97 30 6 60 90 50 30 60 60 40 0 90 JO 95 80 10 10 40 80 90 40 60 10 50 78 50 20 80 10 50 10 I The extent to which the plots were .affected bj rust and by weak iw may be noticed at a glance by referring to the two right hand d oolamns reipeotively of the table, but it ihould be remembered that] these relate only to the present year. Manner jindTihiofSibding. The seed was sown by hand as we have no maohinee suitable for sowing in drills iol plots of the size mentioned. The plots were «11 sown Sept. 2QdJ with the exception of Nos. 27, 29, 36 and 40 of Table i. given belowj which were sown Sept. 9tb, and Nos. 34, 37 and 39, which were sown Sept. 16th. The same amount of seed was sown upon each plot, at the rate of 1§ bushels per acre by weight. Thb Oonditions of Sbabon and WbathbbI These were on the whole not so favorable as during the previon wheat year. The weather in the autumn was such that all thel Canadian and American varieties made a good growth and they alt passed the winter safely. But che months of May and June wer abnormally wet, which along with the heavy winds that prevaile caused more or less of lodging in nearly all the varieties. Some ol them also rusted considerably. In fact none of them could be said to be entirely free from leaf rust. During the ripening period thj temperature was unduly high, but notwithstanding the yields wer in many instances fmir. Table ii. gives yields ot 15 varieties for three years. w 5'^.' V»rietiei. Straw per acre (tons). Weiffht per meas- ured bushel (lb). Grain per acre (bush. 601b.). 1S>I2. Average 1890-92. 1892 Average 1890-92. 1892. lis Surprise Early Red Clawson Roigers Bed Velvet Chaff Golden DroD 3.43 3.22 3.23 8.07 3.46 3.27 2.83 3.41 3.44 8.68 3.18 8.46 8.61 8.96 8.27 2.71 2.67 2.63 2.49 2.53 2.76 2.50 2.47 2.73 2.72 2.66 2.76 2.86 2.81 2.49 69.8 69.8 60.0 67.6 62.0 68.4 61.6 604 57.8 61.0 60.2 68.8 61.6 61.1 61.6 60.6 59.9 61.1 60.8 62.1 60.7 61.3 62.0 60.2 61.8 61.2 60.2 62.6 61.7 60.6 46.7 46.7 40.5 35.8 51.2 84.3 48.8 45.4 31.8 46.5 87.3 84.0 41.3 41.2 41.1 46.8] 45.7( 43.2 42.8 42.6 Bonnellor Landreth....^ Golden Gross or Vohinteer Manchester 419 41.9 41.1 Standard Hybrid Mediterranean. . . Martin Amber Seneca or Clawaon Lancaster 40.6 40.6 40.0 39.4 S9.1 Red Lion 38.! New Monarch • 33.i As the facts given in Table ii. relate. not only to result..^ of year's crop, but also to the average obtained for the past three ye they may be regarded as of special importance. The average yicj [grain per acre of theae 16 varietiea wm 30.9 buah. in 1890 ; 51.G b. in 1891, and 41 bosh, in 1892. For the three yeara the aver- waa 41.19 buah. The average weight per buah. in 1890 was 60 ; in 1891, 63.3 1b.; in 1892, 60 lb. For the thr^e yeara the ^rerage waa 61.1 lb. Tho Surprise he%da the liat in point of yield, ireraging 46.37 buah. per aoro for the three yeara. It ia poaaessed many good qualifies, aa ability to yield well, good atrength of kw, freedom from ruat and good milling properties. The Early Clawaon followa cloaely with an average yield of 45.70 bush. I earlineas of ripening is a atrong point in ita favor. The Rodgers ^Mch comes third on the list does not stand high as to milling prop- ities. The Manchester which yields well in some locilities, has not jgno so well with us, as it is somewhat prone to rust. The Bed on, which several years ago was sold in some localities for $16 per flh. is very weak in the straw. It weighs well, and this U the at featurfa about it. Table iii. gives yields of 8 varieties for two years. ears. brain per acre! [buBh. 601b.). 46.7 46.7 4D.5 85.8 51.2 34.3 43.8 45.4 31.8 46.5 87.3 84.0 41.3 41.2 41.1 resoltv^ of tst three f average y« Varietiei. nerican Bronze ptian field or Natural Crou nes' Winter Fyfe bigarian fioter Pearl lian Velvet Chaff.. Docrat Straw per acre (tons). It92. Average 1891-2. 3.38 2.77 3.32 2.63 2.87 2.69 2.64 2.16 3.08 234 2.84 2.67 2.98 2.40 3.18 2.48 Weight per meas- ured bushel (lb). Grain per acre (bush. 601b.). 1892. Average 1891-2. 1892. Average 1891-2. 