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the Swedish Select average was 47.5 bushels, while 59.96 bushels 

 was the Sixty-Day average. The latter is already to a large extent 

 replacing the former in eastern sections of the State. Until recently 

 the Swedish Select has been by far the most popular oat and is still 

 largely employed in the drier districts. It is an attractive oat, be- 

 cause of the size and weight of its kernel and its usual freedom from 

 discoloration. The Tobolsk and the North Finnish Black, standing 

 third and fourth in rank, respectively, are also northern varieties 

 adapted to cool, dry seasons and high plains. 



At the branch experiment station* at Highmore, S. Dak., the 

 Swedish Select oat was grown during the period from 1903 to 1909, 

 inclusive. Here the conditions are usually severe foi oat growing, 

 and this variety gave good results compared with others, as is shown 

 in the following table: 



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

 other varieties grown at the branch experiment station at Highmore, 

 S. Dak., from 1903 to 1909, inclusive. 



This yield of the Sixty-Day oat is not comparable with any oi the others for that year, as it was 

 Crown after sorghum, while all the others were grown under better conditions. This is proved by the 

 fact that the Swedish Select was duplicated on the sorghum ground and made there only 42.8 

 bushels per acre. However, using this figure the 7-year average. 41.5 bushels, thus resulting for 

 the Swedish Select is still somewhat larger than that for the Sixty-Day. 



Taking an average of all trials in each case, the Swedish Select 

 variety gave the best yield, though the Kherson yielded a trifle better 

 in the 4-year average, 1906-1909. The yield of the Swedish Select 

 at Highmore in 1903 was not quite as good as the average oat yield 

 throughout the State (38.6 bushels), because of severe drought in 

 that district. Highmore is considerably west of the one hundredth 

 meridian, where it is ordinarily very dry for oats. On the other 

 hand, in 1905 (a wet season) and 1908 the Sixty-Day exceeded the 

 Swedish Select in yields. With reference to the crop of 1903, an 

 authority wrote as follows: It is worthy of note that at the driest 

 time the Swedish Select oat appeared to be the most drought-resistant 

 grain on the farm, with the Minnesota No. 6 Manchuria barley a close 

 second. This appearance was borne out by the yields at harvest time. 

 The Swedish Select oat has received the greatest attention in Wis- 



