Experiments in Growth of Oats. 



55 



2. The black varieties, viz., Black Tartarian and Pioneer, have 

 a high proportion of husk. 



3. In almost every instance the percentage of husk in 1902 is 

 smaller than in other years. Some, however, vary very little. 



To arrive at the relative value of these varieties of oats, the 

 husk must be in every instance taken from the grain, and the 

 relative weight of the kernel, the most valuable part of the oat, 

 estimated. To do this, Tables I. and II. should be compounded, 

 and it will then be seen that the order of Table I. must be re- 

 arranged to place these varieties in their proper order of merit. 

 Table III. furnishes the same result by showing the weights of 

 the unshelled and shelled grain from the whole plot, a much 

 more reliable and accurate method. 



III. — Weight per Plot of Unshelled and of Shelled Grain. 





1900. 



I90I. 



1902. 



Average. 



Name of Variety. 



elled 

 dn. 



lied 

 in. 



elled 

 in. 



lied 

 in. 



elled 

 .in. 



lied 

 in. 



idled 

 in. 



lied 

 in. 





a & 



£ & 





W 



^ 2 

 c M 



£ a 









D 





D 





D 





D 





lb. 



lb. 



lb. 



lb. 



lb. 



ib. 



lb. 



lb. 



Storm King ... 











312 



211*5 



312 



211-5 



Banner 











233 



173*5 



233 



173-5 



Newmarket ... 



144 



108-5 



254 



186 



252 



189 



2167 



l6l -2 



Abundance ... 



H7 



in 



231 



I70 



257 



193 



21 1 7 



I 5 8 



Goldfinder 







193 



143 



224 



172-5 



208- 5 



1577 



Waverley ... ... 



150 



no 



226 



I65-5 



260 



195 



212 



I56-8 



Tartar King ... 



149 



ioi-t; 



158 



I04-5 



297 



208 



201'3 



138 



Pioneer 



140 



89-5 



204 



131 



238 



1635 



194 



128 



Golden Giant... 



89 



62 



138 



98 



198 



150-5 



141 7 



I0 3 -5 



Black Tartarian 



102 



72 



140 



97*5 



188 



135 



M3*3 



101 5 



Potato 



63 



44*5 



148 



104-5 



160 



123 



1237 



90-7 



Longh ought on 



66 



46-5 



139 



99 



164 



126-5 



123 



9o-7 



< Hamilton ... ■ .... 



83 



59 '5 



138 



97 



150 



115 



1237 



90*5 



Sandy ... 



31 



22*5 



114 



80 



116 



90 



87 



64-2 



The following table, taken from Mr. H. Ingle's Agrictiltural 

 Chemistry, shows the feeding value of the shelled grain as 

 compared with the unshelled grain : — 



Digestible Constituents in Oats. 



Oats in Husk 



Oat Meal 



Dry matter. 



Protein. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates.. 



Per cent. 



47'3 

 52-1 



Fat. 



Per cent. 

 89 

 92-1 



Per cent. 

 9-2 

 "'5 



Per cent. 

 4'? 

 5*9 



