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BULLETIN 270, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
EXPERIMENTS WITH OATS. 
The annual and average yields of the varieties of oats that have been 
grown in plat tests at Williston for the seven years from 1908 to 1914, 
inclusive, are presented in Table XII. The varieties are grouped in 
the table according to their date of maturity, the groups being“early, 
midseason, and late. 
white, yellow, and black varieties. 
The midseason group is further separated into 
Of the 38 varieties included in 
the table, only 17 were grown in 1914. 
TaBLE XII.—Annual and average yields per acre of 38 varieties of oats grown at the 
Williston substation, 1908 to 1914, inclusive. 
Yield per acre (bushels). 
Group, Cereal Investigations number, and variety. l | : | 
1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | ager 
Ean ea | 
Early yellow group: 
A5O SRAM erSOM! Seco eiaz 221 sin otis ee Bsn ess See oS oe ae SOR Sere eais oo eee a eel eee eee hee Jel acters ate 
165, Sixty-Day oe Hae Ae has So epee ee 28.8 76.3 AR ie 50.3 | 45.0 | 82.2 42.6 
165, Sixty-Day (N. Dak. INO2666) 22s D253 Nee a les Sel oes Ba eon eee |e | eo Ee 
Midseason white grou | 
731, Abundance (N. Dak-NOS966) ees. ee se BIS 91.1} 12.5] 7.7 | 104.7 | 93.4 {123.9 | 66.4 
Abundance (N. Dak. No. 866)..........-- LA Se eA eee | Pee Sen ee os ae eee | ea eee 
336, Belyak (N. Dak. INO21425) Bs EN eal T4-3 84.0 | 12.0 6.1 63582) 3.328 eee 36.0 
733, Biesour-(N..Dak«Nox38)i 2.2225 22. 28.0 99.3 | 9.4 | 10.0 Ole 3 \"6288" (S22 50.1 
Big Four (N. Dak. No. 125)-. ATO). See ale esa | ee lee ees See eee 
LUMEN Ore vate 0 Ea Wa hs pe tal eee hee ee aimee ure 1S og, Ne a be a ea ee eas Sate rat pl Pees car ee ae 
734, Early Gothland (Minn. No. 26).. 16.4 83.6 | 13.0 6.1 9630: | S32 =3iheer es 43.0 
754, BraklyeMOUMtQHE: coos satan oe cen ok Vee oe One| ate ee ea ee ae ele ee eee eee 62.5 | 96:1 | 79.3 
491, JE RWAUS bial eee iee Moree eis. ee eee 29.6 80.6 -| 12.5 §.6 1052.03 |e eee 47.5 
736, Ueeyva Gling sae Seen ee ee oe ee ate olan al eee oe el Rerenen |R aes 6252) O85) 159222 71.0 
492, PAP OW Os ae a ee BS Sar 30.4 | 104.1] ° 3.6] 8.9 Ulortove est esclas =~ s+ 49.2 
Lote nZOWOICON= Dake NO@ 53) sate nee Se 28.3 S853 SO OA eer 105e0"!s76e55| seen 51.8 
738, inecolmiGNesD ak sNos48) a5 sees ae Doe 96.2 | 15.6 7.0 101.3 | 84.5 |124.3 65.9 
SIA ATIOO ts ths been ere alr eee aia, ee ee 140 Ba ee AF a | eee Rae Se | Re eee 
745, Minnesota No. 202 (N. Dak. No. 802).---- 28.0 89.2 | 12.0 7.6 1O3!:25) 80562 |Rees == 53. 
739, Myrick GNEDakAINON52) S355 ee oe = 27.3 90. 4 8.9 | 10.0 107.8 | 82.5 |102.3 61. 
"AL, Siberian (N. Dak. No: 864)..............- 29:0:\ 104. 1) 40: 95]= 5: |, 106: 951 =7Os4 WIG 4alaeG4s 
714, Silvermine (N. Dak. No. 723).......-.-:-- 37.4 | 103.3 | 14.8-| 7.3 95.7 | 67.5 |120.7 | 63. 
134, poped Sel@etaae sess ee ee 28.4 86.0 7.8 9.9 84.4 | 68.8 | 97.3 54. 
Sg en SR et er re Ee ote aT | oe | Ra S| (ST ery (ie he SR eee oe 6623313 See 
(AD MNUACIOL Yee Saree niece Cases oe oe 5 ee | ce | ee eee 88.2 | '75.6 | 95.2 86.3 
743, White Wa Pa (N.. Dak. No. 997) .....-- 13} | 68.0 8.3 el S404 essa lease Si GAT 
Midseason yellow grou 
735, Golden Giristen (N. Dake 1084)ia = 13.3 | 104.07) 72856 "428 4| HOSED 5645s sees 53.8 
493, GoldentRain= s6<s5 2s ssse eee eee TIC EA oe agen tape fe skeen ere ie bees Pee 123.3 | 69.1 
494° IETODSUCLEN Stet aa ee CEP ees PARQ Se Sak AS ES eae RR Mie eg) Pe A ee ee | ee 
495, PTODSCCICI Se sete ee ase ee eae 36.1 95.0 9.4 6.1 101.3 | 72.0 |112.8 61.8 
Midseason black group: 
‘BlacksB Caty sees snus ore e ee ee eee |e nS | eee 9245\" AS es os. dzilewecec Reel eee 
U6Gs Black Beauty csio2 25s seo oe ee as ecoee: eon eens |e aee eeeee see ee een $250 [S5-ce= 
496, TBA eel Bel SSeS ape era © oe te ede ee ee ae a 23.8) \s ave et ee sel en See eee eee eee 
497, Great Mogul aoe s2 25 ee Sa ihe as eee 2304 Woes Fase Sh eee Ee es eee eres 
Late white (side oats) group: 
740, New Zealand (N. Dak. No. 50)-..-.-.-.--- 36.1 86.4 8.9 3.5 10652) [5822 S5ea eee 54.0 
713, Tartarian (N. Dak. No. 388) ...-...-..--- 21.4 67.4) | 215 |) 13/8 T18S82 83st 6Gss aaeso 
732, White Russian (N. Dak. No. 51)........-. 23.0 70.8 | 13.0 2.9 120.6 | 80.3 |102.0} 58.9 
744, White Russian (N. Dak. No. 54)........- 20.6 79.0 | 11.0 Dae 103.2 | 76.3 (102.4 56.4 
White Russian (N. Dak. No. 238)........ T2638 so SEP SRS as See Ae OS Bee ee eras Gat 
“100 G1 WO 
In 1908 and 1911 the oats were seeded 
duced small grain the previous year. 
on ground that had pro- 
In all other years they were 
grown either on breaking or fallow. The ground each spring was 
worked into good condition before seeding by harrowing alone or by 
disking and harrowing. 
