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BULLETIN 336, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table X. — Annual and average yields of varieties and selections of winter oats grown at 

 the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (College Park) and at Arlington 

 Farm, Va., for the years stated. 





C. I. 

 No. 



Yield per acre (bushels). 



Group and variety. 



1908 



1909 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



Aver- 

 age. 



College Park (13 Varie- 

 ties and Selections). 



Culberson: 



273 



206 



518 

 339 



356 



ISO 

 195 

 203 

 274 

 274-1 

 436 

 442 



480 



273 

 273-19 

 273-20 



651 

 511-11 



206 



206-3 



206-7 



206-10 



256 

 518-3 

 518-4 



548 



274-20 

 427 

 431 

 435 



259-11 

 708 



42.37 



26.23 

 27.00 



37.60 



63.31 



52.47 

 43.12 

 50.61 

 44.57 

 50.37 



31.94 



46.75 

 65.24 

 50.51 



40.90 

 38.90 

 42.50 



50. 35 

 53.56 

 55.30 



54.37 

 47.54 



41.16 

 44.92 



48. 20 

 49.10 



46.30 



Bicknell: 



49.88 



Red Rustproof: 



34.91 













Turkish Rustproof: 



Turkish Rustproof 



Winter Turf: 



Winter Turf 



34.17 



33.47 

 45.32 

 34.78 

 30.79 

 38.72 

 49.95 

 37.62 



11.49 



46.70 

 43.90 

 39.10 



57.34 

 52.32 



40.67 

 66.22 







33.96 



49.00 



48.10 



51.30 



Do 



44.61 



Do 



56.98 



22.16 

 17.76 

 47.44 

 23.31 



49.21 



49.00 



43.39 



Do 



30.56 



Winter Turf selection . . . 

 Winter Turf 



43.60 

 46.00 



54.30 

 56.86 



46.63 



57.30 



48.37 

 44.16 



Dun. 







44 00 



Miscellaneous: _ 













21.72 



Arlington Farm (12 Vari- 

 eties and Selections). 



Culberson: 





40.90 

 49.40 



1 19. 52 



24.53 



15.00 



4.75 



21.50 



4.75 

 10.44 

 10.84 



2.81 



5.41 

 5.94 

 1.13 

 6.64 



20.75 

 18.75 

 25.31 

 24.69 



2 33.50 

 31.90 

 28.80 

 19.70 

 42.70 



36.60 

 49.80 

 46.60 



49.40 

 43.40 



3 54.60 

 58.50 



49.30 



59.10 

 57.60 

 53.50 

 53.00 



61.90 



37 14 











41.08 



Do 









21.90 



Do 









42.80 

 48.80 



. 33.10 



38.80 

 40.00 

 40.00 



52.50 

 63.10 

 50.00 

 60.30 



26.30 

 36.30 

 29.40 

 34.10 



29.14 



Do 









37.67 



Bicknell: 









33.39 











39.16 



Do :... 









37.74 



Do 









31.94 



Red Rustproof: 









35.77 



Red Rustproof selection. 

 Do 









43.59 









25. 57 











45.50 



46.60 

 40.00 

 40.00 

 35.90 



64.40 

 67.20 

 61.90 

 64.10 



81.30 

 59.50 



37.48 



Winter Turf: 









39.51 



Winter Turf 









40.56 



Do 









39.15 



Do 









39.70 



Miscellaneous: 



Selection from Appier * . . 









































1 Average of 3 check plats. 



2 Average of 5 check plats. 



3 Average of 7 check plats. 



4 Distinct from the original variety. 



At Arlington Farm the highest average yield for the four years 

 (1911-1914), 43.59 bushels, was produced by the Red Rustproof 

 selection, C. I. No. 518-3. The Culberson selection, C. I. No. 273-19, 

 has averaged 41.08 bushels for the same period, while the four lots 

 of Winter Turf and the best Bicknell selection (C. I. No. 206-3) are 

 only slightly lower in yield. 



LEADING VARIETIES. 



Four varieties of winter oats have been of importance at both the 

 the Maryland station and Arlington Farm. These are the Bicknell, 

 Culberson, Red Rustproof, and Winter Turf. Several strains or 



