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White Schénen from Germany, in 1868 ; and Scotch Dun oats, from Scot- 
land, in 1870. The latter are a winter variety, and of course have not 
yet been reported upon. All the other varieties named have proved 
valuable, the Excelsior and White Schénen remarkably so. The Excel- 
sior have been found suited to a wider region and greater diversity of soil 
and climate than any other imported variety, are the earliest, and have 
proved most popular and remunerative. They originated from the Som- 
erset stock, and may be classed as an identical variety; but they have 
been so improved by careful special culture as to be worthy the distine- 
tion of their separate name. 
As with the trials of other seeds some reports upon these several 
varieties of oats have been highly favorable, while others record 
partial or total failures, due, in many instances, to unfavorable seasons, 
to faulty culture, &c., and in others to the want of adaptation of the 
grain to the region. 
POTATO OATS. 
The Potato oats, after four years’ trial in Marshall County, Michigan, 
are reported to be a decided improvement over the common varieties, 
and, in 1869, weighed forty-five pounds per bushel, common oats weigh- 
ing twenty-eight to thirty-two pounds. In La Crosse County, Wiscon- 
sin, a correspondent reports that the present year these oats produced 
at the rate of seventy-two bushels from one bushel of seed, sown by 
drill. In Ashtabula County, Ohio, sown in drills eight inches apart upon 
turf, the yield was one hundred and fourteen-fold, and in quality far 
superior to any oats ever grown in that vicinity. . 
NEW BRUNSWICK OATS. 
A report from Washington County, Pennsylvania, states the result 
of three experiments with the New Brunswick oats, commencing with 
one pint of seed from the Department, to be, the third year, three hun- 
dred bushels of excellent oats, weighing forty-five pounds per measured 
bushel, upon Six acres of land, broken and planted with corn the pre- 
vious year. About fifty bushels were lost by the ravages of grasshoppers 
before harvest. This is over fifty-eight bushels per acre of very heavy 
oats. From Ottawa County, Michigan, the yield is reported to be fifty to 
sixty bushels per acre, and the weight forty-two pounds per bushel. 
The secretary of the Sibley County, Minnesota, Agricultural Society 
reported, in 1869, a yield of forty-five bushels per acre, and forty-seven 
pounds to the measured bushel. 
SWEDISH OATS. 
The White Swedish and Black Swedish oats, the former procured in 
Hamburg; Germany, and the latter in Copenhagen, Denmark, have in 
very many cases been reported upon without any distinct designation 
of their kind, being classed merely as “ Swedish,” although they are 
distinct varieties. Such reports are not available in this article. Both 
varieties have proved profitable additions to our cereals in many locali- 
ties, while in others they have failed to be more remunerative than other 
oats. The Black Swedish are reported to be subject to rust in some 
localities in Connecticut and Wisconsin. In Dauphin County, Penn- 
sylvania, they are stated to be superior to other varieties. In Denver, 
Colorado, two bushels, drilled upon two acres and irrigated twice, yielded 
one hundred and sixty-six bushels. They are hardier, and withstand 
spring frosts better than common oats in that section. In San Pete 
County, Utah, the yield has been at the rate of eighty bushels per acre 
