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EXPEIilMEyTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



OATS. 



Some twelve varieties of oats were grown from head selected seed. This year, tlir 

 shortest period in ripening was credited to the Eighty Day oats, which ripened in 104 

 days, and the longest season was taken by the Danish Island (119 days). The hi,i;lu'~t 

 yielder from the plots we had this year was the Lincoln. 



The following table will give the comparative yields, length and strength of straw, 

 and the length of season. 



Oats.^ — Test of Varieties. 





1 



2, 

 81 

 4| 

 5 



o; 



'7' 

 i I 



8; 







10 



11 



12 



Name of Variety. 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



«2 



•| 



Lincoln April 22 Aug. 



Danish Island ,... 



Tvventieth Century.. . . . 

 Abundance "Regenerated' 

 Improved American . 



Eighty Day 



Irish Victor 



Thousand Dollar 



Gold Rain . . 



Ligowo 



.Swedish Select 



Siberian 



17 

 l!)j 

 15 

 16 

 15 

 4 

 15 

 17 

 14 

 17 

 K) 

 ^7 



be 



IS 



X 



117 

 119 

 115 

 IK) 

 115 

 104 

 115 

 117 

 114 

 117 

 IIG 

 117 



hOrS . 



a.' S s 

 Sec -5 



Inches. 



40 



48 



43 



46.5 



48 



33 



43 



44 



46.5 



3S 



42 



43.5 



m 







f) 



8 

 !). 



8 



8. 



9 



8 



7. 



S 



8 



9 



Average 



Length of 



Head. 



Inches. 



8.5 



8.7 



9 



8.5 



5.5 



9 



8.2 



8 



7.5 



8.5 



8.5 



Yield of 



Grain 

 per Acre. 



Lb. 



2,400 

 2,S20 

 2,160 

 2,000 

 2,000 

 1,0G0 

 1,880 

 1,800 

 1.760 

 1.720 

 1,600 

 1,280 



Yield of 



(irain 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lb. 



70 

 68 

 63 

 58 

 58 

 57 

 55 

 52 

 51 

 50 

 47 

 37 



20 

 8 

 18 

 28 

 28 

 22 

 10 

 32 

 26 

 20 

 2 

 22 



0.\T8 FOR H.AV 



Fonr varieties of oats were grown for hay. Swedish Select gave the largest yield, 

 2 tons per acre. Daubeney gave tlie lightest yield but a very fine straw, yielding 1 

 ton, 400 pounds per acre. 



Following are the results of the four varieties; 



Variety. 



Swedish Select. 



Banner , 



Ligowo 



Daubeney 



Date 

 Sown. 



April 24 



D.ite 



Harvested. 



July 25 





Yield per | 

 Acre. t 



Remarks. 



tons. 



lb. 



Largest growth of leaves and a verj' coar^so. 



strong straw, 

 (iood growth of leaves. Coarse straw. 



Largest jiercentage of heads. 

 Short, leafy, imiform straw ; stout and 



hard. 

 Fine straw. Low percentage of leaves. 



Rather hard in quality. 



Agassiz. 



