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OATS TEST OF VARIETIES ON SPRING-PLOUGHED WHEAT STOBBLK. 



Many farmers have the impression that Banner Oats may possibly prove the most 

 prolific variety on summer-fallowed land, but that Black Tartarian gives the largest 

 yield on spring-ploughed stubble. 



From the accompanying table, it will be seen that in this instance the Black Tar- 

 tarian equalled the Banner Oats in yield, a result which is seldom obtained on summer- 

 fallowed land. 



The soil on these plots was a moderately rich black loam, size of plots, ^ acre ; 

 sown with a shoe drill. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH BARLEY. 



The barley plots fortunately were sown this year somewhat later than usual, and 

 escaped injury both from wind and frost ; the test as a comparison of varieties was a 

 very successful one, and the yield good for such a dry year. 



The size of the plots for both six and two-rowed varieties was ^^ acre, and the soU 

 a clay loam, which had been summer fallowed. Thirty-eight varieties were tested, 

 twenty of six-rowed and eighteen of two-rowed, and all were sown on the 13th of May. 

 No rust occurred on any of the plots. 



Barley, six-rowed. — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Trooper 



Summit 



Excelsior 



Champion 



Success 



Common 



Rennie's Improved 



Nugent , 



Odessa 



Pha-nix 



Surprise . .. 



Petschora 



Oderbruch 



Mensury 



Stella 



Baxter's 



Vangnard . . 



Pioneer 



Blue 



Royal 



