•REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD 



285 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Oats — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Early Golden Prolific . 



Buckbee's Illinois 



Siberian 



Holstein Prolific 



Mennonite 



Joanette 



Wallis 



Early Maine 



Hazlett's Seizure 



Abundance 



American Triumph 



Banner 



Sensation 



Golden Giant 



Danish Island 



Bonanza 



Columbus 



Lincoln 



Wide Awake 



Early Gothland 



Improved American. . . . 



Tartar King 



Thousand Dollar 



Early Archangel 



New Zealand 



Cream Egyptian 



Newmarket 



American Beauty 



Bavarian 



Scotch Potato 



Irish Victor 



Brandon 



Waver ley 



Black Beauty . . 



Golden Tartarian 



O.xford 



Holland 



Golden Beauty 



California Prolific Black 



Kendal 



Oderbruch 



Pense 



Russell 



King... 



Goldfinder 



Early Blossom 



Black Mesdag 



Master 



White Schonen 



Prolific Black Tartarian 



Improved Ligowo 



Milford 



White Giant 



Miller 



Abyssinia 



Salines 



Flying Scotchman 



Olive 



White Russian 



Salzer's Big 4 



Pioneer 



Rosedale 



Longhoughton 



Cromwell 



to 



.S 

 'S 



c3 



Q 



Se!)t. 



(: 



6 



li 

 A 

 1(1 

 G 

 C 

 A 

 5 



r- 

 ( 



6 

 4 

 11 

 7 

 1 

 7 

 6 



7 

 5 

 7 

 7 

 G 

 8 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 6 

 7 

 7 

 6 



10 



14 

 7 



12 

 G 



10 

 G 

 6 



11 

 8 

 G 

 7 

 8 

 G 

 7 

 6 



13 

 6 



14 

 6 

 5 

 5 

 7 

 4 



o 



101 

 103 

 103 

 102 

 100 

 105 

 101 

 101 



m 



101 



103 



102 



99 



100 



103 



97 



103 



102 



Gi 102 



102 

 100 

 102 

 103 

 102 

 103 

 99 

 99 

 100 

 102 

 102 

 103 

 103 

 101 

 105 

 110 

 103 

 108 

 101 

 105 

 102 

 101 

 lOG 

 104 

 1U2 

 102 

 103 

 101 

 103 

 102 

 108 

 101 

 110 

 101 

 100 

 100 

 103 

 100 



12 107 



5; 100 



G 102 

 10 105 

 102 

 102 

 102 







>-3 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Stiff, 



In. 



40 Stiff. 



49 „ .. 



53 „ .. 



41 „ .. 



41 .. .. 



48 Weak 



42 Stiff.. 

 54| M .., 

 47 1 Fair.. 

 45 Stiff... 



3S| 



421 ^>, .. 

 49, Fair .. , 



54 M ... 

 39 Stiff .. . 



44 



44 „ ... 



43 Stiff... 

 49j 



55 Fair.. . 

 53 Stiff... 



50 Fair... 



49 Stiff.. 

 47 

 55 Fair . 

 47 

 47 

 43 

 42 

 41 

 42 

 51 

 40 

 51 

 51 

 46 

 35 

 45 

 58 

 46 

 48 

 58 

 41 

 50 

 47 

 47 

 40 

 48 

 43 

 5(i 

 41 

 48 

 43 

 44 

 42 

 47 

 47 

 57 

 43 

 41 

 48 

 31 

 52 

 43 



0. 



c 



X. 



to 



c 



In. 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



'J-2 

 O 



to 



"o 

 > 



I Lbs. 



Branching! 3.562 



",200 



Branching; 



Weak 

 Stiff.. 



Fair . 



Stiff. 



Weak 

 Stiff.. 



Weak 



Stiff.. 



Fair . 

 Stiff . 



Fair , 

 Stiff'. 



Sided 



Branching 



Sided..... 

 Branching 



Sided 



Branching 



Sided. . . 

 It ... 

 Branching 



Fair . 

 Stiff . 



10 



8 

 11 



8.',; Sided, 



6 



9 



9 

 10 



7 



7 



10 

 11 

 12 



9 



9 



8 

 10 



9 

 Hi 

 12" 

 11 



8 



7 



11 

 lOi 



8 



9 

 10 



9 



8 

 12 

 12 

 11 

 10 



11^ 



9 



7 

 11 



7 



lOi 

 10 

 11 

 10 

 lO.i 

 10* 

 13 

 12 



8 

 10 



7 



9 



9 



9 



9 

 10 

 11 

 10 

 lOA 

 10' 



8 



8 



3 

 11 



Sided. 



Branching 

 Sided 



Branching 



Sided. ..'.'. 



I 



Branchijig 



Sided 



Branching 

 Sided. . . 

 Branching 



Sided 



It 



Branching 



Sided...!' 

 Branching 



G,475 

 5,700 

 4,980 

 7,200 

 G,337 

 7,030 

 5,010 

 5,320 

 4,937 

 5,395 

 5,692 

 3,560 

 • 5,250 

 5,655 

 4,437 

 4,2.b5 

 6,300 

 6,600 

 4,927 

 6,045 

 4,G80 

 5,735 

 6,570 

 5,850 

 5,125 

 4,781 

 4,937 

 6,845 

 4,937 

 5,200 

 3,690 

 6,290 

 6,60Ct 

 5,040 

 4,305 

 4,440 

 6,600 

 5,610 

 4,025 

 7.095 

 7.695 

 5,400 

 5,22(t 

 6,300 

 3,720 

 5,460 

 4,995 

 6,5.00 

 4,400 

 5.3.301 

 3,832 

 5, 510 1 



6,;«o 



5,100 

 4,387 

 6,.30O 

 G,935i 

 2,6a5 

 4,785 

 4,230 

 6,000 

 1,360 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



88 28 

 82 12 



82 

 81 

 77 

 74 



61 

 61 

 61 



53 

 53 

 51 

 51 



2 



6 



2 



24 



74 24 



74 24 



73 28 



72 2 



70 30 



70 20 



70 .. 



70 .. 



67 2 



67 32 



6G 6 



65 10 



64 24 



64 24 



64 4 



63 8 



63 8 



62 32 



62 2 



61 26 



61 6 



60 30 



60 20 



60 13 



60 .. 



59 24 



59 14 



57 32 



56 16 



56 16 



56 6 



55 23 



55 10 



54 24 



54 14 



53 28 



53 18 



53 18 



8 

 8 

 6 

 6 



50 20 



.50 .. 



47 32 



47 22 



47 12 



47 2 



45 20 



45 .. 



43 28 



43 8 



42 22 



3G 16 



18 28 





tc 



'5 



Rusted. 



Slightly. 

 Dadly. 



Lbs 



34 



SO 

 .35 

 35 

 36 

 34 

 35 



35 Slightly. 



36 Badly. 



37 II 



37 <i 



35 „ 



36 „ 



32 ., 

 36 ,1 

 39 „ 



36 „ 



38 ,. 



37 ., 



35 „ 



36 „ 



33 , 



36 „ 



37 M 



35 Slightly. 



36 Badly. 

 36 

 36 

 34 

 35 

 36 

 30 

 3J 

 33 

 32 

 35 

 32 

 35 

 32 

 36 

 35 

 34 

 39 

 37 

 33 

 32 

 35: 

 34! 

 35 

 33 

 37 

 30 

 34 

 33 

 33 

 34 

 38 

 34 

 34 

 36 

 32 

 30 

 30 

 34 



Note. — Cromwell was injured by the flood. 



