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days; yield per acre, 42 bushels 29 lbs.; weight per bushel, 41 lbs. ; oat of medium 

 length, plump, white; length of panicle, 8^ to 9J inches; branching; straw 3^ to 4 

 feet long, standing fairly well ; lodged at one end ; slightly rusted. 



Giant Swedish. — On sandy loam mixed with clay; no manure; artificial fertil- 

 izer applied in 1889 for potatoes; ploughed in the autumn of 1890 and disc harrowed 

 in the spring of 1891 ; one acre ; sown 30th of April ; 2 bushels per acre; ripe 23rd 

 August; time to mature, 115 days; yield per acre, 67 bushels 26 lbs. ; weight per 

 bushel, 32f lbs.; oat long, fairly plump, yellow; length of panicle, 9 to 10 inches; 

 sided ; straw 4 to 4J feet long, bright, free from rust and all standing. 



Golden Beauty ^Pearce). — On sandy loam, mixed with clay; no manure; 

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

 and disc harrowed in the spring of 1891; ^ acre; sown 30th April; 1| bushels per 

 acre; ripe 12th August; time to mature, 110 days; yield per acre, 64 bushels 32 

 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 35 lbs.; oat medium to long, pale yellow ; length of panicle, 

 Y to 8 inches; branching; straw 4 feet long, rather dark in colour ; considerably 

 rusted but standing fairly well. 



Hazletfs Seizure. — Soil and preparation same as Golden Beauty ; f acre ; sown 

 30th April; If bushels per acre; ripe 8th August ; time to mature, 100 days; yield 

 per acre, 44 bushels 14 lbs.; weight per bushel, 42 lbs.; oat short, plump; lengtn of 

 panicle, 7 to 8 inches ; branching ; straw, 3 to 3f feet long, rather weak ; partly broken 

 down about 1 foot from base ; slightly rusted. 



Holstein Prolific. — Soil and preparation same as Golden Beauty ; ^ acre ; sown 

 30th April ; 2 bushels per acre ; ripe 11th August; time to mature, 103 days; yield 

 per acre, 51 bushels 30 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 35 lbs. ; oat long, plump, pale yellow ; 

 length of panicle, 7 to 8 inches; branching; straw, 3 to 3^ feet long; standing 

 fairly well; very slightly rusted. 



Hungarian White. — Soil and preparation same as Golden Beauty; \ acre; sown 

 30th Apiil; If bushels per acre; ripe 25th August; time to mature, 117 days; yield 

 per acre, 65 bushels 8 lbs.; weight per bushel, 30f lbs. ; oat medium length, rather 

 thin, white; length of panicle, 8 to 9 inches; branching; straw, 3^ to 3f feet long; 

 standing well ; slightly i-usted ; some grain beaten out by storm. 



Longfellow. — On light, sandy soil; manured in the spring of 1890; ploughed in 

 the autumn of 1890 and disc harrowed in the spring of 1891; 1^ acres; sown 6th 

 May; If bushels per acre; ripe 17th August; time to mature, 103 days; yield per 

 acre, 33 bushels 30 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 33J lbs. ; oat small size, black, keeps its 

 colour well ; length of panicle, 5 to 6 inches ; branching ; straw, 2^ to 2^ feet long ; 

 all standing; no rust; grain considerably beaten out by hail. 



Oderbruch. — On soil partly sandy and partly clay loam ; no manure; 4th crop ; 

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

 sown 16th May; If bushels per acre; ripe 20th August; time to matui-e, 96 days; 

 yield per acre, 84 bushels 33 lbs.; weight per bushel, 29 lbs.; oat medium length, 

 faii-ly plump, white; length of panicle, 8 to 9 inches ; half-sided or sided ; straw 4 to 

 4^ feet long, standing fairly well; considerably rusted but very promising. 



Poland White. — On light sandy loam; manured in the spring of 1890 ; ploughed 

 in the autumn of 1890 and disc harrowed in the spring of 1891 ; If acres ; sown 24th 

 April; If bushels per acre; ripe, 10th August; time to mature, 108 days; yield per 

 acre, 49 bushels 8 lbs.; weight per bushel, 34 lbs. ; oat short, plump, white; length 

 of panicle, 8 to 9 inches; branching; straw, 3^ to 4 feet long; considerably lodged 

 and slightly rusted. 



Prize Cluster. — On sandy loam ; part of this field was manured in the spring of 

 1889, the remainder in the spriilg of 1891; ploughed in the autumn of 1890; that 

 part manured in 1889 was disc harrowed in the spring of 1891; the recently manured 

 portion ploughed and harrowed; llf acres; sown 30th April; If bushels per acre ; 

 ripe 8th August ; time to mature, 100 days ; yield per acre, 48 bushels 24 lbs. ; weight 

 per bushel, 43|- lbs. About one-fourth of this grain was beaten out while in stock by 

 a hail storm, otherwise the recorded yield would have been larger. Oat short, plump, 

 white; length of panicle, 7 to 8 inches; branching; straw 3^ to 4 feet long; stand- 

 ing fairly well; lodged very slightly in spots; not much rust. 



