QUALITY OF KERNEL IN THE SWEDISH SELECT OAT. 



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Table VII. — Weight per bushel, weight of 1,000 grains, and percentage of kernel to whole 

 grain in a number of different oat varieties grown in several States— Continued. 



MONTANA." 



Sixty-Day. 



Weight per bushel (pounds) . . . 



Weight of 1,000 grains (grams). 



Percentage of meat in kernel. . . 

 Swedish Select. 



Weight per bushel (pounds) . . . 



Weight of 1,000 grains (grams) . 



Percentage of meat in kernel. . . 

 Salzer's Big Four. 



Weight per bushel (pounds) . . . 



Weight of 1,000 grains (grams) . 



Percentage of meat in kernel. . . 

 Siberian. 



Weight per bushel (pounds) . . . 



Weight of 1,000 grains (grams) . 



Percentage of meat in kernel. . . 

 Clydesdale. 



Weight per bushel (pounds) . . . 



Weight of 1,000 grains (grams) . 



Percentage of meat in kernel. . . 

 Progress. 



Weight per bushel (pounds) . . . 



Weight of 1,000 grains (grams) . 



Percentage of meat in kernel. . . 



1906. 



39.00 

 24.44 

 77.64 



40.25 

 32. 89 

 77.69 



40.25 

 28.54 

 76.30 



42.00 

 32.99 

 70.99 



40.25 

 31.72 

 ,75. 28 



41.50 

 30.52 

 72.35 



1907. 



35.75 

 22.64 

 76.05 



38.75 

 29.82 

 71.40 



41.00 

 29.06 

 70.75 



41.25 

 33.86 

 75.46 



41.00 

 30.59 

 69. 36 



40.75 

 29.78 

 72.29 



Average. 



37. 37 

 23. 54 



76. 84 



39. 50 

 31.35 

 74. 54 



40.62 

 28.80 

 73.52 



41.62 

 33.42 

 73.22 



40.62 

 31.15 

 72.32 



41.12 

 30.15 

 72.32 



a All samples of grain from Montana contained a considerable percentage of hulled kernels; hence, the 

 weight per bushel is somewhat higher than the grain itself justifies. 



NORTH DAKOTA. 



Sixty-Day. 



Weight per bushel (pounds) . . . 



Weight of 1,000 grains (grams) . 



Percentage of meat in kernel. . . 

 Seventy five-D ay . 



Weight per bushel (pounds) . . . 



Weight of 1,000 grains (grams). 



Percentage of meat in kernel. . . 

 Swedish Select. 



Weight per bushel (pounds) . . . 



Weight of 1,000 grains (grams) . 



Percentage of meat in kernel. . . 

 Tartarian. 



Weight per bushel (pounds) . . . 



Weight of 1,000 grains (grams) . 



Percentage of meat in kernel. . . 

 Belyak. 



Weight per bushel (pounds) . . . 



Weight of 1,000 grains (grams) . 



Percentage of meat in kernel. . . 

 North Finnish Black. 



Weight per bushel (pounds) . . . 



Weight of 1,000 grains (grams) . 



Percentage of meat in kernel. . . 



1906. 



38.25 

 19.44 

 75.29 



37.50 

 30. 14 

 69.49 



1907. 



35.75 

 22.22 

 75.81 



36.00 

 24. 01 

 73.45 



34.00 



28.84 

 70.78 



31.00 

 23. 08 

 68. 15 



31.75 



26.48 

 67.58 



30.00 

 21.19 

 66.40 



Average. 



37.00 

 20.83 

 75.55 



35.75 

 29.49 

 70.23 



KANSAS, 1907. 



Sixty-Day 



Early Champion... 

 White Russian.... 



Kherson 



Swedish Select 



Red Rustproof.... 



Stavropol 



Silver Mine 



Minnesota, No. 202 

 Canadian 



Weight 



per 

 bushel. 



Pounds. 

 34.50 

 29.25 

 27.25 

 26.50 

 38.75 

 27.75 

 25.25 

 26.25 

 25.25 

 28.50 



Weight 

 of 1,000 

 grains. 



Grams. 

 20.27 

 17.44 

 20.31 

 17.46 

 32.01 

 25.75 

 17.33 

 21.79 

 19.34 

 21.85 



Meat in 

 kernel. 



Per cent. 

 75.85 

 74.32 

 72.63 

 72.45 

 72.19 

 70.54 

 69.92 

 68.62 

 67.87 

 60.84 



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