MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMKXT STATION. I913. 2/ 



tested in a wide range of soil conditions. In calculating the 

 yield per acre the average yield of the four 1-40 acre plots was 

 used as a basis. This is much more satisfactory than the u^e 

 of a single large plot. 



During the past season 21 varieties of oats were tested at 

 Highmoor. Of these, ii varieties have been tested for four 

 seasons, 8 for two seasons, one for three seasons and one for 

 one season. The average yield both of grain and straw for the 

 four seasons for the 1 1 varieties tested is given in the following 

 table. 



Yield of the Most Promising Varieties of Oats on the Basis of 

 an Average of Pour Successive Years Test. 



Among the varieties tested four seasons there are some very 

 interesting types. First among the early varieties of oats is 

 the Kherson. With short, fine, stifif straw supporting a small 

 open head, characterized by short delicate drooping brandies, 

 the Kherson often surprises one in its cropping ability. The 

 grain is long, slender, yellow in color and not particularly at- 

 ti active to the average farmer because of its small size. Never- 

 theless, this oat is one worthy of attention. Seeded May i to 

 5 it is generally thoroughly ripe by August i. At Highmoor 

 this variety yielded from 48 to 69 bushels per acre during the 

 past four seasons, giving an average yield of 57 1-2 bushels per 

 acre. The average yield of straw during the same period was 

 2.466 pounds per acre. In the season of 1913 this oat yielded 

 61 bushels per acre. 



