REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARP, 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Oats. — Test of Varieties. 



517 



Name of Variety. 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 

 ing. 



Golden Tartarian Aug. 



Black Beauty 



Wide Awake 



Holland 



Buck bee's Illinois. 



Lincoln 



Holstein Piolific. . 

 White Schonen 



Early Golden Prolific 



Salines 



Hazlett's Seizure 



Salzer's Big Four 



Cream Egyptian 



Danish Island... 



King 



Brandon 



Abyssinia 



Early Gothland 



Russell 



Master 



Early Blossom 



American Triumph 



Oderbt uch 



White Russian 



Olive . 



White Giant. 



California Prolific Black. . 



Early Archangel 



Tartar King 



Abundance 



Oxford 



Scotch Potato 



Improved Ligowo 



New Zealand . ... 



Bonanza 



Golden Beauty 



Banner 



Prolific Black Tartarian. . 



Pioneer 



Siberian. ... 



Pense 



Go'dfinder 



Golden Giant 



American Beauty 



Black Mesdag 



Milford 



Bavarian 



Thousand Dollar 



Improved American I n 



Flying Scotchman n 



Lon ir hough ton ■ > 



Wallis .. 



Wavt rley h 



Cromwell ■■ 



Mennonite 



Miller i 



Rosedale ■■ 



Joanette n 



Early Maine » 



Kendal " 



Columbus .1 



Sensation 



Newmarket h 



20 

 20 

 l'.i 

 20 

 20 

 16 

 20 

 lfi 

 19 

 16 

 20 

 21 

 20 

 22 

 21 

 16 

 21 

 16 

 20 

 22 

 11 

 21 

 Hi 

 Hi 

 16 

 16 

 l'.i 

 21 

 20 

 Hi 



n; 



20 

 20 

 Hi 

 21 

 21 

 11 

 1-1 

 14 



20 

 11 



20 



in 



16 



8 



be 

 ■ J 



124 

 124 

 123 

 124 

 124 

 120 

 124 

 120 

 123 

 120 

 124 

 125 

 124 

 12G 

 125 

 120 

 125 

 120 

 121 

 126 

 118 

 125 

 120 

 120 

 120 

 120 

 123 

 125 

 124 

 120 

 120 

 124 

 124 

 120 

 125 

 125 

 118 

 118 

 118 

 124 

 118 

 124 

 120 

 120 

 112 



Hi 120 

 14118 

 10 120 

 16 120 



14 

 20 

 14 

 14 



US 

 124 

 118 

 118 



Hi 120 

 14118 

 Hi 120 

 10 120 



14 

 14 

 10 

 16 

 14 



118 

 118 

 120 

 120 

 118 



- 



<** 

 o 



to 



a 



0) 



10120 



In. 



40 

 48 

 36 

 52 

 4S 

 48 

 31 

 42 

 40 

 42 

 42 

 36 

 42 

 48 

 42 

 36 

 42 

 36 

 42 

 40 

 42 

 48 

 42 

 42 

 40 

 44 

 42 

 40 

 46 

 36 

 42 

 40 

 46 

 3S 

 42 

 48 

 41 

 38 

 40 

 36 

 48 

 40 

 36 

 42 

 48 

 30 

 40 

 42 

 42 

 38 

 40 

 4S 

 44 

 42 

 38 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 42 

 42 

 42 

 40 

 30 



u— <£ 



o 



U 



a 

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 O 



Medium 

 Stiff. . 

 Slender, 

 Stiff. . 

 Medium 

 Stiff. , 

 u . . 

 Medium 



Stiff. 



Medium 

 Stiff.... 



Medium 

 Stiff .. . . 

 Medium 

 Stiff.... 



Medium 



Stiff,...' 

 Medium 



Stiff.... 

 Medium 



Weak . '. 



Medium 

 Weak . 

 Medium 

 Weak . 

 Stiff... 

 Medium 



Stiff.. 

 Medium 

 Weak 

 Stiff.. 



Medium 

 Stiff. . 

