366 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



EXPERIMENTS WITH OATS IN FIELD LOTS. 



Twelve varieties were sown April 24 to 28, in field lots, on clay loam, and all gave 

 good yields and good samples. Banner again heads the list for the best yield. All 

 the varieties were more or less down, but there was no rust worth mentioning. 



Oats — Test of Varieties in Field Lots. 



Name of Variety. 



Banner 



Danish Island 



White Giant 



Goldfinder . 



Improved Ligowo. 



Abundance 



Wide Awake 



Thousand Dollar . 



Waverley 



Welcome 



Tartar King 



Black Beauty 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Medium 

 Strong . 



Weak . '. 

 Medium 



Strong . 



•I 

 Medium 

 Strong . 

 Weak... 

 Medium 

 Weak... 



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a 



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In. 



10 



10 



10 



10 



10 



9 



10 



9 



9 



9 



9 



10 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



Branching 



Sided..... 

 Branching 



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41 



42i 



41i 



38 



41 



40 



431 



44 



39 



41 

 38i 



Oat Crop and Average Yield. 



An average of 93 bushels 30 lbs. per acre. 



