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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Most Productive Varieties of Oats. 



Among the most productive varieties of oats grown for the past five years at this 

 farm the following varieties deserve special mention: — Banner (sometimes called 

 'American Banner'). Twentieth Century, White Giant and Lincoln. These are all 

 white oats, and one or more of these kinds can be obtained from any good seedsman. 

 Golden Beauty, Columbus and Mennonite are vei-y productive yellow oats, but do not 

 seem to possess any points of superiority over the best white oats. Among the black 

 oats tvro of the best sorts arc Black Beauty and Joancttc. These are, however, usually 

 less productive than the best white kinds. The Joanette has short straw, which makes 

 it a desirable variety to sow in some cases. It is readily obtainable in commerce, 

 sometimes under its own name and at other times under the designation 'Black 

 Goanette.' 



Earliest Varieties of Oats. — The variety known as ' Sixty Day ' is perhaps the 

 earliest oat ever grown at this farm. It was ready to cut, last season, in 81 days from 

 the time of sov/ing. Somewhat less early but probably more productive, as a rule, are 

 Tart^ir King, Welcome and Daubenej-. These are all white oats (except the Sixty 

 Day, which is a mixture of white and yellow) and give a fair crop. They are obtain- 

 able in commerce, but farmers are not advised to grow them except in cases v;here 

 earlincss is of very great importance. The white oats mentioned in the preceding 

 parr.grnph will generally be found more profitable. 



SIX-EOW BAELEY. 



The Mancliurian barley added to the plots this year is a selected strain obtained 

 from ^Fensury. 



Small Blue Nalced is a bearded, hulless variety the kernels of which would be 

 described as ' white ' rather than ' blue.' It is not a promising sort. 



Taganrog is a variety of Russian origin. 



Owing to some inequality in the soil, the plot of Odessa barley was almost a 

 failure this year and is therefore omitted from the list. 



The plots were all one-fortieth of an acre. The seed was sown on April 28th at 

 the rate of If bushels per acre. The soil was a loam of fair quality, but variable in 

 character. 



The yield per acre is expressed in pounds and also in ' bushels ' of 48 pounds. 



