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color. The head has a node a few inches below the lower whorl 

 as in typical side oats. The branches are stiff and remain nearly 

 upright but the spikelets tend to fall to all sides of the main 

 stem. The grains are very large and very plump, although they 

 are not so large as those of the Senator. This variety stools 

 very poorly. 



MEDIUM LATE VARIETIES OF MIXED TYPE. 



Finally there is the variety purchased under the name of 

 American Clydesdale. This variety is a mixture, about 50 per- 

 cent are side oats, while the remainder have open heads. This 

 mixture has yielded fairly well and for this reason has been 

 retained in the tests. The straw is stiff, of medium size and 

 38 to 40 inches in height. The grains are long and fairly plump. 

 The majority of the grains are white but a small percent are 

 yellow. The seed which we are using is undoubtedly a mixture 

 of several types. 



' RESULTS OF THE IQIO VARIETY TEST. 



Table 3 gives the detailed results of the 1910 test. In this 

 table the varieties are arranged in the order of their yield of 

 grain. In addition to the variety name there is given the num- 

 ber of the plot upon which it was grown and also the accession 

 number which corresponds to the number given the varieties in 

 Table i. By means of these numbers it is possible to find the 

 original source of the seed of any variety. The data given in- 

 clude the yield of straw and grain per i-io acre; the yield of 

 grain calculated in bushels per acre"; the weight per measured 

 bushel and the number of days which it took the variety to 

 mature. It will be noted that in some cases several plots were 

 planted with the same variety. In these cases the seed for each 

 plot came from different sources (cf. Table i). 



All of the plots were planted on May 5 and 6. Plots Nos. 

 6, 7 and 9 were harvested on July 29, plot No. 23 on August 5, 

 and the remaining plots on August 9. 



^This refers to bushels by weight, allowing 32 pounds to the bushel. 