 Medium 



Weak . 

 Medium 

 Weak 

 Medium 



Stiff.. 



Medium 



d 



o 



X 



o 



to 



c 



In. 



11 



11 



7 



9 



11 



8 



10 

 6 

 9 

 8 

 9 

 9 



10 

 8 

 9 

 9 

 9 



10 

 9 

 8 

 8 

 8 

 7 

 7 

 8 

 8 

 9 

 8 

 9 



9 



9 



10 



10 



10 



8 



7 



9 



7 



10 



10 



7 



9 



9 



8 



11 



9 



6 



9 



6 



8 



6 



6 



9 



8 



8 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



Sided 



Branching 



Sided 



Branching 



Sided..... 

 Branching 



Sided... 

 Branching 

 Sided. . . 

 Branching 

 Sided 



it .... 



ii .... 

 Branching 



Sided 



Branching 

 ii . - 



Branching 

 Sided. . . . 

 Branching 



Sided. . . 

 Brandling 



Sided. 



Branching 



Sided. . 

 Branching 



Sided 

 9 I Branching 

 8 



Weight 



- uf 

 Straw. 



Lbs. 



6,2S0 



5,700 



5,560 



6,400 



6,000 



5,200 



6,720 



6,320 



5,200 



6,200 



6,600 



3,600 



5,720 



6,440 



6,600 



3,400 



6,400 



5,880 



6,240 



0,000 



5,040 



6,080 



6,400 



4,240 



4,000 



4,480 



0,400 



4.200 



4,010 



6,400 



6,200 



5,200 



4,000 



4,S00 



0,200 



5,600 



3,300 



4,000 



5,800 



6,480 



5,920 



4,200 



4,480 



4,400 



3,200 



5,200 



6,000 



4,400 



4,320 



4,280 



5,200 



3,080 



4,720 



4,640 



5,120 



4,040 



4.240 



5,000 



4,880 



3,560 



4,800 



4,880 



4,240 



Yield 



0- £ 



per Acre J 5 



M 

 103 

 101 

 100 

 97 

 95 

 94 

 94 

 93 

 93 

 92 

 91 

 91 

 91 

 91 

 90 

 89 

 89 

 89 

 88 

 87 

 87 

 SO 

 86 

 85 

 85 

 82 

 81 

 81 

 80 

 83 

 80 

 78 

 78 

 78 

 77 

 77 

 77 

 77 

 75 

 74 

 74 

 73 

 72 

 72 

 72 

 72 

 71 

 71 

 70 

 70 

 69 

 68 

 68 

 68 

 68 

 67 

 07 

 07 

 GG 

 00 

 05 

 63 

 62 



J2 



18 

 6 



'2 

 10 

 24 



4 

 IS 



8 

 32 

 26 

 26 



6 



6 



14 



4 



4 



8 



22 



2 



26 



16 



30 



10 



12 



26 



6 



20 



28 

 18 



8 

 22 

 22 

 12 



2 



■4 



4 

 8 

 32 

 22 

 12 

 12 

 26 

 6 

 20 



14 



28 

 18 



8 



8 

 32 

 32 



2 

 16 



6 

 30 

 18 

 12 



Rusted. 



Lbs. 



35? 



30| 



35^ 



30 



35 



341 



35 



34 1 



36] 



364. 



354 



34i 



35^ 



35 



345 



31^ 



34§ 



30A 



36' 



35 



34 



35 



34 



35 



34 



34 



34 



34 



34 i 



34 



34 



34 



35 



34 



35 



34 



344 



35" 



344 



34" 



34 



34 



34 



344 



35" 



354 



344 

 34" 

 34 



354 



30" 



34 



35 



344 



34" 



34 



35 



34 



34 



35.1 



35" 



34 



34 



Slightly. 

 None. 



Slightly. 



11 

 None. 

 Slightly. 

 None. 



Slightly. 

 None. 



Slightly. 

 None. 

 Slightly. 

 None. 



Slightly. 

 None. 



