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pauicle, 6 to 7 inches ; straw, 3 feet high, bright, with scarcely any rust. The crop 

 in this instance would have shown a larger result, but for a hail storm, which 

 threshed a portion of the grain out while in stook. 



Bonanza. — On sandy loam ; manured in the spring of 1890 ; ploughed in the 

 autumn of 1890, and disc hai-rowed in the spring of 1891 ; 5^ acres ; sown 4th May ; 

 1| bushels per acre ; ripe 5th August ; time t« mature, 93 days ; yield per acre, 39 

 bushels 28 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 42J lbs,; oat short, plump, white; length of 

 panicle, 8 to 8^ inches ; straw not strong or coarse, but standing well, 3 to 3 j feet 

 long ; considerably rusted. 



Canadian White. — On light sandy loam ; manured in jthe spring of 1890 ; 

 ploughed in the autumn of 1890, and disc harrowed in the spring of 1891 ; 2 acres ; 

 sown 24th April ; 2 bushel? per acre; ripe 18th August; time to mature, 116 days; 

 yield per acre, 52'bushel8 2 lbs., weighing 39 lbs. per bushel ; oat long, not very 

 plump, white; length of panicle, 8 to 9 inches; straw, 3 to 3^ feet long; slightly 

 rusted but standing well. 



Challenge White Canadian (Webb's). — On clay loam; land ploughed in the 

 autumn of 1890; manured in the spring of 1891, when it was ploughed again and 

 harrowed; half an acre; sown 29th April ; If bushels per acre; ripe 3rd August; 

 time to mature, 96 days; yield per aci-e, 34 bushels 12 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 33 lbs. ; 

 length of panicle, 8 to 10 inches ; branching ; length of straw, 4^ to 4| feet ; badly 

 lodged, and so badly rusted that it ripened prematurely. 



Cream Egyptian. — On soil partly sandy, partly peat ; no manure ; fourth crop 

 since clearing; ploughed in the autumn of 1890; disc harrowed in the spring of 

 1891; 2^ acres; sown 4th May; 1| bushels peraci-o; ripe 17th August; time to 

 mature, 105 days; yield per acre, 43 bushels 31 lbs.; weight per bushel, 38^ lbs.; 

 oat of medium length, fairly plump, white ; length of panicle, 8 to 9 inches ; sided ; 

 straw, 3^ to 4 feet long, standing fairly well ; two small spots lodged ; very slightly 

 rusted. 



Early Archangel. — On sandy loam, mixed with clay ; no manure ; some arti- 

 ficial fertilizer applied in 1889 for potatoes ; ploughed in the autumn of 1890 ; disc 

 harrowed in the spring of 1891; f acre; sown 30th April; If bushels per acre ; 

 ripe 14lh August ; time to mature, 106 days ; yield per acre, 48 bushels 8 lbs. ; 

 weight per bushel, 38f lbs. ; oat of medium length, plump, white; length of panicle, 

 7^ to 9 inches ; branching ; straw, 3^ to 4 feet long ; bright, with scarcely any rust ; 

 stands fairly well. 



English Potato. — On sandy loam; manured in the spring of 1890; ploughed in 

 the autumn of 1890 ; disc harrowed in the spring of 1891 ; 1 acre; sown 6th May ; If 

 bushels per acre; ripe 14th August; time to mature, 100 days; yield per acre, 48 

 bushels 91b3. ; weight per bushel, 37^ lbs. ; oat short, fairly plump, white ; length 

 of panicle, 8 to 8;^ inches; sided; straw 4 feet long; lodged considerably; slightly 

 rusted. 



Early Race-horse. — On light sandy soil ; no manure ; this was the 4th crop from 

 clearing; ploughed in the autumn of 1890; disc harrowed in the spring of 1891; 

 5 acres; sown 8th May; If bushels per acre; ripe 12th August; time to 

 mature, 96 days ; yield per acre, 26 bushels 23 lbs.; weight per bushel, 42 J- lbs. ; 

 oat short, plump, white; length of panicle, 8 to 9 inches; straw, 3 to 3^ feet long, 

 very badly broken by hail and rain; slightly rusted; about one-fourth of the grain 

 was beaten out by a hail storm, which lessens the recorded yield. 



Flying Scotchman. — On light sandy soil ; no manure ; has been cropped for four 

 years; ploughed in the autumn of 1890, and disc harrowed in the spring of 1891 ; 

 5^ acres; sown, 8th May; If bushels per acre ; ripe, 11th August; time to mature, 

 95 days; yield per acre, 29 bushels 7 lbs.; oat short to medium in length, plump, 

 white; length of panicle, 8 to 9 inehcs ; branching; straw, 3 to o^ feet long; badly 

 broken by hail storm, but not lodged, and about one-fourth of the grain threshed out ; 

 slightly rusted ; land very poor and sandy. 



Georgia Early White. — On light sandy loam; manured in the spring of 1890; 

 ploughed in the autumn of 1890; disc harrowed in the spring of 1891 ; 1^ acres; 

 sown 24th of April; If bushels per acre; ripe 10th August, time to mature, 108 



