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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Swedish Select — This is probably the most widely grown oat variety 

 in the Upper Peninsula. It is a good dependable variety adapted to 

 this section. There is one draw-back to using Swedish Select, it is 

 usually difficult to obtain pure strains. There are a great many fields 

 of oats grown under the name of Swedish Select that obviously are not 

 true to name. When buying Swedish Select oat seed, one is very apt 

 to get a mixture of many varieties or possibly some other variety en- 

 tirely. The Upper Peninsula Experiment Station has made selections 

 of true Swedish Select, but it will be some time before these selections 

 will be ready for distribution. 



Fig. 11. The soil and climatic conditions of the Upper Peninsula are ideal for maximum 

 yields of oats. The Wolverine is a dependable variety for this section. 



Iowa 103 — This variety, or one of the other strains of Sixty-day or 

 Kershon Oats, is needed to fill a special purpose. This type of oat is 

 about two weeks earlier than the preceding three varieties. Under sea- 

 sons of unfavorable growth, because of dry weather, such as the seasons 

 of 1919 and 1921, this type of oat will out-yield the other varieties. In 

 the areas where grasshoppers have been bad the past two years, it has 

 been observed that these early oats usually come on and produce grain 

 before serious injury occurs from the grasshoppers. They should be 

 given a trial in those areas that may reasonably expect another out- 

 break of these pests. They produce a much smaller oat kernel and 

 shorter straw than the later varieties and usually test two or three 

 pounds lighter per bushel; they make, however, a very good feed oat. 



The following data on the four oat varieties recommended for the 

 Upper Peninsula, are given in order that their relative merits might be 

 better understood. In 1919, no co-operative work was attempted, so only 

 the Station data are available for that year. During the past three 

 years, over twenty varieties have been tested each year at the Upper 

 Peninsula Experiment Station. A wide range in yield has been found. 

 The four varieties recommended have consistently stood at the top of 

 the list. 



