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at the rate of 3 poionds alsike, 7 pounds mammoth red clover and 12 pounds timothy- 

 seed per acre. This seed was sown with an attachment to the seeder at the same time 

 the grain was sown. 



The oat plots were one-fortieth acre each, sown May 17, and sixty varieties were 

 included in the test. The crop of straw was good and stood up well, with the exception 

 of Oderbruch, Flying Scotchman and Golden Beauty, which were badly lodged. The 

 straw was free from rust. Smut was noted in some varieties, but the injury this 

 caused was slight. The results obtained are given in the following table : — 



Oats — Test of Varieties. 



