EXPERIMENTS WITH KHERSON AND SIXTY-DAY OATS. 



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Conclusions. 



The average yield of the leadmg variety in each group at the 

 stations included in the east North-Central States is shown graph- 

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The data presented in Table VI indicate that under Oliio condi- 

 tions early oats will yield about as well as the best midseason wliite 

 varieties, such as Siberian, Big Four, Improved American, and Silver- 

 mine, and that where early maturity is an advantage they are prefer- 

 able to these varieties. The late white side varieties are not to be 

 recommended. 



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 of several groups of oats at six agricultural experiment stations in the east North-Central States, during 

 the periods of years indicated. 



The results obtained at La Fayette, Ind., show that the Kherson 

 and the Sixty-Day are not desirable for growing in that State. The 

 midseason white varieties apparently are the best under Indiana 

 conditions. The midseason varieties are preferable to the early yel- 

 low varieties, Kherson and Sixty-Day, for the greater portion of 

 Michigan. 



The available Wisconsin data happen to include results for two 

 years which were particularly unfavorable to midseason and late 

 oats. They serve to show, however, that early oats are well worth 

 growing on a part of the acreage in that State, particularly in the 

 southern haK. 



