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Among the medium late varieties are the Imported Scotch 

 and Irish Victor. These mature generally about a week later 

 than the Kherson. These varieties have a taller straw and 

 larger, more plump, white grains. The Imported Scotch has 

 yielded from 60 to 71 bushels of grain per acre during the 

 past four seasons, the average yield for the four seasons being 

 03 bushels per acre. The yield of straw averaged 2,793 pounds 

 per acre. The straw of each of these varieties is a little weak. 

 In 1913 the yield of these varieties was as follows: 



Imported Scotch, grain 68 bu. per acre, straw 2,635 lt)S. 

 Irish Victor " 67 " " " " 3,003 " 



Of the late varieties of oats which mature 10 days to three 

 weeks later than the Kherson there were several types in these 

 tests. Only a few of these will be mentioned owing to the lack 

 of space. 



An oat which always attracts attention by its long head of the 

 "Horse Mane" type, and tall stiff stout straw bearing very 

 broad leaves, is the Senator. However, this oat has nev> •• 

 yielded very satisfactorily. The heads carry many spikelets but 

 the percentage of barren grains is very high so that this promis- 

 ing variety always fails to yield as high as one would esti- 

 mate from its appearance. The grain is very large, the kernel 

 being enclosed in a thick hull. Often the kernel of a mother oat 

 does not develop, in which case the pin oat is' generally enclosed 

 within the hull of the mother oat. The yield of grain ranged 

 from 38 to 63 bushels per acre, giving an average yield of 52 

 "bushels per acre in the four years test. The yield of straw 

 amounted to 3,000 pounds. 



The Banner Oat with a yield of 46 to 71 bushels per acre is 

 one of the best late oats tried out in these tests. The plants 

 are tall, leafy, possessing stiff straw, and carrying open heads 

 with stiff upright branches. This oat produced on the average 

 61 bushels of grain per acre and 2820 pounds of straw during 

 the past four seasons. The grain is medium to large in size, 

 plump and white. It does best on strong moist soil. The Pres- 

 ident oat is late like the Banner and similar in appearance ex- 

 cepting that the branches of its open head are longer and droop 

 more. Yield of grain 50 to 68 bushels per acre. Straw (4 year 

 average) 2,722 pounds. The grain of this variety is large, 

 plump and white. 



