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CONTROL SERIES No. Ill 



The results of these studies definitely substantiate those obtained in a pre- 

 liminary way in 1938 and indicate that, for the years 1940 and 1941 at least, 

 seed oats offered for sale varied greatly in type and performance. 



OAT VARIETIES AND LOTS OF COMMERCIAL SEED OATS 

 GROWN AT AMHERST IN 1941 



Variety or 

 Lot No. 



Date 

 Headed 



Date 

 Ripe 



Yields per Acre 



Grain 

 (Bu.) 



Straw 

 (Lb.) 



Remarks 



Planted April 15 



Hancock 6/14 7/14 



Richland 6/16 7/15 



Boone 6/18 7/16 



Marion 6/18 7/17 



Tama 6/19 7/17 



Gopher 6/20 7/17 



Huron 6/20 7/21 



Lenroc 6/24 7/21 



CorneUian 6/25 7/22 



Upright 6/27 7/23 



Victory 6/28 7/25 



Commercial Lots* 



664 F 6/14 7/14 



896 F 6/20 7/18 



1185 F 6/20 7/20 



919 F 6/20 7/20 



HOOF 6/21 7/21 



1105 F 6/21 7/21 



1197 F 6/26 7/22 



65 F 6/25 7/23 



687 F 6/26 7/23 



239 F 6/27 7/23 



238 F 6/27 7/23 



252 F 6/27 7/23 



979 F 6/27 7/23 



1087 F 6/27 7/23 



963 F 6/27 7/24 



599 F 6/27 7/24 



635 F 6/27 7/24 



756 F 6/27 7/24 



976 F 6/27 7/25 



813 F 6/27 7/25 



1095 F 6/27 7/25 



873 F 6/27 7/25 



779 F •■ 6/27 7/25 



920 F 6/27 7/25 



895 F 6/27 7/25 



828 F 6/27 7/25 



977 F 6/27 7/25 



1078 F 6/27 7/25 



688 F 6/27 7/25 



708 F 6/27 7/25 



942 F 6/27 7/25 



♦Source of seed and laboratory germination records will be found in Control Series Bulletin 107. 

 1940, for the seeds planted April 15; in this bulletin, for the seeds planted April 25. 



