500 



FIELD AND GARDEN PRODUCTS 



area, they have been distributed widely enough to give a good idea 

 of their adaptability. 



COMPARISON OF SIXTY-DAY AND KHERSON OATS. 



An opportunity for a comparison of the merits of the Sixty-Day 

 and the Kherson oats is afforded by the figures given in the follow- 

 ing table. In this table strictly comparable tests from fourteen sta- 

 tions are reported. The duration of the tests varies from two to 

 seven years and averages four years : 



Comparison of the yields of the Sixty-Day and the Kherson oats 

 in fifty-five tests at fourteen agricultural experiment stations for 

 periods averaging four years. 



(Oats References. F. B. 395, 420, 424, 436; B. P. I. Cir. 30., 

 1909; Bui. 182; Div. Botany 23; Ala. A. E. S. 137; Tuskegee Nor. 

 & Ind. Inst. 8; Ga. A. E. S. 44; U. 111. A. E. S. 136; Purdue U. A. 

 E. S. 14, 50, 117, 139, 149; Iowa Agr. Col. E. S. 45, 55, 96; Kans. 

 St. Agr. Col. E. S. 13, 29, 42, 54, 63, 74, 144, 153, 166; Ky. A. E. 

 S. 99; La. A. E. S. Ill; Mich. St. Agr. Col. E. S. 28; U. Minn. 

 A. E. S. 81, 90; Mo. Agr. Col. E. S. 15, Cir. 46, 1910; Mont. Agr. 

 Col. E. S. 84; U. Neb. 82; N. H. A. E. S. 145; N. Mex. A. E. S. 8; 

 N. Dak. Agr. Col. E. S. 36, 75; Ohio Agr. E. S. Cir. 88, 1909, Bui. 

 101, 138; Pa. St. Col. A. E. S. 39, 76; S. C. A. E. S. 7; U. Tenn. 

 Agr. E. S. 2, 1890; Utah Agr. Col. E. S. 56; Wyo. A. E. S. Rpt. 

 1900.) 



BARLEY. 



Barley requires a richer and more porous soil than wheat. It 

 does -best on well-drained loam soils, though the volcanic soils of the 

 Northwest also give good results. This crop can be produced on 

 sandy loam, but on this type of soil it is more susceptible to un- 

 favorable climatic conditions than on silt or clay loam. In any case 

 the soil should contain considerable humus and be in good physical 

 condition. 



Heavy, undrained clays are not adapted to the growing of bar- 

 ley. The roots of this plant are comparatively weak and do not 

 penetrate such soils as readily as those of wheat. Soils of this type 



