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Ro&edale. — On sandy loam mixed with clay; no manure; artificial fertilizer 

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

 spring of 1891 ; half an acre sown 30th April, If bushels per acre ; ripe 10th 

 Aui^ust; time to mature, lOl: Jays; y'eld per acre, 83 bushels 6 lbs.; weight per 

 bushel, 3T| lbs,; oat short to medium, plump and white; length of panicle, 8 to 8^ 

 inches; sided or slightly branching; straw 3^ to 4 feet long, standing fairly well; 

 lodged in a few spots only ; almost free from rust. 



Bennies Prize White. — On soil part sandy loam, part peaty; manured in the 

 spring of 1890; ploughed in the autumn of 1890 and disc harrowed in the spring of 

 1891; 3|- acres; sown 6th May, If bushels per acre ; ripe 5th August; time to 

 mature, 92 days ; yield per acre, 39 but.hels 23 lbs. ; weight per bubhel, 42 lbs. ; oat 

 short, plump and white, much like Prize Cluster; length of panicle, 8 inches, 

 branching; straw, o\ feet long ; slightly rusted. 



Triumph Canadian. — On sandy loum; no manure; ploughed in the autumn of 1890 

 and again lightly in the spring of 1891 and harrowed ; 2 acres; sown 29th April, If 

 bushels per acre; ripe 3rd August ; time to mature, 96 days; yield per acre, 18 

 bushels is lbs.; weight per bushel, 39^ lbs.; oat short, plump and white; length of 

 panicle, 9 to 10 inches, branching; straw 4 to 4^ feet; rusted very badly and <.>n 

 this account I'ipened prematurely. 



Triumph American. — On soil partly sandy and part clay loam ; no manure ; 

 fourth crop; ploughed in the autumn of 1890; disc harrowed in the spring of 1891 ; 

 6 acres ; sown 16tb May, 2 bushels per acre; ripe 23rd August ; time to mature, 99 

 days; yield per acre, 37 bushels 16 lbs.; weight per bushel, '6^\ lbs.; oat short, 

 fairly plum]) and white; length of panicle, 7 to 8 inches, branching; straw 4 feet 

 long; slightly rusted ; lodged. 



Tartarian Prolific Black (^Webb's). — On clay loam, manured in the spring of 

 1891; ploughed in the autumn of 1890 and ploughed again and harrowed in the 

 spring of 1891; two thirds of an acre; sown 29th April, 2 bushels per acie; ripe 

 11th August; time to mature, 104 days; yield per acre, 38 bushels 3 lbs.; weight 

 per bushel, 33f lbs. ; oat long, not plump, tawny colour ; length of panicle, 7 to 8 

 inches, sided ; straw 4 to 4|- feet long, very weak ; much bi-oken about one foot from 

 base ; partly lodged ; very much rusted. 



Tartarian Black. — On light sand}^ 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 15th August; time to mature, 101 days; yield per 

 acre, 38 bushels 26 lbs.; weight per bushel, 33f lbs.; oat long, tawny to black; 

 length of panicle, 6 to 7 inches, sided ; straw 3 to Z\ feet long, standing well ; no 

 rust; grain partly threshed out by hail. 



Victoria Prize White. — On sandy loam mixed with clay, manured in the spring 

 of 1890; ploughed in the autumn ol"l890; disc harrowed in the spring of 1891; 6 

 acres; sown 2nd May, If bushels per acre; ripe 7th August; time to mature, 97 

 days; yield per acre, 26 bushels 29 lbs.; weight per bushel, 39f lbs.; oat short, 

 plump and white, closely resembling Prize Cluster ; length of panicle, 8 inches, 

 branching ; straw 3^ feet long, standing fairly well ; one end of field lodged ; 

 very little rust. 



Welcome. — On soil part sandy and part peaty ; no manure ; fourth crop from clear- 

 ing ; ploughed in the autumn of 1890 ; disc harrowed in the spring of 1891 ; \\ acres ; 

 eown 4th May^ If bushels per acre ; ripe 5th August ; time to mature, 93 days ; yield 

 per acre, 53 bu^hel8 9 lbs.; weight per bushel, 37 lbs.; oat short, plump, white; length 

 of panicle, 8 lo 8^ inches, branching; straw 3J to 3^ feet long; more or less rusted ; 

 standing well. 



White Russian. — Soil and preparation same as Welcome; 3 acres; sown 4lh 

 May, If bushels per acre; ripe 19th August; time to mature, 107 days; yield per acie, 

 37 bushels 31 lbs.; weight per bushel, 38 lbs.; oat long, fairly plump, whitish yellow ; 

 length of panicle. 8 to 9 inches, sided ; straw 3 to 4 feet long, partly lodged and 

 slightly rusted. 

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