lOO MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I9I4. 



yielded much better than Nos. o.'j and 29 which came from 

 Ontario and New Brunswick. 



5. The yield of straw varied from about 3000 to 2200 

 pounds per acre. The average for all the varieties was 2625 

 pounds per acre. 



6. The weight per measured bushel is given for the varie- 

 ties which were continued in 191 1. The weights varied from 

 44.0 pounds in the Regenerated Swedish Select (No. 13) to 

 30.2 pounds in the Kherson (No. 6). The average for all six- 

 teen varieties is 39.0 pounds per bushel. 



7. The Kherson and Early Champion plots matured in 84 

 days, the Imported Scotch in 91 days and the remaining varie- 

 ties in 95 to 96 days. 



RESULTS OF THE I9II TESTS. 



Seventeen varieties were tested in 1911. With the exception 

 of the American Clydesdale (No. 32) the seed was derived from 

 our 1910 plots. In general only those varieties were continued 

 which showed special promise in the 1910 test or which showed 

 special characters which it was wished to study further. In 

 many respects the 191 1 test was very unsatisfactory. The 

 early portion of the season was very unfavorable. Certain 

 difficulties were experienced in seeding so that the plots did not 

 have an even stand in all cases. Further it appears that the 

 grain was harvested too early and was probably not fully ma- 

 tured. It will be noted from Table 4 that the average number 

 of days to mature for all varieties was only 88 in 191 1, while 

 in the other years it ranged from 94 to loi. All of the plots 

 were planted May 9 and 10. 



Table 4 gives the detailed results of this test. In the follow- 

 ing discussion the points mentioned in the above paragraph 

 should be borne in mind. 



