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in 1899. x Since that time it has been widely distributed over the 

 Northern States. It has outyielded all other varieties at Highmore 

 and all medium-late varieties at Brookings in the 10-year period 

 from 1903 to 1912. This variety should not be confused with the 

 Regenerated Swedish Select, which, though bearing a similar name, 

 has been bred in England for humid conditions. Under the severe 

 conditions prevailing at Highmore this English strain or variety did 

 not equal the original Swedish Select in yield during the seasons of 

 1908, 1909, and 1910. The average yield for the five years during 

 which this regenerated variety has been on trial was 11.7 bushels, as 

 compared with 18.4 bushels for the original Swedish Select for the 



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Fig. 8. — Selected heads of the Swedish Select oat (C. I. No. 134) used in the oat-breeding 

 nursery at Highmore, S. Dak. 



same period. Under less severe conditions the Regenerated Swedish 

 Select has given good results. 



As reported in Table XI, the' Swedish Select as grown at High- 

 more in 1910 has 25.5 per cent of hull, 17 per cent of protein, and 

 weighs 27.3 grams per 1,000 grains. These figures show that it is not 

 quite equal to Sixty-Day in feeding value and the grains are more 

 than 1.6 times as heavy. Selected heads of the Swedish Select oat 

 are shown in figure 8. Everything considered, the Swedish Select 

 can be recommended as the best producing medium-late variety and 

 more attention can well be given to growing it. 



1 Carleton, M. A. Ten years' experience with the Swedish Select oat. U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Bulletin 182, 47 p., 4 fig., 4 pi., 1910. 



