320 STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



OAT VARIETIES. 



The Wolverine oat has proved to be the highest yielder in the College 

 oat variet}' tests. It is a pedigreed variety, developed at the Michigan 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, and apparently widely adapted. This 

 variety is a white, open panicle, oat, maturing in from 85 to 90 days. 



The Worthy oat is a heavy yielding, stiff straw^ed, open panicle white 

 oat, widely grown throughout lower Michigan during the past ten years, 

 requiring 85 to 95 days. It was developed at the Michigan Agricultural 

 Experiment Station from a pure strain selection. It is highly esteemed 

 on heavy soils. 



The College Wonder ranks second to the Wolverine in yield. It is an 

 open panicle, white oat, requiring from 85 to 95 days to mature. 



Special Bulletin No. 101 "Oats in Michigan" gives further information 

 regarding varieties and oat growing. 



WHEAJ' VARIETIES. 



The Red Rock wheat is an excellent quality, high yielding, bearded red 

 winter wheat. It is well adapted to the fertile loams and clay loamis 

 throughout Michigan. In milling quality it is superior to other soft red 

 winter wheats, grown in Michigan. 



Egyptian and Nigger are hardj^ red wheats of known worth. 



The American Banner is a pure-strain selection of superior yielding 

 and milling quality. It is la white beardless variety. 



Dawson's Golden Chaff is a widely grown white beardless wheat of 

 established merit. (Michigan Experiment Station Bulletin — Circular No, 

 31 "Bed Kock Wheat" and Circular 34 "More Wheat for Michigan"). 



BARLEY VARIETIES. 



The Wisconsin Pedigree is the highest yielding and most dependable 

 of the six-row bearded types. It is a pedigreed variety, originally distrib- 

 uted by the Wisconsin Experiment Station. 



The Michigan-Tivo-RoiD 'barley is a two-row type, developed at the 

 Michigan Experiment Station. It yields highest on the Station plats and 

 has given satisfactory results in many Michigan barley sections. 



Michigan Black Barhless, or Smooth Atvn barley is a dependable 

 yielder, it gives a comparatively better growth. The beards are smooth 

 and hence there is no inconvenience in handling this crop. It can be fed 

 from the shock, or straw- can be used for feed or bedding without causing 

 irritation to livestock. 



RYE. 



The Rosen rye is outstandingly the best variety for Michigan. It was 

 distributed from this Experiment Station in 1912 and since that time 

 has been widely distributed, not only throughout Midiigan, but other 

 rye growing states. It is essential that pure Rosen be secured, since rye 

 cro'Sises freely in the field. Rosen is characterized by a,n exceedingly well 

 filled head and large greenish kernel. 



The Rosen rye is fully dealt with in Special Bulletin No. 105, Michigan 

 Experiment Station, "Rosen Rye." 



