16 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 1918. 



COMMERCIAL VARIETIES OF OATS GROWN AT 

 HIGHMOOR FARM IN 1917. 



The Maine Agricultural Experiment Station has been con- 

 ducting tests of commercial varieties of oats at Highmoor Farm 

 since 191 o. The detailed results of these tests for the 4 years 

 1910 to 1913 inclusive were published in Bulletin 229, the 

 results of the 191 5 tests were published in Bulletin 246. and 

 the results for 1916 in Bulletin 260. 



The season of 1916 was very unfavorable for oats at High- 

 moor Farm and the yields were the lowest obtained since the 

 Station has had the farm. The season of 191 7 was unfavorable 

 for even stands and good yields. The yields' for 1917 are given 

 in the table that follows. It will be noted that Early Pearl is 

 in the lead of the commercial varieties. The high yields ob- 

 tained with 5 new varieties bred at the Station and tested in tenth 

 acre plots for the first time make it hopeful that one or more of 

 these may prove superior to Maine 340 which has in favorable 

 years given the highest yield and stood up the best of any variety 

 grown at Highmoor Farm. Early Pearl and Minnesota 26 are 

 excellent commercial varieties. The late maturing of the Early 

 Pearl is not so objectionable in the central and southern parts 

 of the State as it is in Aroostook County. 



Yield Per Acre of Commercial Varieties of Oats Tested at 



Highmoor Farm ipi/. Arranged in Order of 



Yield of Grain. 



Mains #1667---. 



Maine #1741 



Maine #1479— 



Early Pearl 



Mains #1628 



Maine #1644 



Minnesota #20. 



Maine #1641 



Irish Victor 



Maine #355 



Maine #351 



Maine #337 



Maine #281 



Maine #340 



Maine #1650 



Gold Rain 



Banner 



Maine #1054— 

 Maine #164X„. 



Yield per 



Acre 



Grain bushu's 



Straw pounds 



69.0 



3032 



G6.5 



2512 



64 11 



2792 



58.3 



2728 



58 1 



2340 



57.1 



2532 



55.8 



2336 



53.8 



2269 



53.7 



2353 



53-2 



2279 



52.9 



2128 



52.(1 



202"i 



49.8 



189o 



49.7 



20"8 



48.8 



1709 



48 3 



2043 



48 2 



I9.j8 



44.6 



2101 



39.8 



1872 



