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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Oats. 



Forty-three varieties of oats were also grown in plots of one-twentieth acre 

 each; four and a quarter pounds of seed being sown in each case, equal to two and 

 a half bushels per acre, from which the following results were obtained : — 



Name. 



Victoria Prize 



Rennie's Prize White. . 



Flying Scotchman 



Challenge (Webb's). ... 

 Early English White , . . 



Poland White 



Bonanza 



Early Racehorse 



Canadian Triumph 



Welcome 



Hazlett's Seizure.. 



Prize Cluster 



Early Archangel 



Rennie's New 



Improved Ligowo 



Banner 



Cream Egyptian . . ... 



Early Blossom 



American Beauty .... 



E»rly Etampes 



Joanette 



Prolific Black California 

 Prolific Black Tartarian 



Abundance 



Doncaster Prize 



Holstein Prolific 



Improved Black Tartar 



ian 



Early Gothland 



Rosedale 



Black Brie 



Giant Cluster 



Black Coulommiers 



Golden Beauty 



Oderbruch 



Scottish Chief 



Siberian 



Cave 



Abysinnia 



Wide Awake 



Imported Iri.sh 



Columbus 



White Wonder 



American Triumph .... 



a 

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May 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 8. 



do 

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do 

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do 9. 

 do 9. 



do 9 

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 do 9 

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 do 9 



do 9. 

 do 9. 

 do 9. 



T3 



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> 



Aug. 11. 



do 11. 



do 12. 



do 11. 



do 16. 



do 18. 



do 18. 



do 15. 



do 15. 



do 10. 



do 10. 



do 11. 



do 12. 



do 22. 



do 17. 



do 17. 



do 18. 



do IG. 



do 14. 



do 19. 



do 19. 



do 19. 



do 18. 



do 17. 



do 14. 



do 16. 



do 18. 



do 18. 



do 15. 



do 24. 



do 24. 



do 25. 



do 19. 



do 19. 



do 10. 



do 23. 



do 18. 



do 18. 



do 18. 



do 17. 



do 18. 



do 11. 



do 23. 



3 a 



95 



95 



96 



95 



100 



102 



102 



99 



99 



94 

 94 



95 



96 



106 



101 



101 



102 



100 



98 



103 



102 



102 



101 



100 



97 



99 



101 

 101 



98 

 107 

 107 

 108 

 102 

 102 



93 

 106 

 101 

 101 

 101 

 100 



101 



94 



106 



u 

 u 

 a 



u 

 <ri 



Bush. Lbs, 



57 

 56 

 67 



64 

 51 

 56 



57 

 58 



2 



16 

 2 



44 24 



48 IS 



61 26 



72 32 



68 8 



64 24 



54 4 



56 21 



58 8 



47 22 



66 21 



67 2 



56 16 



89 14 



64 24 



47 22 



4 

 16 

 16 



63 18 



50 20 



50 20 



68 8 



52 32 



50 30 



55 10 



44 24 



62 22 



60 00 



63 18 



55 10 

 61 6 



56 16 



57 22 

 54 4 



52 12 



58 28 

 51 26 



m 



3 



m 



Xi 



39^ 



37 



38 



39 



39 



42 



42i 



41| 



39 



39i 



Condition of Straw when cut. 



Long, stiff and coarse, bright. 

 Short, stiff, bright. 

 Long, weak, bright ; some lodged. 

 Medium long, stiff, bright. 



do do 



Medium long, soft, bright. 

 Long, weak, bright ; much lodged 

 Long, medium weak, bright ; some 



lodged. 

 Long, soft and weak, bright ; much 



lodged. 

 Medium long, stiff and bright. 

 Medium long, medium soft and 



bright. 

 Medium long, weak, bright. 

 Medium long, stiff, bright. 

 Short, stiff and bright. 

 Medium long, weak, bright ; some 



lodged. 

 Medium long, stiff and bright. 

 Long, soft, bright; some lodged. 

 Long, stiff, bright. 

 Short, stiff, bright. 



do do 



do do 



Long, weak, bright ; some lodged. 

 Long, soft, bright. 

 Medium long, stiff, bright. 



do do 



Long, soft, bright ; some lodged. 



Long, stiff, bright. 



do do 



Medium long, stiff, bright. 



do do 



Long, weak and bright ; lodged. 

 Medium long, stiff, bright. 

 Long, weak, bright ; some lodged. 

 Long, stiff, bright. 



do do 



Long, medium weak, bright. 

 Medium long, .stiff ; some rust. 

 Long, stiff, bright. 

 Long, weak, bright ; lodged. 

 Medium long, soft, bright ; some 



lodged. 



Short, soft, bright ; some lodged. 

 Long, weak and bright ; some lodged, 

 do do 



