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and 1904 the following other varieties made an average yield greater 

 than that of the Swedish Select, while several fell below it : 



Bushels. 



Mogheda 109.8 



American White 109.2 



American Beauty 107.9 



Archangel 106.9 



It will be noted in above table that the Swedish Select oat stands 

 much above the others in weight per bushel. It is also four days 

 earlier than any other variety. Only one variety out of fifteen, the 

 Badger Queen (not grown in 1905), weighed more than the Swedish 

 Select, the average weight of the former for four years being 44.5 

 pounds per bushel. 



SOUTH DAKOTA. 



Next to Wisconsin, more attention has been given to the Swedish 

 Select oat at the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, at 

 Brookings, than at any other point. Here this oat has been grown 

 throughout the 10-year period from 1899 to 1908, but in 1902 no 

 results were reported because of the damage by wind, and in 1903 

 all varieties were entirely destroyed by hail. Therefore, actual re- 

 sults are available for only 8 years out of the 10. 



During the period mentioned, 1899-1908, many varieties of oats 

 were grown, a number of them having just been introduced by the 

 writer from Russia and other foreign countries. In the following 

 table is given the yield per acre obtained with some of the best sorts, 

 only two of which, the Swedish Select and the Tobolsk, were grown 

 each of the eight years. 



Yield to the acre of the Swedish Select oat compared with that 

 of other varieties grown at the South Dakota Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station from 1899 to 1901 and from 1904 to 1908. 



It is seen that the Swedish Select variety yielded better than 

 any other oat except the Sixty-Day, which gave a much better aver- 

 age for the years it was grown, 1901-1908. During these same years 



