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varieties have been introduced as described below, and it seems 

 probable that rigid selection under a given environment would 

 bring about better results in the end. (393) A number of sta- 

 tions have tested and introduced foreign varieties : 



GUELPH, CANADA. 



JoANETTE. — Imported from France in 18S9; panicle spreading; grain black. 

 Where successfully grown produces very large yields of grain. Produces a very 

 short straw. Not suitable for growth throughout the greater part of the Province. 

 Sown very thinly (four pecks per acre) on rich soils, cut a little on the green side, 

 and bound into small sheaves, they bring good results. They are the greatest stool- 

 ing oats and possess the thinnest hulls (which necessitates caution in threshing) of 

 any so far experimented with. The grain is of excellent quality. 



SiBERiAN.^Imported from Russia in 18S9; panicle spreading; grain white and 

 of excellent quality; hulls comparatively thin. Produces a long straw and is well 

 suited for medium to poor soil. Appears to have the widest adaptability of any 

 variety raised in the Province and is one of the most popular in Ontario at the 

 present time. 



Oderbrucker. — Imported from Germany; panicle spreading; grain white, of 

 good quality. Straw not so stiff as that produced by Siberian, and the grain weighs 

 somewhat less per measured bushel, l 



OTTAWA, CANADA. 



Tartar King has recently been brought out by Garton Bros., England. Ithas 

 a stiff straw and a larger percentage of hull than most varieties tested at Ottawa. 

 Color of grain, white. The yield of grain is not so large as with some other varie- 

 ties, but for rich soil is probably worthy of a trial. 



WISCONSIN. 



Swedish Oats (Wisconsin No. 4). — Originated in Sweden; introduced into 

 Finland and Russia, and into the United States from Russia by the Department of 

 Agriculture and distributed to United States Experiment Stations. This station 

 obtained seed (six pounds) in 1899 sufficient to sow one-tenth acre. Its evident 

 good qualities led the station to continue its cultivation two years for seed for 

 the field and for distribution. The variety was more productive than the varieties 

 previously grown. Of thirty-eight different varieties tested for five years at the 

 station, this variety proved the most satisfactory. It likewise gave best results under 

 field conditions during the same period. The Swedish oat has its panicle spreading, 

 grain white. It is noted for its special adaptability to well-drained soils, to soils of 

 poor grade, its strength of culm and its resistance to drought, the last named quality 

 being due to its abundant root development. It has been reported that this variety 

 'ioes not fill well and produced straw too abundantly on rich prairie soiL* 



I Rpt. Ont. Agr. Col. and Expt. Farms, 1901, 1902, 1903. 

 « Wis. Rpt 1902, p. 219; 1903, p. 261;. 



