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EX PEUIMENTA L FA RMS. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH OATS. 



Thirty-seven varieties of oats were tested. They were sown on loamy soil, on 

 plots of yg-th of an acre each. The very wet condition of the ground in June interfered 

 with tho healthy growth of the grain and lessened the yield, especially on those plots 

 where the land was lowest. 



Oats — Test op Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Abundance .... 

 Early Gothland . . . 

 White Wonder... 

 Improved Ligowo. 

 Early Blcs <om .... 



Prize Cluster 



Banner 



Welcome 



Cream Egyptian . . 



Poland White 



Golden Beauty 



Lincoln 



Joanette 



Bavarian 



Flying Scotchman. 

 Holstein Prolific. . 



White Russian 



Early Etampes . . . 



Golden Giant 



Oderbruch 



Early Archangel. . 



( riant Cluster 



Prolific Black Tar- 

 tarian. 



Bonanza 



Scottish Chief.... 

 Bl'ck Coulommiers 

 ] >uncaster Prize. . . 



Abyssinia 



Rosedale 



Prolific Black Cali- 



fornian. 



Wallis 



Columbus ....... 



Rennie's Prize 



White. 



Siberian 



Schonen 



American Triumph 

 White Monarch. . . 



bo 



Length 



of 

 Straw. 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Inches. 



112 36 

 110130 

 110148 

 112 36 

 101 136 



112 

 112 

 112 



110 42 

 112 42 

 111130 

 11036 

 112 24 

 11730 

 110 1 30 

 112124 

 112 30 

 11124 

 117 24 

 11142 

 112 24 

 116 24 

 110 24 



to 54. 

 to 54, 

 to 54. 

 to 48. 

 to 42. 

 to 54. 

 to 48. 

 to 48. 

 to 48 

 to 48. 

 to 42, 

 to 48. 

 to 30 

 to 42 

 to 48, 

 to 36. 

 to 48. 

 to 30. 

 to 42. 

 to 54. 

 to 36. 

 to 36. 

 to 30. 



Stiff.... 

 Stiff..., 

 Stiff..., 

 Stiff.... 

 Weak . . 

 Stiff.... 

 Stiff..., 

 Weak . , 

 Stiff..., 

 Stiff..., 

 Weak . , 

 Stiff..., 

 Short . . 

 Stiff..., 

 Stiff.. . 

 Weak . , 

 Weak . 

 Weak . 

 Stiff.... 

 Weak. . , 

 Stiff.... 

 Stiff.... 

 Weak . . 



112 42 to 48. 

 112 24 to 36. 

 116 30 to 42. 

 112|24to42. 

 11142 to 48. 

 112124 to 36. 



116 



117 

 112 

 110 



116 



99 



113 



119 



24 to 30. 



24 to 36, 

 30 to 36. 

 36 to 42, 



30 to 36, 

 24 to 27 

 24 to 30 

 24 to 36 



Stiff.. 

 Short 

 Stiff.. 

 Stiff.. 

 Stiff.. 

 Stiff.. 



Short. 



Stiff.. 

 Stiff.. 

 Stiff.. 



Stiff.., 

 Weak . 

 Soft.,, 

 Stiff... 



Length 



of 

 Head. 



Inches. 



6 to 10 . 

 6 to 12. 

 8 to 12. 



6 to 8. 



7 to 10. 

 6 to 10. 

 6 to 10. 

 6 to 10. 



6 to 10. 



7 to 10. 

 6 to 10. 

 6 to 10. 



8 to 12. 



5 to 10. 



6 to 10. 

 6 to 8. 

 4 to 10. 

 6 to 10. 

 6 to 12. 

 6 to 10. 

 6 to 10. 



4 to 8. 

 6tol0. 



6 to 8. 

 6 to 8. 



5 to 10. 



5 to 9. 



6 to 10. 



5 to 9. 



6 to 8. 



6 to 12. 

 6 to 8. 

 6 to 8. 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



4 to 8 



6 to 8 



4 to 8 



6 to 9 



Brandling 

 Half sided 

 Branching 



Sided. . . 

 Branching 



Sided. . . 

 Branching 



Half sided 

 Branching 



Sided. 



Branching 



Half sided 



Sided. . . 

 Branching 



Sided. . . 

 Branching 



Yield 

 per 



Acre. 



PQ 

 49 

 46 

 43 

 42 

 41 

 40 

 40 

 39 

 38 

 38 

 38 

 37 

 37 

 36 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 34 

 34 

 33 



33 



33 

 33 

 32 

 32 

 31 



29 

 29 



28 



25 



24 

 23 

 23. 



r2 

 (J 



24 

 26 

 33 

 27 

 11 

 10 



8 

 24 

 28 



8 



8 

 12 

 12 

 31 

 15 

 11 

 10 



5 



00 

 00 

 24 

 19 

 28 



18 

 13 

 32 

 12 

 11 



31 11 



29 

 9 



1 



9 



33 



8 



Proportion 



Rusted. 



Considerably. 



Very slightly. 



None. 

 a 



Considerably. 

 Slightly. 



None. 



Considerably. 



None. 

 a 



Considerably. 

 tt 



Slightly. 



Very slightly. 



Considerably. 



Slightly. 



Badly. 



None. 

 a 



Very slightly. 

 Considerably. 

 Slightly. 

 None. 



Considerably . 

 None. 

 Considerably . 



None. 



Injured by 

 water. 



Considerably. 



Slightly. 

 None. 



Very slightly. 

 Considerably. 



