FIELD CROPS. 



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Average results obtained on the different farm* 



Farms. 



Ballinagleck 



Kilmichael 



Girvan Mains 



Grange 



Castlemilk 



Hedderwick Hill 

 Smith Alderston . 



Maehriebeg 



Clover Hill 



Barend 



Awhirk 



Boghead 



Average 

 germina- 

 tion of 

 seed. 



P. ct. 



Barren 

 shoots. 



Length Weight 



of per 



straw. straw. 



In. 

 49 

 47 

 19 

 50 

 44 

 42 

 49 

 52 

 56 

 43 

 42 

 40 



Number 



of spike- 



lets per 



ear. 



nuns. 

 1.24 

 1.411 

 1.40 

 1. 25 



.84 

 1.10 



.96 

 1.37 

 1.83 

 1.10 

 1.07 



.73 



Average results obtained tilth tin different varieties. 



£™ r f& e si n Straws 



in f per'Voo perToO Barren graws str;iws Length Weight Nu $*» 



l ™" 1 Stan*! ^nts. shoots " Seeds" P era <™- straw, straw. *£*?** 

 seet-i. i per ear. 



Potato 



Sandy 



Hamilton 



Tartar King 



Tarn Finlay 



Waver] ey 



Longhongliton . 

 Newmarket 



96 



in; 



104 

 80 



115 

 83 



•SO 

 83 



Drams. 



1.21 

 1.13 

 1.17 

 1.40 

 1.15 

 1.13 

 1.16 

 1.14 



The observations on the germinating power of the seed show that Potato, Sandy, 

 and Hamilton outranked all other varieties. Tillering power on the different farms 

 was not an indication of high yields. Tain Finlay and Sandy tillered most and pro- 

 duced the largest number of straws and the largest number of barren shoots. The 

 conclusion is drawn from the study of crop density that the best thickness of oats 

 lies between 2 and 2.6 million straws per acre. Sandy, Hamilton, and Potato 

 produced the largest number of spikelets per head. 



Report of the results of the analyses of oats ( grain and straw ) grown in 

 the oat variety experiment, J. W. Paterson ( West of Scotland Agr. Col. Rpt. 1900, 

 pp. 285-288). — The analyses here reported were made in connection with the experi- 

 ments described in the foregoing abstract. The samples of both grain and straw 

 were dried at 100° C. The grain of only 4 varieties was analyzed, while the compo- 

 sition of the straw of all varieties was determined. 



Composition of the grain. 



The average composition of the straw of the 10 varieties taken from each farm, as 

 in the grain samples, was as follows: Crude protein 2.34, albumen 2.0:-!, amids 0.30, 

 oil 2.03, carbohydrates 42.02, woody liber 46.85, ash <>.76, and moisture in fresh 



