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Thos. Morgan, of Cache Creek, B. C, had 208 lbs. from 3 lbs. sown. He says: 

 "Sown 21st May on sandy virgin soil; harvested 23rd August; no rust or smut; 

 straw tall, strong and bright ; compares well with other varieties. I consider it 

 excellent, and intend keeping it all for seed." Sample sent weighs 45J lbs. per 

 bushel. 



Victoria Prize. 



This recently introduced variety of white oats resembles in many respects the 

 Prize Cluster, but is a little larger and longer in the kernel, and two or three days 

 later in ripening. Like the Prize Cluster, it is a branching oat. a vigorous grower, 

 with a plump and heavy kernel. In field crops on the several Experimental Farms 

 the record for this variety during the past year is as follows : On the Central Ex- 

 perimental Farm at Ottawa three different plots have been grown with a yield ranging 

 from 36f to 38^ bushels per acre, weighing 41 to 41J lbs. per bushel ; and at Nap- 

 pan, N.8., the yield has been 31 bushels per acre, weighing 42J lbs. per bushel. 



Mr. Heber Eawlings, of Eavenswood, Ont., had 110 lbs. from 3 lbs. sown. He 

 reports : "Sown 12th April on clay loam; ripe 4th August; was rusted (all oats 

 were rusted here); no smut; straw very good; about 5 feet high. It was a very 

 good crop; I can tell no difference between these and the Prize Cluster ; " weight of 

 sample, 40^ lbs. per bushel. The heaviest sample sent from Ontario was forwai-ded 

 by Mr. J. Johnston, of Auburn, Ont., and weighed 41f lbs. per bushel. Mr. Johns- 

 ton reports a yield of 72 lbs. 



Mr. Louis Dussault, of Yamachiche, Que., reports a yield of 51^ lbs. He says : 

 " Sown 8th Ma}^ on black soil ; ripe 22nd August ; there was a little rust, but less 

 than ordinary; straw of fair quality ; ten to twelve daj^s earlier than other varieties 

 here." 



The heaviest sample fcom this Pj-ovince weighed 40 lbs. per bushel, it was sent 

 by Mr. Gr. Suggett, of Mystic, Que., who reports a yield of 40 lbs. 



Eobert Williams, Long Ecach, King's Co., New Brunswick, harvested 81 lbs. 

 from 3 lbs. of seed, and says: " It was sown 26th April on dry, light loam; ripe, 

 15th August ; there was no rust or smut ; it was affected with red leaf, but not so 

 bad as other oats; straw strong and bright; grain heavier than other sorts, and ten 

 days earlier ; other oats very poor as a rule." The sample sent weighed 38^ lbs. 

 per bushel. 



John Butcher, Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, had 60 lbs., and reports: 

 "Sown on 17th May, on deep loam, with clay bottom ; ripe 2nd September; there 

 was a little rust but qo smut; straw strong and stout, quite long; was better than 

 some other kinds. I think this seed would be a good change for this Province." 

 No sample was received from Mr. Butcher. The heaviest specimen received from 

 this Province weighed 40 lbs.; this was from Wm. Horton, of Upper Musquodobit, 

 who reports a yield of 45 lbs. 



Other Provinces not yet heard from. 



Flying Scotchman Oats, 



This is also a plump, white oat, which has succeeded very well in many 

 districts. At the Central Experimental Farm it has yielded from 36f to 40^ 

 bushels per acre, weighing 40^ lbs. per bushel; at Nappan, N.S., 39f bushels per acre, 

 weighing 36|- lbs. per bushel ; at Brandon, Man., 71 \^ bushels per acre, weighing 

 39f lbs. per bushel; at Indian Head, 53 |-| bushels per acre, weighing 42 lbs, per 

 bushel ; and at Agassiz, B.C., 6 lbs. yielded a crop of 69 lbs., weighing 39^ lbs. per 

 bushel. 



W. B. Terry, of Keswick, Ont., had a yield of 100 lbs. from 3 lbs. sown, and 

 says : " Sown, 17th Ma^-, on loamy soil, which had turnips the year before ; harvested, 

 Ist September ; no rust or smut ; straw good and bright, with reasonably good weight 

 to support the grain. I think it compares favourably in all respects with other 

 varieties. It was sown rather late, and the sparrows destroyed some of it, yet the 



