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prices in the English market, the weight per bushel being from forty-two to forty-six pounds, 



and yielding generally from fifty to sixty bushels per acre. 



The Poland oat has 

 a thick, white husk, 

 short, white kernels, 

 and short, stiff straw. 

 It is very prolific and 

 does best in warm, 

 dry soils. The Black 

 Poland has a large, 

 black kernel, and will 

 sometimes weigh 

 from forty-five to fif 

 ty pounds per bushel. 

 The Friezland or 

 Dutch oat has a 

 plump, white grain, 

 mostly double, and 

 thin skinned, resemb 

 ling the Poland some 

 what, but with longer 

 straw. The White 

 Norway and New 

 Brunswick White arc 

 old and popular vari 

 eties. The Black Tar 

 tarean is esteemed in 

 England for its large 

 produce and adapta 

 tion to inferior soils, 

 but is rather coarse 

 in quality. The 

 White Tartarean is 

 late and prolific, and 

 said to do well in 

 southern latitudes. 

 Many of the above 

 mentioned are more 

 extensively cultivat 

 ed in England and 

 Scotland than this 

 country, some of the 

 heavier varieties 

 showing considerable 

 deterioration when 

 grown in our drier 

 climate, and requir 

 ing a frequent im- 

 PRINGLE S EXCELSIOR. portation of seed to 



keep up the standard. The White Russian is comparatively a late variety, that in some 

 localities gives very satisfactory results. 



