REPORT OF MR. WM. M. BLAIR. 



257 



less than the usual average per acre, with average weight. The results of the tests aro 



given in the following table : — 



Oats — Test of varieties. 



Name of varieties. 



Abyssinia 



Oderbruch 



Rosedale 



Bavarian 



Black Brie. 



Cream Egyptian 



Cave 



Joanette 



Golden Beauty 



Early Blossom 



Wallis 



White Monarch 



Rennie's New 



Early Gothland 



Early Etampes 



White Russian 



Siberian 



Black Coulommiers 



Prolific Black California. 

 Prolific Black Tartarian . 

 Improved Bl'ck Tartarian 



Giant Cluster 



Flying Scotchman 



Holstein Prolific 



American Triumph 



Wide-awake 



Golden Giant 



Poland White 



Banner 



Early Archangel 



Columbus 



Lincoln 



Hazlett's Seizure 



Scottish Chief 



Royal Doncaster Prize. . 



Abundance 



White Bonanza 



Schonen 



Welcome 



Winter Grey 



Challenge 



Early Race-Horse 



Early English White. . . 



Improved Ligowo 



Victoria Prize 



Imported Irish 



Prize Cluster 



Canadian Triumph 



American Beauty 



White Wonder 



Rennie's Prize White 



o £ 



ft 



107 



107 



100 



109 



118 



104 



107 



109 



109 



104 



107 



112 



109 



107 



109 



106 



121 



118 



110 



107 



107 



112 



90 



100 



112 



105 



115 



106 



98 



96 



107 



100 



95 



96 



107 



106 



104 



97 



96 



95 



96 



98 



100 



105 



96 



98 



95 



99 



105 



96 



100 



is 



u 

 35 



tc 



c 



CD 

 P 



In. 



41 

 41 



43 



38^ 



36 



44 



39 



36 



38 



41 



39 



39 



35 



37 



33 



38 



43 



38 



39 



40 



37 



39 



43 



40 



34 



37 



37 



41 



41 



41 



37 



36 



44 



44 



37 



36 



38 



35 



42 



38 



45 



42 



42 



37 



43 



43 



42 



44 



37 



43 



42 



=a £ 



O 



Stiff . . 

 Medium . 



Stiff 



Medium. 



u 



Stiff ...'. 



Medium 



Stiff .... 



Medi 



Stiff 



Medium . 



Stiff .... 



Medium . . 

 Very stiff. 



Stiff 



Medium . . 

 Stiff 



Medium . 

 Stiff .... 

 Medium . 

 Stiff .... 

 Medium. 

 Stiff .... 



cS 



ho 



In. 



9 



10 



9 



7 

 9 

 9 

 9 



7 

 7 

 8 

 9 



7 

 7 



n. 



8 

 7 



11 

 9 



74 



( 



8 



8 

 13 



8 



7 



7 



8 



8 



9 



8 



7 



7 

 11 



9 



9 



7 



8 



7 



8 



8 



9 



9 

 12 



7 



9 



8 

 11 



7 



10 

 10 



T3 

 c3 



K 

 o 

 a 



•r-4 



Sided. 



Branching 



Sided 



Branching 



o 



Sided 



Branching 



it 



n 



Sided 

 Branching 



M 



Sided. 



Branching 



Sided. . . 

 Branching 



Sided 



Branching 



Bus. lbs. 



65 30 



64 24 



64 14 



55 28 

 57 22 

 57 2 



56 16 

 56 16 

 56 16 

 56 16 

 54 8 

 54 8 

 52 32 

 52 26 

 52 26 

 52 12 

 52 12 

 52 6 

 50 00 

 49 14 

 49 14 

 46 00 

 45 30 

 45 30 

 43 18 

 42 32 

 42 14 

 42 12 

 42 12 

 41 26 

 41 6 

 40 00 

 40 00 

 40 00 

 40 00 

 39 14 

 39 14 

 39 14 

 39 14 

 38 28 

 38 28 

 38 28 

 37 22 

 35 10 

 35 10 

 34 24 

 34 24 

 34 24 

 34 24 

 32 32 

 32 12 



fee p 



■Spa 



Lbs 



41 



44i 



40 



41 



371 



43~ 



42 



37 



37 



40 



41 



42 



38 



42 



37 



41 



40 



38 



m 

 39 



40 



36 



38 



38 



38 



411 



36 



44 



39 



42 



37 



40 



40 



42 



40J 



36 



44 



36 h 



41 



a 



40 

 41 



45 

 40 

 41 

 42 



a 



42 



."•7 

 43 

 42 



Proportion 



Rusted. 



Very slightly. 

 Slightly. 

 Very slightly. 



Slightly. 

 Very slightly. 



Slightly. 

 Very slightly. 



Slightly. 

 Very slightly. 

 Slightly. 

 Very slightly. 



u 



Slightly. 

 Very slightly. 



Slightly. 

 Very slightly. 



8c— 17 



