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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Oats — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Early Maine 



Black Beauty 



Golden Giant 



Lincoln 



Oderbruch 



Early Blossom 



Improved American 



Buckbee's Illinois 



Bavarian 



American Beauty 



Flying Scotchman 



Columbus 



Scottish Chief. . . 



Wide Awake 



Coulommier's 



Bonanza 



Cromwell 



King 



Cream Egyptian 



Rosedale. 



Doncaster Prize 



Prolific Black Tartarian . 



White Russian 



American Triumph 



Golden Tartarian 



WaUis 



White Schonen 



Hazlett's Seizure .... . 



Miller 



Brandon 



Siberian 



White Monarch 



Golden Beauty 



Early Etampes 



Early Archangel 



Welcome 



Mortgage Lifter 



New Electric 



Olive (Black) 



Early Golden Prolific 



Scotch Hopetoun 



Rennie's Prize White 



Imported Irish 



Banner 



Improved Ligowo 



Newmarket. 



Holstein Prolific 



White Poland 



Early Gothland 



Medal 



Joanette 



California Prolific Black. 



Oxford 



Siberian O. A. C 



Wintf r Grey 



Russell 



Abyssinia 



Prize Cluster 



White Wonder. , 



Mennonite 



Victoria Prize White 



Abundance. 



Master 



Pense 



Date 



of 



Ripening. 



Aug. 12.. 



M 12.. 



„ 11., 



5.. 



M 19.. 



M 16.. 



., 16.. 

 ., 15.. 

 M 16.. 

 ,. 14. . 

 M 12.. 



4.. 

 .. 17.. 

 ., 17.. 

 ., 18.. 

 -. 12.. 

 M 12.. 

 M 17.. 

 „ 17. . 

 „ 17.. 



3.. 

 M 16.. 



4.. 

 ,. 14.. 

 M 12.. 



n 16.. 



4.. 



.t 12.. 



.. 12.. 



M 12. . 



M 19. . 



.. 16.. 



.. 14.. 



M 14.. 



.. 12.. 



M 14. . 



5.. 



- 11.. 



n 16.. 



M 14.. 



.. 16.. 



M 13.. 



., 11.. 



M 12.. 



., 12 



.- 17.. 



M 16.. 



3.. 



H 14.. 



.. 12.. 

 .. 14.. 

 ,. 12.. 

 ,. 14.. 

 n 17.. 



3.. 

 M 16.. 

 M 14.. 

 M 11.. 

 M 16. . 



3.. 



3.. 

 ., 16.. 

 „ 11.. 

 M 16.. 





117 



117 



116 



110 



124 



121 



121 



120 



121 



119 



117 



109 



122 



122 



123 



117 



117 



122 



122 



122 



108 



121 



109 



119 



117 



121 



109 



117 



117 



117 



124 



121 



119 



119 



117 



119 



110 



115 



121 



119 



121 



118 



116 



117 



117 



122 



121 



108 



119 



117 



119 



117 



119 



122 



107 



121 



118 



115 



121 



107 



107 



121 



115 



121 



o 



In. 



66 

 60 



68 

 52 

 66 



m- 



65 



66 



60 



60 



66 



58 



63 



60 



60 



66 



60 



60 



68 



66 



62 



66 



57 



52 



66 



60 



56 



54 



60 



72 



65 



70 



60 



66 



66 



54 



57 



00 



66 



60 



60 



66 



66 



68 



64 



62 



60 



60 



66 



72 



56 



60 



66 



60 



62 



63 



60 



56 



66 



53 



63 



56 



67 



54 



Stifif& bright 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Fair.. 

 Weak 



Stiff.. 

 Fair.. 

 Stiff.. 

 Fair.. 



Stiff.... 

 Medium . 

 Weak . . 



Fair 



Weak .. 

 Medium. 



Weak . . ' 



II . . . 



Fair 



Weak ' '. '. 



II . . . 



•t 

 Fair 



II . . 

 Strong. . . 

 Medium . 

 Fair 



II 



Weak '. '. * 

 II . . . 



Fair 



II 



Medium. 



Weak . . 

 Fair.. . . 

 Weak . . 

 Medium 

 II 



Weak . . 

 Strong. . 



o 



60 



c 



In. 



10 

 12 

 12 



8i 

 11 

 12 

 11 

 10 

 lOi 

 10 

 12 



9 



10 

 10^ 

 11" 

 10 

 12 

 lOi 

 11 

 10 



9i 

 12 



9 

 10 

 11 

 11 



8i 

 10 

 10 

 12 

 11^ 

 14 

 lOA 

 12 

 10 



8i 



10 

 12 

 10 

 10 

 11 

 10 

 12 

 10 



9 

 11 

 10 

 10 

 12 

 10 

 10 

 12 

 10 



9 

 12 

 lOi 



9| 

 12 



9 



9i 

 10 

 11 

 10 



Branching. . 



Sided. . . ' 

 Branching. , 

 Half II . 



11 II 

 Branching. 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



Half sided . 

 Branching. 



Sided. 



Branching. 



Sided. ...'. 

 Branching . 



Sided 



Branching . 



Weight 



of 

 Straw. 



Half sided . 

 Branching. 



Half sided . 

 Branching . 



II 

 Sided. .... 



Branching . 

 Sided...... 



Branchina:. 

 Half 8id(d. 



II 

 Branching. 



Sided. 



Lbs. 



0,200 



6,tl00 



6,000 



6,640 



6,400 



6,300 



5,(i00 



6,300 



6,400 



6,200 



5,500 



6,200 



6,040 



6,600 



6,100 



5,600 



6,000 



4,700 



6,400 



5,440 



6,500 



7,000 



5,700 



5,800 



5,400 



6,600 



5,080 



5,900 



5,400 



6,500 



7,500 



7,200 



6,200 



6,200 



6,900 



5,000 



5,400 



5,200 



6,800 



5,500 



6,400 



6,000 



6,200 



5,760 



5,600 



5.200 



5,800 



5,200 



5,600 



6,200 



5,100 



4,700 



5,080 



5,000 



6,800 



4,900 



5,700 



5,000 



5,600 



4,400 



6,920 



5,210 



4,600 



5,100 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



Bush . Lbs. 



92 32 



92 32 



89 14 



87 22 



82 32 



77 22 



77 22 



76 16 



75 30 



74 24 



74 4 



73 18 



73 18 



73 18 



72 32 



71 26 



71 26 



71 26 



70 20 



70 20 



70 10 

 70 

 70 



69 24 



69 14 



69 4 



68 28 



68 28 



68 18 



68 8 



67 22 



67 2 



66 26 



66 16 



66 16 



66 12 



66 8 

 65 30 

 65 10 

 65 10 

 64 24 

 64 24 

 64 4 

 64 4 

 63 18 

 62 32 

 62 22 

 62 17 

 62 12 

 62 2 

 61 16 



61 8 

 60 20 

 60 10 

 60 



59 14 



58 28 



58 28 



58 18 



67 32 

 52 32 



62 22 

 52 12 

 42 32 



