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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 

 EXPERIMENTS WITH OATS. 



Twenty-four varieties of oats were sown on April 17, on sandy loam, at the rate 

 of about two bushels per acre, on one-seventieth acre plots on backsetting. 



Oats — Test of Varieties (Non-Irrigated). 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



16 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



23 



24 



Name of Variety. 



Improved American 



Banner 



Abundance 



American Triumph. 



Irish Victor . 



Golden Beauty 



Danish Island . ... 

 Improved Ligowo . 

 Kendal White . . . . 

 Twentieth Century . 



.Joanette 



White Giant 



Wide Awake 



Tartar King 



Goldfinder , 



Lincoln , . . 



Siberian 



Golden Giant 



Pioneer 



Virginia White 



Milford White 



Swedish Select , 



Thousand DoUar. . . 

 Storm King 



Date of 

 Ripening. 



A 



1908. 



ug. 1 . , 



M 2 . 



M 4., 



.. 4.. 



u 1.. 



t. G. 



,. 2. 



,- 1. 



„ 2. 



M 2. 



,. 5. 



M 2. 



M 1. 



M 2. 



-.. 8 



„ 3. 



u 2. 



n 14. 



M 7. 



n 2. 



., 5 



.. 1. 



„ 1. 



M 7. 



6d 



c 



o 



105 



106 

 108 

 108 

 105 

 110 

 106 

 105 

 106 

 106 

 109 

 106 

 105 

 106 

 112 

 107 

 106 

 118 

 111 

 106 

 109 

 105 

 105 

 111 



Length 



of 

 Straw, 

 includ- 

 ing 

 Head. 



Inches. 



38 

 40 

 40 

 42 

 39 

 36 

 38 

 36 

 38 

 36 

 30 

 38 

 31 

 32 

 32 

 36 

 36 

 34 

 33 

 38 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 40 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Strong. 



Medium 



Weak,. 

 [Strong. 

 Medium 

 Strong. 

 Medium 



Strong. 

 Weak . . 

 Strong. 

 Medium 



Weak 



w 



o 



c 



(U 



In. 



8 

 9 

 7 

 7 

 7 

 8 

 8 

 6 

 7 

 7 

 7 

 8 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 7 

 7 

 10 

 7 

 7 

 8 

 7 

 6 

 8 



Weight 



of 

 Straw. 



Lbs. 



3,745 

 3,570 

 3,255 

 3,482 

 3,640 

 3,185 

 3,570 

 3,570 

 3,010 

 3,220 

 2,520 

 2,380 

 2,310 

 2,450 

 3,220 

 2,800 

 3,220 

 2,205 

 3,010 

 2,030 

 2,870 

 2,590 

 2,730 

 2,310 



Average yield 65 bushels 23 lbs. per acre. 



S § 

 •7 3 



o 



Lbs. 



EiELD Lots of Oats — Sown on Backsetting. 



Variety. 



Banner . 



Tartar King. ... 

 Thousand DoUar. 



Area. 



Acres. 



•6 



•5 



•0 



1 



9 



Date of 

 Seeding. 



April 17.. 



,. 17 . 



M 18.. 

 May 29.. 



.. 30.. 



Amount of 

 Seed used 

 per Acre. 



Lbs. 



130 

 65 

 65 

 65 

 65 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



80 

 65 

 78 

 40 

 37 



26 

 30 

 17 

 3 

 25 



