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mentioned as the best of these varieties. These four varieties 

 yielded well in 1914 but not so well as some of the newer 

 varieties mentioned above. The 1914 yield of the Irish Victor 

 was 88.6 bushels, the Imported Scotch 86.8 bushels, the Lincoln 

 87.6 bushels and the Prosperity 88.8 bushels. 



The extra early oats like the Kherson, Daubeney and Rebred 

 60-Day again did not yield as well as the later varieties. It is 

 possible that these early varieties will be better adapted to the 

 northern part of the state than to the region around Highmoor 

 Farm. 



On the whole all of the yields were exceptionally high. The 

 average yield of the 22 commercial varieties was 87.5 bushels 

 per acre. The highest average yield obtained in any previous 

 year was 64.2 bushels in 19 10. The exceptional yields this year 

 were in the main due to the presence of abundant moisture 

 during the growth and formation of the grain. The grain 

 matured exceptionally well and is of an excellent color. The 

 weight per measiured bushel runs unusually high. These oats 

 are exceptionally good for seed and it is hoped that they will 

 be tried extensively by the farmers in the State in 191 5. 



In addition to the testing of these commercial varieties a 

 number of new varieties have been originated in the breeding 

 work of the Station. A number of these have now been tested 

 in large plots for two years and have given very satisfactory 

 yields. Several of these new varieties are considerably better 

 than any of the commercial varieties so far tested. 



The yields per acre of all of the commercial varieties of oats 

 grown at Highmoor Farm in 1914 are shown in the following 

 table : 



Yield of Commercial Varieties of Oats Grown at Highmoor 

 Farm in iQi/f. 



Acre Acre 



Yield Yield 



Variety Bush. Variety Bush. 



Abundance 76 Minnesota No. 26 105 



American Clydesdale 77 O. A. C. No. 72 90 



Banner 90 President 90 



Daubeney 82 Prosperity 89 



Early Pearl 98 Rebred 60-Day 81 



