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ADDITIONAL SMALL PLOTS OF OATS. 



The seed of the following varieties was obtained in the spring of 1891 from 

 Vilmorin, Andrieux <fe Co., the well-known seedsmen of Paris, France. Thej were 

 all sown on sandy loam ; the land where the first four plots wore sown was manured 

 in 1890 ; the others were manured in 1889 ; all were ploughed in the autumn of 1890 

 and disc haiTowed twice in the spring of 1891. 



Early Etampes. — Size of plot, 49 x 132 feet. Sown 6th May, If bushels per acre ; 

 ripe 27th August; time to mature, 113 days ; jneld per acre, 37 bu>hols 22 lbs.; weight 

 per bushel 30 lbs.; oat medium to long, not very plump, black; length of j^anicle, 8 

 inches, branching; mixed with a considerable pi-oportion of sided oats ; straw 3^ to 4 

 feet long, thin and weak; considerably lodged ; slightly rusted. 



Gaiifornian Prolific Black. — Size of plot, 43 x 132 feet; sown 6th Ma}', If bushels 

 pel- acre; ripe 25th August; time to mature, 111 days; yield per acre, 44 bushels 31 

 lbs. ; considerably threshed out by hail storm ; weight per bushel, 26^ lbs, ; oat medium 

 length, slender, tawny; length of panicle, 11 inches, sided; straw coarse, considerably 

 lodged and more or less rusted, but ])romising. 



Black Goulommiers. — Size of plot, 37 x 132 feet ; sown 6th May, If bushels per 

 acre; ripe 25th August; time to mature, 111 days; yield per acre, 48 bushels 27 lbs. ; 

 oat short, i)lump, black; panicle branching. 



Joanetfe. — Size of plot. G0xl32 feet. Sown 6th May, If bushels per acre; ripe 

 25th August; time to mature, 111 days; yield per acre, 56 bushels 26 lbs.; weight 

 per bushel, 31^ lbs.; oat medium to long, lawny to black ; length of jjanicle, 7 to 8 

 inches, branching; straw 4 to 4|- feet long, rather thin ; badly lodged and slightly 

 rusted. 



Abundance. — Size of plot, 12x590 feet. Sown 6th May, If bushels per acre ; ripe 

 18th August; time to mature, 104 days ; yield per acie, 64 bushels 27 lbs. ; weight per 

 bushel, 30|-lbs.; oat long, rather slender, yellowish white; length of panicle, Sh lo 9 

 inches, branching ; straw 4|- feet long, strong ; stands well ; slightly lodged at one end ; 

 very slightly rusted. 



Black Brie. — Size of plot, 12 x 590 feet. Sown 6ih May, If bushels per acre ; ripe 

 25lh August; time to mature. 111 days; ^'■ield per acre, 45 bushels ;-i3 lbs.; weight 

 per bushel, 2\h lbs. ; oat medium to long, slender, tawny to black; length of panicle, 

 12 inches, branching; sti-aw 5 feet long; consideiably rusted. 



Improved Ligoivo. — Size of plot, 24 x 590 feet. Sown 6th May, If bushels per acre ; 

 ripe 19th August; time to mature, 105 days; yield per acre, 55 bushels 10 lbs.; 

 weight ])er bushel, 34| lbs.; oat medium to long, plump, white; length of panicle, 

 8^ inches, branching; straw 4^ feet long, standing well, but considei'ably rusted. 



Giant Cluster. — Size of plot, 12 x 490 feet. Sown 6th May, If bushels per acre; 

 ripe 24th August; time to mature, 110 days; yield per acre, 62 bushels 33 lbs.; 

 weight pei" bushel, 23^ lbs. ; oat long, rather slender, deep yellow ; length of panicle, 

 11^ inches, sided; straw 4 feet long, stiff; did not lodge ; ver}' little rust. 



Small quantities of the following varieties were also tested : — 



Early Gothland. — Two pounds of these oats sent by Steele Bros., of Toronto, 

 for test, were sown on 30th April, on sandy loam ; size of plot, 22 x60 feet. Shortly 

 after sowing a considerable portion of the seed was blown out by a heavy wind, 

 which will probabl}^ account for the light crop; ripe 27th August; time to matui't\ 

 119 days; yield, 24 lbs.; oat short to medium, white; length of panicle, 9 to 10 

 inches, sided ; straw 3 feet 8 inches to 4 feet 10 inches long; considerably rusted, 

 but standing well. 



Black Bourbonnaire, from P. Delorme, Ohien, N.W.T. ; 1| lbs. was sown 1st Ma}-; 

 ripe 27th August; lime to mature, 118 daj's ; yield, 52 lbs. ; oat medium length, 

 slender, tawny to black; length of panicle, 7 to 8 inch3S, branching; straw 3 feet 9 

 inches to 4 feet long, thin; slightly lodged and slightly rusted. 



Scottish Chief. — Seven ounces of these oats were received from Mr, W. T. 

 Hymau, of London, Ont. ; they were sown 30th April; i-ipe 9th August; time to 

 mature, 101 days; yield. 20 lbs.; weight per bushel, 39^ lbs.; oat short to medium, 

 plump, white ; length of panicle, 10 inches, branching; straw 4 to 4i feet long; 

 lodged badly, and considerably rusted. 



