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yield was good." The sample sent weighed 33J lbs. per bushel. The heaviest speci- 

 men received from Ontario weighed 37| lbs. This was sent by A. Stewart, of Kin- 

 more, Ont., who reports a yield of 56 lbs. 



J. B. Gauthier, of St. Ir^nde, Que., had 55 lbs. He says : " Sown 19th May, on 

 sandy soil ; ripe 22nd August; no rust nor smut; straw very good; fifteen days 

 earlier than other varieties grown here." 



Wm. Fox, of Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, had a crop of 72 lbs., and says: 

 "Sown 12th May. on gravelly soil;" — date of harvesting not given — " thei'e was a 

 little rust, no smut ; straw heavy ; ripens about the same as other sorts, with a little 

 better weight of crop ; sample weighed, 36 lbs. per bushel." 



Other Provinces yet to hear from. 



Black Tartarian Oats. 



A very fine lot of Black Tartarian was imported from Scotland in the spiing of 

 1890, weighing 42 lbs. per bushel, but they did not succeed, on the whole, so well as 

 was expected. At the Central Farm the yield was 26f bushels per acre, weighing 35 

 lbs. per bushel; at Nappan, N.S., 51 bushels per acre, weighing 33 lbs. per bushel; at 

 Brandon, Man., the jaeld was 77 busljels, 14 lbs. per acre, weighing 34 lbs. per 

 bushel ; and at Indian Head, 74 bushels 30 lbs. per acre, weighing 40 lbs. per bushel. 

 This variety was not tested at Agassiz, B.C. 



From Ontario eight reports have been received, with an average yield of 54 lbs., 

 weighing 3 If lbs. per bushel. From Quebec three reports, averaging 52^ lbs., weighing 

 34i."lbs. per bushel. New Brunswick, one report ; yield, 31 lbs. ; weight, 32|- lbs. per 

 bushel. Prince Edward Island, six reports; average yield, 72^ lbs, weighing 33ilb8. 

 per bushel. From Manitoba, two reports; average yield, 51^ lbs. ; Aveight, 34^ lbs. 

 per bushel; and from the North-West Territories, one report; yield, 41 lbs. ; weight, 

 3 If lbs. per bushel. 



B. Birch, of Lambeth, Ont., reports a yield of 102 lbs. fi-om 3 lbs. of seed and 

 says: "Sown 1st May, on clay loam; hai-vested 10th August; no rust, no smut; 

 straw large, strong and bright ; a little on the late side, but a good heavy crop." The 

 weight of the sample sent was 30|- lbs. per bushel. The heaviest specimen from 

 Ontario weighed 36 lbs. This was from J. Marshall, of Pine Grove, Ont., who does 

 not give the yield. 



J. & C. Black, of Thurso, Que., had 64 lbs., and I'cport as I'oUows : " Sown 12th 

 May, on clay soil ; ripe 14th August ; no rust, no smut ; straw coarse, strong and 

 bright." Sample sent weighed 36 lbs. per bushel. 



H. Doney, of Johnston, N.B., had 31 lbs., and says : " Sown, 26th May, on clay 

 loam; harvested, 30th September; leaves turned red, like all the oat crop about here ; 

 straw middling coarse. Oats were almost atotal fiiilure in this section of the country 

 owing to bad weather setting in before they were fit to cut;" sample weighed 32^ 

 lbs. per bushel. 



A. E. Dewar, of Southport, P.E.I., had 120 lbs. from 3 lbs. sown. He says : 

 "Sown, 12th May, on clay loam; harvested 14th September; no rust, no smut, straw 

 very stout, later than other kinds; Prize Cluster gave 108 lbs. from 3 lbs. of seed. 

 The season was the worst for oats we have had here for many years." This sample 

 u-eighed 32 lbs. per bushel. 



A. Grant, of Burnbank, Manitoba, reports a yield of 62 lbs., weighing 34^ lbs. per 

 bushel, and A. S. Harding of Whitewood, N.W.T., 56 lbs., weighing 29 lbs. per bushel. 



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This variety, grown on the Central Farm, gave on one plot a yield of 52f bushels 

 per acre, weighing 32|- lbs. per bushel, on another plot 22f bushels, weighing 30f lbs. 

 per bushel. At Nappan the yield was 47^ bushels, weighing 33 lbs. per bushel ; at 

 Brandon, Man., 73|- bushels, weighing 39 lbs. per bushel ; at Indian Head, N.W.T., 

 58;^ bushels, weighmg 40 lbs., and at Agassiz 68 lbs were harvested from 6 lbs. sown - 