69.3 61.1 39.8 62.6 61.6 62.7 47.5 60.4 59.3 60.6 32.6 48.4 59.2 61.7 37.8 47.1 61.6 63.0 47.7 47.0 60.5 60.7 36.1 46.8 65.4 68.8 30.7 46.3 62.0 63.2 47.2 44.4 jThese varieties have been grown here for but two years, and like I of the p.revious table under the same conditions. The average [obtained from them in 1891 waa 55.3 bush, per acre ; in 1892, Ibnsh. ; for the two years 47.6 bush. The average weight per in 1891 was 63.2 lb. ; in 1892, 59.9 lb. : for the two years 61.6 The American Bronze which stands first in point of yield for [two years did not give nearly so good a return comparatively I year as last. Although it stood up well, it was considerably with rust. The Egyptian, though an old variet}, has done I and it will also be observed that it weighs well. The Garfield ng third in point of yield betrayed considerable weakness of ^wmsw 8 straw, while the ploti on either side of it stood up wail. Jone Winter Fyfe although posNOKsed of firat-olass milling properties only medium as to yield and weight of ({rain. The Bulgarian whicj bears considerable resemblance to the Democrat yields fairly an weighs well. It seems to be a rugged wheat and is possessed of go milling properties. The Canadian Velvet Ohaff has done ratii^ poorly with us this year. The yield of grain was comparatively loif and it was notably deficient in weight. Table iv. gives yields of 2 1 varieties for one year. 1 JNOOI] n'tali jnmai I oat w onshi jbelao yield. Varieties Dawaons Ooldon Oh&iT Mediterranean FulcaHter Red Wonder . Deitz Longberry Re'iable Fultz Russian Amber Ooryell Rutherford Rumsey (venesee Valley WalkerV Reliable Hybrid Delhi Mo'iette Red Ruflsian Longberry Red Velvet Chaflf Manilla Scott Straw per acre. ( tona ). .46 .42 .23 .18 .34 .14 12 20 .86 .61 .86 .48 69 66 86 34 .16 84 .98 69 .70 Weight per measured bushel (lb.). 69 6 61.8 64.6 62.8 61.9 63.2 62.6 61.6 61.5 69.8 61.6 61. 0 61.6 60.4 69 6 69.0 61.4 61.0 63.0 68.7 61.0 Grain p«j acre. (bii.eOlbJ 51.2 50.9 50.5 48.8 48.7 47.9 17.5 46.7 46.2 46.21 45.1 43.81 43.7 42.9] 42 42.11 41.4 41.21 40.51 38.61 32.61 The 21 varieties in Table iv. were grown here this year fon first time in these comparative tests and conniderably more thaa j half the number were imported from the United States. The i age yield per acre is 44.74 bush., and the average weight per i ured bush. 61.3 lb. The yield of straw per acre is abnormally!^ being 3.2 tons per acre, which is probably 50 per cent, more tha ordinary seasons. Weid(hing the straw at a later date would da less cause some reduction. The Dawson's Golden Chaff origiq in 1881 by Robert Dawson of Paris, Ont., comes first in poil yield. The wheat stood up better than any other variety but il| afiected considerably by rust which no doubt affected the quali the grain. Bald.. I Beardet I White ( ' Red Oh White RedW It W] haff re< lye gra Irheata the 1891 tH 19 red 1891 b bean iQ the moi whi son tl nlletin I beat isl sidei Dm the! }QS ieties I 9 >er Grain pe d acre. b.). (bu.eOlb 1 51.2 50.9 50.5 48.8 48.7 47.9 » 47.5 t 46.7 > 46.2 * 46.2 > 45.1 ) 4S.8 S 43.7 i 42.9 f, 42 8 0 42.1 4 41.4 0 41.2 0 40.5 7 38.6 0 32.5 The old Mediterranean, imported from the United States, oomea jieooad in point of yield ahoiring that it still retaina its old-time ntality. The Falcaster, also from the United States, gave the remarkable weight of 64.6 lb. to the bush. The Red Wonder came oat well but is very weak in the straw. It would probably do well on sharp, sandy land. The Soott, so popular at one time, seemed to be lacking in vitality and stands at the foot of the list in point of Table v. gives comparative summary of results. Bald Bearded .... White Ohaff RedOhaflF .. White Wheat Red Wheat.. "8 r 34 20 SO 14 15 29 Hi 8.29 3.17 8.17 8.85 3.23 3.23 69 61 61.64 60.55 60.65 69.60 61.08 40.16 46.68 42.80 43.61 39.92 43.97 It will be observed here that generally speaking the bearded red baff red wheats gave more straw and more grain per acre and aUo ive grain weighing more per bush, than the bald white chaff white rheats. There is very