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1 — Winter killed. 2 — Plowed under Aug. 23. 



Red oats from Snowflake, were planted, both of which were winter 

 killed. Two varieties, Sixty Day and Red (Snowflake), planted in 

 the spring of 1912, were destroyed by prairie dogs. Six varieties 

 were planted in 1913, the highest yield being only 160 pounds of 

 grain per acre. In 1914 two plots of black oats, an unidentified 

 variety grown near Eagar for a number of years, were tested, but 

 \ielded only eight pounds of grain per acre. Three varieties were 

 planted in 1915, all being killed by drought. The production of 

 oats without irrigation in the vicinity of Prescott is very question- 

 able. See Table LVI. 



