Dec, 1909.] 



OATS, BARLEY, WHEAT AND RYE. 



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Note. — On account of July drouth oats headed out short and 

 did not fill well, very little rust. 



In the following table are given the average of the five most 

 promising varieties as compared with each other and with '' com- 

 mon western" or oats taken from the feed bin at seeding time. 



SUMMARY OF TESTS OF OATS, 1904 TO 1909. 



Variety Name. 



S ^ _; 



■r, '^ t" 



Long's Wliite Tartar 



Hamilton 



Welcome 



Lincoln 



Kherson 



Common Western. . 



49 7 

 58.9 

 55.7 

 54 5 

 40.7 

 62.6 



Long's White Tartar has a light colored berry, of good length 

 and plump. The straw is not heavy and it does not rust badly. 



Hamilton has a rather small and short berry with a light 

 yellow color. The straw is stitf and coarse and is not much 

 affected by rust. 



Welcome is an old and popular variety with a light yellow 

 berry, plump and of medium length. The straw is fairly stiff, 

 but rather subject to rust. 



Lincoln is a white oat with a short, plump berry. It is an 

 old standard variety with straw of good length and strength, 

 but subject to rust. 



Kherson is one of the newer varieties imported from Russia 

 about a dozen years ago, and is now a very popular variety in 

 Kansas. The berries are dark yellow in color, small but numer- 

 ous. The straw is short with broad leaves. These oats ripened 

 a week or ten days earlier than any of the common varieties in 

 the test. On account of its early maturity it is not much subject 

 to rust, and although it has been tested for only two years it 

 seems like a promising variety for grain production. 



Common Western is not a variety, but represents the oats 



