REPORT OF MR. G. H. BUTTON 



347 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



OATS— QUANTITIES OF SEED PER ACRE. 



Two varieties of oats were sown, both branching, with varying quantities of seed 

 per acre. Both were sown on April 18, on black clay loam that had been in timothy 

 the year previoiis, and was fall-ploughed and well worked. 



Oats — Quantities of Seed -per Acre. 



Name of Variety. 



Bush. 



per 

 Acre. 



Date 



of 



Ripening. 



Aug. 18. 



M 17. 



M 16. 



,. 15. 



,. 14. 



„ 14. 



M 13. 



.. 25. 



„ 21. 



>, 23. 



M 22. 



M 16. 



„ 14. 



M 13. 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Medium. 



Length 



of 

 Head. 



7-6 



7 



7-4 

 7-4 

 7 

 6 

 6 



9S 

 10 



9^ 



9 



8 



7 

 8 



Weisrht 



of 

 Straw. 



Lbs. 



2,820 

 3,240 

 3,000 

 3,000 

 3,060 

 3,720 

 3,000 

 3,480 

 4,080 

 3,720 

 3,840 

 3,900 

 3,780 

 3,000 



Yield. 



Bush. Lbs. 



42 12 



44 4 



49 14 



52 32 



51 6 



60 — 



58 8 



56 16 



67 2 



68 28 

 75 30 

 79 14 

 72 12 

 56 16 



OATS— DATES OF SOWING. 



Two varietie.s of oats were sown, commencing April 14, and continuing at weekly 

 intervals until May 5. These first sown oats were seeded while frost was not more 

 than 5 inches below the surface, though the land was in good condition. All plots were 

 on timothy sod and were seeded at the rate of two bushels per acre. 



Oats — Dates of Sowing. 



Name. 



be 

 a 



127 

 123 

 115 

 112 

 126 

 122 

 118 

 117 



m 



O 



-C 



be 



B 



1-^ 



Ins. 



40 

 38 

 37 

 36 



38i 

 38" 

 36 

 35-8 



Kind 

 of Head. 



Branching 



Weight 



of 

 Straw. 



Lbs. 



3,720 

 6,900 

 4,800 

 4,140 

 3,000 

 3,240 

 \,W0 

 4,140 



Yield. 



3 



P3 

 68 

 52 

 90 

 67 

 61 

 72 

 75 

 75 



28 

 32 



2 



26 

 12 

 30 

 30 