little difference in the relative quiatities of jtraw produced. In height of grain the average difference in favor the bearded varieties as compared with the bald is 2.03 lb. In |891 the difference, 1.37 lb., is also in favor of the bearded sorts. lie red wheats outweigh the white varieties by 1.48 lb. per bash. 1891 the difference in the same direction was 1.96 lb. In 1892 bearded varieties gave an average yield of 5 bush, per acre more an the bald, while in 1891 the bald varieties vielded 9.9 bush, per re more on an average than the bearded. The present season, the wheats yielded 4 bush, per acre more than the white, while last son the whito wheats yielded over 5 bush, more than the red. In Blletin Lxvii. issued on winter wheats in 1891 , it is stated "that when heat is grown under favorable conditions the bald varieties yield Biderably more than the bearded." To this we may add that om the results obtained this year it would seem to be true that in )iis when the conditions are not really favorable tho bearded ieties will yield more than the bald. 2(79) 10 DISTRIBUTION OF 8BBD. As we have a limited quantity of seed for distribution we append I the following in reference thereto : — We will supply any of the fol- lowing varieties, viz : American Bronze, Jones* Winter Fyfe, Earlv Red Olawson and Bulgarian in lots of one and two bushels. As the! qnc>ntity of each variety is limited we can only agree to furnish seedl while the supply lasts and in the order in which we receive the appli-f cations. The prices charged will be moderate. For farther iDfor-| mation apply to the Professor of Agriculture, Guelph, On^. Some of the varieties will be distributed ia smaller lots througbl the medium of the Ontario Agricultural and Experimental UQionf This Union which meets annually at the Agricultural OoUegeul composed of the officers, ex-students and students of the College, and all faruers throughout the province are invited to co-operate in thel work that is being carried on by the Association. This work con] sists of the testing of seeds and fertilisers under conditions as nearly similar as may be found practicable. The seeds are furnished by thel Union free to farmers and full instructions regarding the mode o| conducting the tests are also furnished at the sarae time. The onl; return asked of the farmer is a report of the results to be seai afteij harvest by a time fixed upon as mentioned in the instruction she These reports are made upon blank forms furnished to each experi| menter along with the instructions. At the present time there ar no less than 5,088 plots under experiment in this province conduct by ex-students and other farmers, the results of which are publishe annually, and cannot fail to be of much service to the agriculturist! In the subjoined table will be found the different sets of varietiel of wheats which will be sent by mail in half -pound lots of each varietj to farmers applying for them and in the order of the applicatio io long as the supply lasts. Three sets of Fall Wheat for Co-operative Tests. (1.) DawBon'i Golden Chaff. Amenoaa Bronze. Early Red Olawion. Bulgunan. liedifierranean. (2). Dawson's Golden Ohaff. American Bronze. Fulcaster. Red Wonder. Surprise. (8). Dawson's Golden Chaff. American Bronze. Jones' Winter Fyfe. Fultz. Gk>lden Drop. Each farmer wishing one of these sets will please address til Secretary, C. A. Zavitz, Experiment Station, Guelph, mentionin which iet he dMires^ when the grain with instructions for testing, aij blank forms on which to report^ will be forwarded free of cost to I address. mmm rw 11 CONCLUSIONS. we aj of the fol- Fyfe, Early lis. As thel lurnish seed! re the appli-[ irtber iofor-l Lots through ntal Union,! 9,1 Oollegeit College, ad perate in ih lis work conj }ns as nearl) lished by thj the mode ol e. The onl] be seal afteij ruction she » each experij ime there ai doe conduc are publish agriculturisi ts of varieti f each variet; he applicatii )at8. The results of the experiments may be thus summarised : 1. That the avera