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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



Early Angus. — A white oat, obtained from Ireland. This did not give evideuco 

 tins season of being an early variety. 



Tlola. — A black oat from Finland, kindly sent to this Farm by Mr. C. Boije. The 

 seed of this variety was received too late for sowing among the regular plots. 



The plots of oats were sown on the 6th of May, all being one-fortieth of an acre 

 except Swedish Ligowo, Bell, Whiting, and Gold Rain, which were one-eightieth. The 

 cold weather in May proved unfavourable for the germination of the seed and for the 

 grovvth of the young plants, especially in the lower parts of the field on which these 

 plots were situated. Later in the season the oats were severely attacked by rust. Tho 

 yield from the plots has therefore been somewhat irregular and unsatisfactory. In tha 

 case of some of the varieties the yield has been estimated from only one-half of the 

 plot, and m the case of Bavarian, Columbus, Dixon, Golden Fleece, Prolific Black 

 Tartarian, Swedish Select and Wallis, it seemed best not to estimate the yield at all, 

 as it would have been quite misleading. 



The yield per acre is expressed in ' bushels ' of 34 pounds. 



OATS — TEST OF VARIETIES. 



u 



JO 



a 



Name of Variety. 



Lincoln 



Twentieth Century 



Wide Awake 



Garten's Abundance 



Uberfiuss 



Virginia White Abundance. . 



Milford White* 



Swedish Ligowo 



9 American Triumph . ..... 



10 Mennonite 



11 Senbation 



12 Bestohorn's Abundance 



13 Pioneer (black) 



14 yVnderbecker 



15 Hazlett's Seizure . . 



In Holst'jiu Prolific 



17 Kendal Black* 



18 Early Golden Prolific 



ly White Giant 



20 Golden Beautj- 



21 Abundance 



22 Kendal White* 



23 Milford Black* 



24 Tliousand Dollar 



25 Irish Victor 



26 Banner 



27 Pense Black* 



28 Excelsior (black) 



29 Atlantic 



30 Golden Giant 



31 Great Northern 



32 American Beauty 



33 Buckbee'a Illinois 



34 Bell (black) 



35 Whiting 



36 Gold Rain 



37[Scotch Potato 



SS Danish Island 



Length 

 of 



Straw, 

 includ'g 



Head. 



Inches. 



48-50 

 48-50 

 50-52 

 48-50 

 46-48 

 46-4S 

 46-48 

 52-54 

 45-47 

 43-45 

 47-49 

 48-50 

 37-39 

 48-50 

 45-47 

 40-42 

 47-49 

 44-46 

 45-47 

 38-40 

 46-48 

 46-48 

 46-48 

 46-48 

 44-46 

 45-47 

 44-4G 

 43-45 

 44-40 

 44-46 

 42-44 

 45-47 

 36-38 

 50-52 

 44-46 

 44-46 

 45-47 

 48-50 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Medium . . 



Weak 



Medium. . 



Weak 



Stiff. 



Medium. . 



Stiff..... 

 iMedium.. 

 Stiff 



Medium. 

 Stiff 



Medium . . 

 Stiff 



[Medium. . 

 Weak.... 

 IMedium. . 

 Stiff 



Length 



of 

 Head. 



Inches. 



8-9 



7i-9 

 8h- 9i 

 81- 9h 



7 - 

 8i- 



^ 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



W 

 98 

 93 

 89 

 89 



8h- 9| 187 



83- 9i 85 



9 -10" 



7S-9 



S X: 



85 



84 



84 80 



8 

 9 

 8|-9i 



7 - 8| 

 8i- 9 

 9^10i 

 8-9 



10 -11 



8 - 9i 

 9i-10i 

 8|- 9 

 81- 9^ 

 8i-9i 



10 -11 



7|- 8h 

 8-9 

 8h- 9i 

 S|-10i 

 8-9 



8hn 



9 -10 

 8-9 



5|-6^ 

 8 "' 

 8-9 

 8-9 



8i- H J58 



8i- 9 i57 



79 

 77 

 77 

 76 

 75 

 74 

 73 

 72 

 72 

 71 

 71 

 71 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 69 

 69 

 69 



67 

 66 

 65 

 64 

 63 

 60 

 58 





w 



0^'; 





18 



14 



14 



22 



30 



10 



24 



20 



14 



2 



2 



16 



30 



4 



18 



12 



12 



6 



6 



6 



20 



20 



14 

 14 

 14 

 28 



2 



16 

 10 



4 

 18 



28 



28 



2 



Lbs. 



.36J; 

 34I 

 36 

 34 i 

 34" 

 35 

 33| 

 3dh 

 33i 

 33| 

 37 

 35i 

 • 34S 

 37i 

 33" 

 32 

 36i 

 33| 

 33 

 35 

 35 



as 



36i 



36^ 



35" 



34 



354 



34| 



37 



30?T 



33- 



341 



36 



m 



362 



Rusted. 



Badly. 



Considerably. 

 Badly. 



Considerably. 

 Badly. 



38 



34^ 1 Considerably 



*Cross-bred varieties produced at the Experimental Farms are marked with an 

 asterisk. 



