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Wheat Experiments in Staffordshire and Shropshire in 1909. 



(A report of experiments by the Harper Adams Agricultural 

 College). Notice in Nature, Vol. 84, July 14, 1910, p. 50. 



One of the most notable features is the cropping power of 

 Browick gray chaff wheat, recently introduced to the district by 

 the College authorities. Other wheats selected from Fife are also 

 under investigation. 



R. B. GREIG. Oat and Barley Experiments, 1909. -- Aberdeen 

 and North of Scotland College of Agric. Leaflet 8. Experiment 

 St. Record, May 1910. 



Of the 6 varieties of oats tested each averaged per acre more 

 than 50 bu. of 42 Ibs. each at the 5 centres at which the tests 

 were conducted. The Highlander and Thousand Dollar varieties 

 proved the earliest. The milling properties of 7 varieties are given, 

 loss of weight from drying, and weight of husks, dust, oatmeal, 

 and meal per quarter being indicated. 



In a test of 8 varieties of barley, Danish Archer proved remark- 

 ably prolific. All were seeded at the rate of 2 500 ooo seeds or 

 from 4 to 4 J /4 bu. per acre. This rate of seeding yielded a total 

 weight of from 4 548 to 5 370 Ibs. per acre. 



R. B. GREIG. Report on oat and barley experiments, 1909. - 



Aberdeen and North of Scotland College of Agriculture, Experiments, 

 Leaflet, No. 10. 



Several varieties of oats have been studied. The yield obtained 

 from the "Major" variety is noticeable. This variety was obtained 

 in 1904 by Major Smythe of Echt, who sowed a mixture of four 

 varieties of oats, "Waverley ", Wide-awake ", "Siberian" and "Thou- 

 sand dollar", the three last being American or Canadian varieties. 

 From this mixture of varieties one was obtained which, ever since 

 1904, has shown itself to be very prolific. It is probable that the 

 "Thousand dollar" variety predominated in the mixture, but it is 

 certain that a variety of a constant character both as to high rate 

 of yield and uniform quality, has been obtained. 



A comparative study has been made of several varieties of bar- 

 ley; amongst others the Danish Archer variety has proved itself to 

 be undoubtedly the most productive during the three years of ex- 

 erpiments, from 1907 till 1909. 



