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Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [lo Mar., 1911.- 



the stud plots this season, which are called " stud hulks'', descended in 

 each case from selected plants harvested in 1908. 



Of the varieties now available in bulk, only the Bunyip and Comeback 

 are grown from selected seed but next year the whole 50-acre area may 

 be sown with such seed, except in the case of Bayah which is a newly 

 introduced variety from New South Wales. 



Oats. 



The season was a favourable one for oats ; even the late varieties- 

 suited to the cooler districts, which usually yield pinched grain here, 

 produced a plump sample. Algerian oats suit the local conditions best 

 and are almost exclusivelv grown. The accompanying table, however, 

 shows that two new crossbred varieties have done quite as well or better 

 than Algerian and as they ripen about the same time they are likely to be 

 very useful oats for the district. 



OATS RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS. 



72b 



7.3 



74 



87 



88 



89 



90 

 122 

 123 

 124 

 125 

 126 

 127 

 128 

 129 

 130 

 131 

 132 

 133 

 134 

 151 



152 

 153 

 154 



155 

 156 

 157 

 158 

 159 

 160 

 161 

 162 

 163 

 164 



Amarilla . . 



Algerian x* 

 No. 136 . . 



Algerian* 



No. 136 .. 



White Ligowo x Algerian 



Algerian* 



Wiiite Lii?owo x Algeriar 



Algerian* . . 



White Ligowo x Algerian 



Algerian* 



Algerian x White Tartarian 



Algerian* 



Agerian x White Tartarian 



Algerian* . . 



White Ligowo x Algerian 



Algerian* 



Remarks. 



Total yield of" 

 row, 2 lbs. 10- 

 ozs. 



Total yield of 

 row to com- 

 pare with 151,. 

 2 lbs. 9i ozs. 



Best selected seed sown for comparison. 



In consequence of the uneven nature of the soil and the occurrence of 

 diseased patches in the crop it was found best to harvest a few of the most 

 prolific, early ripening plants and weigh the produce of these rather thanv 

 the grain from the whole plot in order to make comparisons. 



