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Rate of Seeding Experiment, ipi6. 

 Yields of grain and straz^j per acre. 



Plot Xo. 



Rate of Seeding 



Oats 



Straw 



Par Acre 



Bushe's 



Pounds 



464 



8 P:eks 



62.6 . 



4532 



470 



8 ■■ 



73.9 



5044 



476 



8 •• 



72.2 



5697 



Average 



10 " 



69.6 



5091 



465 



64.0 



3617 



471 



10 '• 



71.3 



5343 



477 



10 " 



77.3 



3731 



Average 



12 " 



70.9 

 63.3 



4231 



466 



3775 



472 



12 " 



81.4 



3932 



478 



12 " 



78.3 



3668 



Average 



14 •• 



74.3 



70.4 



3769 



467 



3758 



473 



14 '■ 



73.7 



3965 



479 



14 " 



82.9 



3883 



Average 



• 

 16 ■' 



75.7 



3868 



468 



77.3 



4172 



474 



16 " 



77.3 



3834 



480 



16 , " 



82.7 



4760 



Average 



20 " 



79.1 

 84.8 



4256 



469 



5458 



47.5 



20 " 



70.8 



4434 



481 



2D " 



80.0 



4412 



Average 





78.5 



4768 









Rate of Seeding Experiment. 

 Average of the oat yields for t-zco years. 



Rate of Seeding 



Oats 



Straw 



Per Acre 



Bushels 



Pounds 



8 pecks 



61.5 



3720 



10 pecks 



62.4 



2870 



12 pecks 



67.6 



3068 



14 pecks 



71.3 



3187 



16 pecks 



70.2 



3238 



20 pecks 



69.5 



3334 



These results indicate that there is really no significant 

 difference in the yields when 14, 16 or 20 pecks are sown. There 

 is, however, a distinct disadvantage in the higher rates of seed- 

 ing. This lies in the greater tendency to lodge. With the 

 heavier rates of seeding the straw tends to be smaller in dia- 

 meter and never becomes so hard as in the more open growth 



