488 



EXl'ERlMExS TAL FARM S 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



Oats — Clean Seed. 



Variety. 



Banner (twice cleaned), 

 ii (unclear.eJ). . . . 



Date 

 Sown. 



Apr. 22.. 

 ,. 22.. 



Date 



Ripened. 



Aug. 29. 

 „ 29. 



Length 



of 

 Head. 



Strength 



of Straw 



on a Scale 



of 10 



Points. 



In. 



9 



84 



10 

 10 



Weight 



of 

 Straw. 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Lbs. 



6,210 

 5,8S0 



Bush. Lbs. 



135 . . 



128 28 



OATS — TESTS OF VARIETIES IN FIELD LOTS. 



Four varieties of oats were grown in field lots on land ploughed out of sod in 

 1909 after the hay was cut and given thorough fall working. 



Oats — Tests of Varieties in Field Lots. 



Variety. 



Banner 



Danish Island . . . 



Ligowo 



Thousand Dollar 



Size of 

 Lot. 



Acres. 



1191 



111 



100 



122 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



Apr. 19. 



,i 19. 



,- 19. 



„ 19. 



Date 



of 



Ripening. 



Aug. 20.. 



i, 20. . 



- 18.. 



» 18.. 



Kind of 

 Head. 



Branching 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



71 5 



67 18 



64 10 



52 19 



No. of 



Days 



Maturing. 



123 

 123 

 121 



121 



