Identifier: reviewofworkofex00canauoft (find matches)
Title: A review of the work of the Experimental Farms
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Canada. Agriculture, Department of. Experimental Farms Spencer, James Burns, 1866-
Subjects: Canada. Agriculture, Department of. Experimental Farms
Publisher: Ottawa, Government Printing Bureau
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
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ny unusual productiveness. Butin the provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta, it has pro-duced remarkable yields, and the reports sent in. by farmers whohave received samples have been almost invariably enthusiastic.Not only does Marquis ripen earlier than Red Fife but it better with-stands adverse conditions such as wind, wet and rust and produceslarger crops of heavier weight per bushel and better appearance. Inplot tests at Indian Head, Marquis gave 50 per cent, more grain thanRed Fife in the average of the first five years. At Brandon a four-year test showed 10 per cent, greater yield from Marquis. The bestfield records are those made in 1909 at Brandon, where a four-acrefield gave something over 200 bushels of crop, and in 1910 at IndianHead where a five-acre field gave an average yield of over 53 bushelsper acre. TRIUMPHS OF MARQUIS. The Marquis wheat has created a remarkable sensation in theWest. Applications began to come in the autumn of 1909 in unusual -3-S 030) CD a
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I oi 23 numbers, and ever since then the demand has been very great. Itwas quite impossible for some years to meet the request for thisvariety. Many farmers expressed themselves willing to pay anyprice for a few bushels of the wheat. The highest specific offer madewas $50 for ten bushels, but large quantities have changed handsat $3 and $4 per bushel. On account of its surpassing excellenceMarquis wheat is rapidly replacing all the older early maturingvarieties, especially in Saskatchewan, and is to a large extent supplant-ing Red Fife also. Perhaps the most noteworthy triumph of Marquis wheat was thewinning of the prize of one thousand dollars at the Land Exhibitionin New York City, in the Fall of 1911, for the best 100 Ibs. of wheatgrowTn on the continent of North America. The winning grain wasgrown by Mr. Seager Wheeler of Rosthern, Sask., from seed suppliedby the Experimental Farms. This success is especially noteworthy in-asmuch as the year 1911 was one of the most unfavourable s

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