EXPEFdMENTAL FARMS 



OATS TEST OF VARIETIES. 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



I 



Name of Variety. 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 

 ing. 



1 Improved American. 



2 Forbes 



Sensation 



White Russian . . . 



Siberian 



Atlantic 



Banner 



Columbus 



Flying Scotchman. 

 Salzer's Big Four. . 

 New Zealand.. .... 



White Giant 



Holstein Prolific . . 

 Early Golden Prolific 

 Virginia White 



Abundance. 



Probstey 



Golden Beauty 



Newmarket 



Hazlett's Seizure 



Danish Island . . . 

 Buckbee's Illinois . . . 



Anderbecker 



20th Century 



Mennonite 



Waverley 



Bestehorn'sAbund'ce 



Australian 



White Schonen 



Joanette 



Brandon 



Cream Egyptian . . . 

 American Beauty... 



Irish Victor 



Scottish Chief 



Wide Awake 



Early Gothland. . . . 

 American Triumph . 



Abundance 



Improved Ligowo. . 



Goldfinder 



Lincoln , 



Selchower 



Great Northern . . . 



Bavarian 



Black Beauty 



Kendal Black 



Salines 



Holland 



Pense White 



Prolific Black Tarta- 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 



16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 

 32 

 33 

 34 

 35 

 36 

 37 

 38 

 39 

 40 

 41 

 42 

 43 

 44 

 45 

 46 

 47 

 48 

 49 

 50 



nan 



51 Wallia 



52 Early Maine 



53 Olive, Black, 



54 Pense, Black 



55 Master 



56 Russell, Half Sided.. 

 57|Duppaner Summer, 



I No. 5 



55jThousand Dollar 



59, Golden Tartarian 



Co[Bayonet 



Aug. 



14 

 25 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 12 

 10 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 19 

 13 

 13 

 13 



11 

 12 

 9 

 7 

 14 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 12 

 13 

 22 

 13 

 11 

 14 

 12 

 7 



13 

 10 

 12 

 12 

 13 

 13 

 10 

 14 

 13 

 14 

 14 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 19 

 19 

 13 



13 

 7 



13 

 13 

 12 

 14 

 13 



^ s 



lis 



125 

 116 

 117 

 118 

 112 

 114 

 116 

 117 

 118 

 123 

 117 

 117 

 117 



111 

 112 

 113 

 111 

 118 

 116 

 116 

 112 

 117 

 118 

 116 

 113 

 122 

 117 

 115 

 118 

 116 

 111 

 117 

 110 

 116 

 116 

 117 

 117 

 114 

 118 

 117 

 114 

 114 

 117 

 117 

 117 

 123 

 123 

 113 



117 

 111 

 117 

 117 

 116 



16 116 



13 

 19 

 IC 



117 

 123 

 116 



Length 



of 

 Straw. 



Inches. 



54- 



56- 

 56- 

 50- 

 52- 

 47- 

 51- 

 50- 

 50- 

 52- 

 58- 

 56- 

 52- 

 48- 



46- 

 52- 

 50- 

 48- 

 55- 

 51- 

 53- 

 48- 

 50- 

 50- 

 58- 

 48- 

 50- 

 50- 

 44- 

 58- 

 56- 

 50- 

 50- 

 48- 

 49- 

 47- 

 52- 

 49- 

 44- 

 46- 

 53- 

 56- 

 53- 

 52- 

 50- 

 56- 

 61- 

 57- 

 48- 



52- 

 52- 

 50- 

 57- 

 58- 



118 50- 

 113 55- 



49- 

 50- 

 59- 



48- 



-56 

 -58 

 -58 

 -52 

 -54 

 -49 

 -53 

 -52 

 -52 

 -54 

 -60 

 -58 

 -54 

 -50 



-48 

 -54 

 -52 

 -50 

 -57 

 -53 

 -55 

 -50 

 -52 

 -52 

 -60 

 -50 

 -52 

 -52 

 -46 

 -60 

 -58 

 -52 

 -52 

 -50 

 -51 

 -49 

 -54 

 -51 

 -46 

 -48 

 -55 

 -58 

 -55 

 -51 

 -52 

 -58 

 -63 

 -59 

 -50 



-54 

 -54 

 -52 

 -59 

 -00 

 -52 

 -57 



-51 

 -52 

 -61 

 -50 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Stiff 



Medium . 

