DIVISION OF CEREALS 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



CO-OPERATIYE TEST OF THKEE VARIETIES OF OATS. 



The co-cperative test of oats begun in 1912 was continued on three of the farms 

 and at this Station. The same three varieties of oats were tested in duplicate plots 

 of one-sixtieth acre each on the four farms mentioned below, Mr. Garnet LeLacheur, 

 Seed Inspector, and ^.Ir. Richard Creed, Assistant Inspector, gave the work carcfid 

 attention. They furnished the field notes and took supervision of the field work. 

 The grain was forwarded to the Experimental Station where it was threshed, 

 graded and weighed. The information given below was gathered from facts that 

 came under my own observation. I think these tests will be of great value to the 

 farmers of Prince Edward Island when sufficient time has elapsed, so that the aver- 

 ages may extend over a number of years. 



Co-operative Test Plots of Oats. — Test of Banner, Ligowo and Old Island Black 

 Oats, in Queens and Kings counties, the averages from duplicate plots are here 



Name of Exprrimenter. 



Experimental station. 

 Mr. A. M. Stuart.. . 

 Mr. E. G. Giddings. . 

 Air. .James Simpson. . 



Location. 



Charlottetown, P.E.I. 

 Belle River, P.E.I... 



Abney, P.E.I 



Bay View, P.E.I 



Average yield per acre, 1013. 



Grand average yield per acre, 1912-13, from twenty plots of each 

 variety on seven farms 



Yield per Acre. 



Banner. 



Busli 



81 



78 

 58 

 49 



Gl 



Lb. 



23 



18 



I 



14 



66 31 



10 



Ligowo. 



Bush. Lb. 



77 

 62 

 52 

 42 



17 

 10 



27 



58 22 



52 24 



O.I. Black. 



Bush. Lb. 



76 

 71 



57 

 47 



6 

 24 

 22 

 31 



62 12 



55 26 



From the data gathered to date we note that Banner has produced an average 

 of 5 bushels and 18 pounds more per acre than Old Island Black, and it has pro- 

 duced 8 bushel?; and 20 pounds more than Ligowo. The Old Island Black has pro- 

 d\iced an average of 3 bushels and 2 pounds more than Ligowo. 



We wish to thank the men mentioned above for their very careful and painstak- 

 ing- assistance which they have given us in connection with this series of experi- 

 ments. 



Charlottetown. 



