244 



OATS SOWN ON BACKSETTING ON PRAIRIE. 



English UTiite Oat.. . 



Early Blossoiu 



K;irly CVIilfT ... 



Black Tartorian. . . . . , 



(JlenrfjthHrn 



New Zealand , 



Black ' ,'haiii pion .... 



Baiiiwr 



WtiiU" Rus-sian 



Australian 



VVel<'<nu<:' 



Flying Scotchman... 



Winter ' Jrey 



R«-.nnif»"s Pri/.e White, 



August Wliite 



English Potato 



White I'..l:i,ud 



PriZH ClusttT . 



Early Ra<rt-lu)rse 



R«d Oats 



Came up. 



May 12. 



do 13. 



do 13. 



do 13. 



do 13. 



do 12. 



do 13. 



do 8. 



do 13. 



do 12. 



do 13. 



do 13. 



do 13. 



do 12. 



do 13 



do 13. 



do 13. 



do 13. 



do 12. 



do 9. 



Headed. 



July 12. , 



do 17., 



do 14., 



do 20. 



do 18., 



do 17. 



do 20. 



do 16. 



do 14. 



do 14. 



do 10. 



do 12. 



do 10. 



do 10. 



do 17. 



do 16. 



do 12. 



do 11. 



do 12. 



do 20. 



Ripened. 



Aug. 16. 



do 22. 



do 22. 



do 22. 



do 22. 



Sept. 9. 



Aug. 25 . 



do 18. 



do 16. 



do 18. 



do 15. 



do 22. 



do 16. 



do 14. 



do 18. 



do 21. 



do 18. 



do 16. 



do 18. 



do 22. 



•o 



D 



Days. 



123 

 129 

 129 

 128 

 129 

 148 

 131 

 126 

 123 

 126 

 122 

 129 

 123 

 120 

 125 

 128 

 125 

 123 

 126 

 128 



OATS SOWN AFTER POTATOES IN VALLEY. 



So'WTl. 



Came up. 



Headed. 



American Beauty April 17 



Golden Side 



Welcome 



Holstein 



American Triumph 



Rosedale . . 



Archangel 



Swedish 



May 10... 



do" 15.. 



do 15.. 



do 12.. 



do n.. 



do 15 . . 



do 12.. 



do 12.. 



Ril^ened. 



So 



tog 



July 15. . 



do' 14.. 



do 15.. 



do 15 . . 



do 16., 



do 15., 



do 8., 



do 15. 



Aug. 23. 



do 23. 



do 15. 



do 30. 



do 22. 



do 20. 



do 15. 



do 2S. 



13 



c3 



«=1 



Days. 



128 

 128 

 120 

 1.35 

 127 

 125 

 120 

 133 



To test the comparative values of newly imported seed oats, with oats 80wn for 

 a succession of years in this Province, foui- plots of backsetting were sown with im- 

 portations from Britain, made at different dates, the plots were side by side, soil a 

 unilbim light l(>am, 2^ bushels per acie of seed was sown with a Broadcast Seeder. 