 Weak .. 

 Medium. 



Stiff 



Medium. 



Weak . . ; 

 Medium. 

 Stiff 



Medium. 

 W^eak . . . 



Stiff.... 



It 



Medium 



Stiff.... 



Medium 



II 



Stiff.... 

 Weak . . 

 Stiff.... 

 Medium 

 Stiff.... 



II 

 Medium 

 Weak . . 

 Stiff.... 



It 



ti . . 

 Medium 

 Stiff.... 

 Medium 

 Stiff .. . . 



Medium. 

 Stiff _.. . . 

 Medium. 



Stiff 



Medium . 



Stiff 



Medium. 



Stiff 



Medium. 



Stiff 



Medium. 



Length 



of 

 Head. 



Inches. 



8|— 10 

 9^—11 



Stiff, 



Medii 



12i-13i 

 9|-10i 

 8i-10 

 9^-11 



8 — 9^ 

 9i— lOi 

 8|— 10' 



8 — 9^ 

 10 —1\\ 



S.\— 10 

 8"— 9i 

 8i— 10 

 9|-10i 



9 —10'' 

 9 -10| 

 8 — 9i 



10 — lU 

 S.'i— 10 

 8"— 9. 



101—12 

 9"— 10.'. 

 8^—10" 



8 — 9i 

 8^— 10" 



9 -10^ 

 10 — lU 



8 — 9f 

 8i-10' 



7 — 8.' 



8 — 9| 

 8^-9i 

 9^—11 

 8i— 10 

 8|-10 

 8|— 10 



9 — lOi 

 Oi-ll" 



11"— 121 

 8 - 9l 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



81- 

 9 - 

 9 - 

 10 - 

 10 - 

 10 - 

 10^ 



-10 

 -11 



-lOi 



-nl 

 -III 

 -114 



—12 



9 — 

 12 - 



io.\ 



10" 

 13,1 

 10" 



Branching 



Sided... 



Branching 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



Sided. . 

 Branching 



Sided... 

 Branching 



II 

 Half sided 



II 

 Branching 



Half sided 

 Branching 



Half sided 

 Branching 



Sided 



Branching 



Half sided 

 Branching 

 Sided.. .. 

 Half sided 



Sided. ... 

 Branching 



11 

 Half sided 



Branchinar 



Sided.. 

 BrauchingiOl 6 



90 



85 

 83 

 83 

 82 

 82 

 81 

 81 

 80 

 78 

 77 

 77 

 77 

 77 



77 

 77 

 76 

 76 

 75 

 75 

 75 

 75 

 72 

 72 

 71 

 71 

 71 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 69 

 69 

 69 

 68 

 68 

 68 

 67 

 67 

 65 

 65 

 65 

 65 

 64 

 64 

 64 

 64 

 6t 

 03 



63 

 63 



62 

 62 

 62 

 62 

 62 



20 

 30 

 18 

 18 

 12 

 12 

 6 

 6 



28 

 22 

 22 

 22 

 22 



22 

 22 

 16 

 16 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 32 

 31 

 26 

 26 

 26 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 14 

 14 

 14 



8 

 2 

 2 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 18 



18 

 18 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 





.a 

 bo 



62 12 

 61 

 61 6 



yA 



32i 



34" 



33 



30i 



33" 



30 



304 



32 



3U 



36" 



294 



30^ 



284| 



324 

 34 



3?4 



33 



33i 



29" 



35 



324 



31 



30 



3H 



30 



334 



32 



35 



30J 



3U 



35^ 



33 



34 



31 



28 



30 



31 



364 



28 



3U 



31" 



28 



31 



31 



35 



30 



27 



30 



33 



34 



30 



334 



35 



30 



30 



33 

 33 

 29 

 30 



Rusted. 



Slightly. 

 Badly. 



Considerably. 

 Badly. 



Slightly. 

 Considerably. 



Badly. 



Slighdy. 



Badly. 



Considerably. 



Badly. 



Considerably. 



Badly. 



Slightly. 

 Considerably. 



Badly. 



ConsideraVjly. 

 Badly. 



Considerably. 

 Badly. 



Considerably. 

 Badly. 



Considerably. 

 Badly. 



Considerablj'. 

 Badly. 



II 



Considerably. 



