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oats. A rough storm took them down two weeks before harvesting, otlierwise the 

 yield would have been immense." This sample weighed 40^ lbs. per bushel. 



E. M. Brown, of Clarksburg, Ont., reports a jneld of 125 lbs. from 3 lbs. of seed, 

 and says : " Sown 25th March and Ist April on loam, with a gravel subsoil ; harvested 

 15th August; rnst very bad, otherwise there would have been one-third moi-e grain; 

 no smut; straw veiy strong and tall, 5 feet, more like rushes than oat straw; some 

 heads 17 inches long ; equal, as to earliness, with other varieties, but had more rust." 

 Sample weighed 38^ lbs. per bushel. 



MANITOBA. 



In umber of reports received, 27; average yield, 67j lbs.; average weight jDer 

 bushel, 38^ lbs. The heaviest sample weighed 43f lbs., and was grown by Mr. Steven, 

 of Virden, Man., vv-ho sa^'s the blackbirds consumed a large part of the crop and 

 left him only 49 lbs. 



C. E. Porritt, of Treberne, Man., harvested 154 lbs. from 3 lbs. sown. He says: 

 "Sown 29th May on strong black loam with clay subsoil; harvested 4th Sej^tcmber; 

 the straw was badly i-usted, owing no doubt to the wet, dull weather ; all oats in this 

 section of the country were the same ; straw very long and stiff. The past season 

 was not suitable for testing grain as to early ripening, owing to continued cold wet 

 weather in August. The weight per bushel is about the same us Clydesdale, but I 

 think our land was too well worked, and that on old laud a heavier sample of grain 

 and less bulk of straw would be produced. I hoj^e to have a better sample next 

 year." The sample sent was very light, weighing only 20 lbs. per bushel. 



E. McKeever, of Virden, Man., had 130 lbs., and reports: '"'Sown 6th May; 

 on light loam, sand}^ subsoil, harvested 14th August, , there was a little rust; no smut; 

 straw 5 feet 2 inches, very lank. They wei-e the first to cut; the wind laid them 

 fiat to the ground, or I could have cut them a week sooner." The weight of this 

 sample was 35 lbs. per bushel. 



NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES. 



Number of reports received, 36; average yield, 63f lbs.; average weight 

 per bushel, 38 lbs. The heaviest sample, which weighed 44J lbs-., was grown by 

 John Stewart, of Red Deei', Alberta, who also had the heaviest crop. 



John Stewart, Eed Deer, N.-W. T. ; reports a yield of 146 >lbs., from 3 lbs., sown. 

 He says : " Sown 29th April on sandy loam ; harvested 18th August ; no rust or 

 smut; straw medium for coarseness, about 4 feet high. Ripened ten days earlier 

 than Sandwich oats sown same time on same soil ; only tried these two varieti'es. 

 Heavy, fine grain ; think very highly of it ; shall sow all I have. I don't think the 

 equal of it was grown in this settlement." Weight of sample, 44|- lbs. per bushel. 



W. Tingey, of Marietou, K-W. T., had 120 lbs., and says: "'Sown 26th April; 

 harvested 13th August; no rust or smut; straw long, clean and bright, 3|- feet in 

 height ; grain plump and heavy ; ripens about same time as Welcome, and about 

 eight or ten days earlier than Black or White Tartarian ; one half this plot was 

 eaten off close to the ground bj' cattle, just as it was heading out. This part was 

 harvested Ist September, from second growth," The weight of this sample was 42 

 lbs. per bushel. 



BRITISH COLUMBIA. 



Number of reports received, 5; average yield, 125 lbs.; average weight per 

 bushel, 43|- lbs. The heaviest sample was grown by J. T. Hawks, Soda Creek, 

 B. C, who reports a yield of 37 lbs. This sample weighed 46-J- lbs. per bushel. 



Wm. Tasker, of Ladner's Landing, B. C, had 220 lbs., from 3 lbs. sown. He says: 

 " Sown 5th May ; on sandy loam harvested 5th August ; no rust, some smut, strong 

 straw, was one week earlier than Black Tartarian sown alongside, but do not think 

 it will yield as well." The sample sent weighed 45f lbs. per bushel. 



