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Algerian. — This variety is grown more than any other 

 variety. It is popular on account of its hardiness, resistance 

 to rust and yielding quahties. Being a robust grower, it grows 

 on soils too poor for Boer Oats. It has a spreading panicle and 

 a yellowish brown grain. 



Burt and Boer Oats are both early and good forage varie- 

 ties, and may be sown up to the end of July, in which case, of 

 course, they will not stool as much as when sown earlier. 



Hyjera and Sidonian. — These varieties are identical in the 

 Transvaal, and as they are very rust-resistant, they are often 

 grown as summer crops. They have fair fodder qualities, being 

 tine in straw, but the grain is small and light. This Sidonian 

 appears to be wholly different to the variety grown under that 

 name in the Cape. The grain is white in both cases. 



O.A.C. 72 is an excellent grain or forage variety of fairly 

 early maturity, and will probably become more popular. It 

 has a spreading panicle, with yellow grain. 



Texas. — This variety does not grow as tall as Algerian and 

 is slightly later. It has a fine straw and a plump red kernel. 

 Grown extensively in the coastal areas of the South- West Cape. 



Smyrna. — This is a robust growing variety, with very large 

 grain and very coarse straw. It is about a fortnight earlier 

 than Algerian and does very well under irrigation. 



Other varieties which have been tried and have given fairly 

 satisfactory results are : Ruakura, Appier, Bancroft and River 

 Plate. 



In a comparative trial with a number of different varieties 

 at the Elsenburg Experimental Farm, the following results 

 were obtained : — 



