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Sixty Day. sccdtd May li'A. Ciiiiic u|>.liiii(' ♦'.. ,luno 15, 3 inches 

 liioli. trcKxl stniul, looks well. July 1. S inciu's liit.di, very thrifty 

 ji^iowth. July IT), avcruocs 20 inches hioh, looks very thrifty. 

 Auy^ust I, 3 foct hit^h. very tino, in full hciul. Au<»'ust IT), very tine, 

 somewhat lofltr<^cl, larj^c heads well (illed. Autifust 2!t, nearly ripe. 

 lo(l»i'e<l hadly. September II, iiarvested. 'i'liis is one of tin' earliest 

 oats we have tested. It can l»e depended on to mature, but it has a 

 weak straw and lodj^es badly. The j^rain is also small and iijjiht. 



liurt Kxtia Early, seeded May 29. Came u}) June s. June 15, 2^ 

 inches hij^h. line excn stand. July 1, s inches liioh. Iin<' even wtand 

 and growth. July 15, is inches hit^h. <,'-oo(l color in best places. 

 August 1. 'J^ feet high, even stand, full}' headed. August 15, medium 

 heads well tilled, standing well. August 29, well-filled heads, begin- 

 ning to ripen. Sei)tember 15. somewhat lodged, lijiening. Septem- 

 l)er I'J, harvested. 



This follows Sixty Da}' in earliness and it has a ])ett(;r straw and 

 somewhat heavier grain. It, too, can l)e depended on to ripen. 



Swedish- Select, seeded May T, germinated slowly. June 15, 4 inches 

 high, good stand, looked well. July 1, best 15 inches high, growth 

 spotted. July 15, just heading, poor spots treated with sodium nitrate 

 show no more growth but better color than similar spots untreated. 

 August 1, 3^ feet high, general average good, in full head. August 

 15, fine, stands well, large, well-filled heads. Septem)>er 1, very fine, 

 nearly ready to cut. Septend)er 15. ready to cut and harvested two 

 da3's later While not an early variety it has nevertheless done well 

 at this station for two seasons. It stands up well under the strain of 

 severe storms, and it has an unusually large, plump grain. 



Improved Ligowa, seeded May 29. Coming up June S. June 15, 

 2^ inches high, excellent stand. ,Tuly 1, 8 inches high, good, thrifty, 

 even growth. July 15, best 18 inches high, good color. August 1, 

 parti}' headed. August 15, medium heads lodged in ])laces. Septem- 

 ber 1, very good, shows but very little signs of ripening. September 

 15, lodged badly, nearly ripe. This well-known variety reijuires too 

 long time to mature to make it a sure crop every y(nir. It has a fairly 

 good straw and large, plump grain. It is a good variety for hay or 

 silage. 



Nameless Beauty, seeded May 29, came up June 8. June 15, 2^ 

 inches high, looks well but thin stand. July 1, (> inches high, very 

 good, even growth. July 15, 18 inches high, generally very good. 

 August 1, poorest in head, ranker growth just beginning. August 15, 

 very even, medium heads, standing up well. September 1, very fine, 

 lodged ])adly, little signs of ripening. Septeml)er 15, ripening. 

 September 21, harvested. One of the rankest growers we have tested 



