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EX.PERIMENTAL FARMS. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH OATS. 



TEST OP EARLY, MEDIUM AND LATE SOWINGS. 



Banner and Abundance were used in this test. The sowings were one week apart, 

 and continued from 24th April to 29th May. The last sowing of each variety gave a 

 good crop of straw, but the yield of grain was small. The second seeding of Abundance 

 was greatly injured by heavy rains in June, which washed away portions of the grain 

 and soil. The plots were one-tenth acre each, and the soil a clay loam. 



Oats — Test of Early, Medium and Late Seeding. 



Name of Variety. 



Banner , 



Abundance . 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



April 24. 



May 1. 



8. 



., 15. 



.. 22. 



>, 29. 



April 24. 



May 1. 



8. 



.. 15. 



.1 22. 



M 29. 



Date 



of 



Ripening. 



Aug. 18. 



.. 21. 



.. 21. 



., 21. 



.. 30. 



Sept. 6. 



Aug. 21. 



M 23. 



.. 23. 



.. ' 23. 



M 30. 



Sept. 6. 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Strong . 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



Oats — Field-lots. 



Sown on the 28th and 29th of April on summer-fallow by hoe-drill at the rate of 

 2 J bushels per acre. The soil was clay loam. All the fields were injured by frosts and 

 winds. 



