1897.] 



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It is noticeable that the first variety is considerably richer 

 in protein than the others ; but, as the yield is so much 

 smaller, either of the latter ^vould seem to be preferable as 

 fodder crops. They not only yield more heavily, but the 

 fodder contains a considerably larger percentage of dry 

 matter, which gives them greater food vahie. It miirht be 

 thought that the Canada Beauty and Prussian Blue must have 

 been more mature than the others, but this is not believed 

 to have been the case. The eifort was to harvest each in the 

 same stage of maturity. Moreover, all were planted on the 

 same date. May 2, and they were harvested as follows : Eng- 

 lish Gray, July 11 ; Canada Beauty, July 14; and Prussian 

 Blue, July 2. 



Oats, — Five varieties of common oats were tried upon a 

 small scale, chiefly with a view to determining whether a 

 variety could be found capable, under our peculiar climatic 

 and soil conditions, of resisting rust. The attempt was a 

 failure so far as this particular object is concerned, as all 

 varieties rusted, and apparently to practically the same ex- 

 tent. The crop, however, was a fairly good one. The area 

 occupied by each variety was 7 by 85 feet (one seventy- 

 third of an acre). The yield is shown below : — 



Varieiies of Oats {One Seventy-third Acre Each). 



straw 

 (Pounds). 



Grain 

 (Pounds). 



Weight per 



Bushel 

 (Pounds). 



Siberian, 

 Lincoln, 

 Black Beauty, 

 New Illinois, 

 White Poland, 



57 

 62 

 66 

 59 

 52 



30 

 34 

 35 

 32 

 27 



32 



31 



29i 



30ii 



33 



A yield of 31 pounds is almost exactly at the rate of 70 

 bushels of 32 pounds each per acre. 



Wi7iter Oats. — Two varieties of winter oats have been 

 tried during the past year. The seed of one sort was ob- 

 tained from Dover, Del., of the other from Charlottesville, 

 Va. In both of these States winter oats are considerably 

 cultivated, and, as the impression there seemed to be that 



