REPORT OF MR. y. WOLTERTOX 



309 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Oats — Test of Varieties. 



s 



3 

 ?5 



Name of Variety. 



60 



a 

 'S 



3> 



Q '^J 



V 



c4 



1 American Beauty. . . 

 2, Banner 



3 Improved American. 



4 Mennonite 



5 Tartar King 



GiWliite Giant 



7 Columbus 



H.Thousand Dollar.... 

 9 Danish Island 



10 Improved Ligowo. . . 



lljBavarian 



12 Sensation 



13|Twentieth Century. . 



14 Kendal White 



15 American Triumjih.. 



16 Siberian 



17 Buckbee's Illinois. . . 

 I'S Storm King 



19 Golden Giant 



20 Golden Fleece . . . 



21|Lincoln. ... 



22 Wide Awake 



2.3Goldfinder 



21 Golden Beauty 



25 Holsteiu Prolific . 

 20 Abundance 



27 Waverley 



28 Black Beauty. . . 



20 Olive Black 



.30 Irish Victor 



31 Virginia White.. .. 



32 Pioneer 



33 Joauelte 



34 Kendal Black 



35 Milford Black 



36 Swedish Select 



.37 Milford White .... 



38 Scottish Chief 



39;Swedish Milling.... 

 40 *Daubenev 



Aug. 



18 

 21 

 10 

 15 

 15 

 18 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 23 



be 



c 



>> S 



^g 



Six 



s •- 



100 

 104 



y;i 



97 

 98 

 101 

 102 

 102 

 103 

 100 



21 

 22 



20 102 

 15 98 

 9,9. 104 

 103 

 104 

 18i 101 

 20! 103 

 lO; OS 

 251 107 

 10 99 



10 

 20 

 18 

 20 

 20 

 22 

 18 

 10 

 21 

 21 

 19 

 15 

 10 

 20 

 20 

 10 

 22 

 21 

 21 

 8 



99 

 102 

 100 

 102 



In. 



52 

 57 

 54 

 40 

 54 

 52 

 49 

 .52 

 51 



OC) 



52 

 48 

 4<J 

 50 

 48 

 52 

 49 

 54 

 52 

 50 

 53 

 54 

 49 

 48 

 102! 50 



IO5I 

 101 



98 

 103 

 103 

 101 



97 



98 

 102 

 102 



99 

 105 

 103 

 103 



55 

 50 

 50 

 56 

 54 

 50 

 48 

 43 

 55 

 53 

 53 

 54 

 50 

 50 



90 41 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Weak . . 

 Medium 



Stiff.... 

 .Medium 

 Weak . . 



Medium 

 Weak . . 

 Medium 



I! 



Weak 



Stiff . 

 Weak 

 Medium 

 Weak 



Medium 

 Weak. 



Medium 

 Weak . 

 Medium 

 Weak . 



II 



Stiff. . 

 Weak . 

 Medium 



Weak 



Stiff. 



a 



c 

 h3 



In 



10 

 9i 

 9" 



8 

 8 

 8 



8 



Si 

 10 



9 



8 



9 



8 



9 

 10 



9 



8| 



9 



8 



8 



Sh 



8i 



9 



9i 



9 



8h 

 10" 



7A 



8 



9 



7h 



9 



9 



8 



8^ 



7 



7i 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 





« 



3 



cq 



110 



114 



110 



110 



110 



110 



107 



105 



105 



105 



104 



103 



102 



100 



100 



99 



99 



99 



99 



98 



97 



97 



97 



96 



96 



96 



94 



92 



92 



91 



87 



87 



85 



82 



79 



72 



70 



70 



70 



69 





16 



4 



20 



20 



2 

 20 

 10 

 10 

 14 



8 

 32 

 20 



24 

 24 

 14 

 14 

 2S 

 32 

 22 

 2 

 16 

 

 

 4 

 22 

 12 

 20 

 32 

 22 

 20 

 12 

 24 

 32 

 30 

 20 



U 



Rusted. 



Consid'ably. 



36i 

 37i 



37|'Sliglitly. 

 34i Considablj'. 

 " Slightly. 

 Consid'ably. 



Slightly. 



38 



39 



30^ 



40h 



391 



39J I 



33 



38^ 



30 Consid'ably. 



40 



38 



30 



38 



37 



34^ 



35 



41 



37^ 



32 



37 



35 



39 



40 



38 



.3;)i 



4l| 



394 



32i 



32" 



39 



41 



35^ 



37i 



38 



35 



Slightly. 

 Consid ably. 



Slightly. 



II 



Consid*ably. 



II 

 Slightly. 

 Consid'ably. 



II 



Slightly. 



II 

 II 



Consid'ably. 



II 



Slightly. 



* It is estimated that blackbirds took 20 bush, per acre from the Daubeney. 



Different Preparations for an Oat Crop. 

 (l-20th Acre plots.) 



Preparation. 



Rusted. 



Oats after wheat 



II II oats 



II II peas .... 



II II barley 



II II millet 



11 on summer-fallov 



None. 



SHghtly 



Sown. 



May 10 

 ,1 10 

 .1 10 

 II 10 

 •I 10 

 .. 10 



Aug. 16 

 10 



