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BULLETIN 336, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table X. — Annual and average yields of varieties and selections of winter oats grown at 
the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (College Park) and at Arlington 
Farm, Va., for the years stated. 
C.I. 
No. 
Yield per acre (bushels). 
Group and variety. 
1908 
1909 
1910 
1911 
. 1912 
1913 
1914 
Aver- 
age. 
College Park (13 Varie- 
ties and Selections). 
Culberson: 
273 
206 
518 
339 
356 
180 
195 
203 
274 
274-1 
436 
442 
480 
273 
273-19 
273-20 
651 
511-11 
206 
206-3 
206-7 
206-10 
256 
518-3 
518-4 
548 
274-20 
427 
431 
435 
259-11 
708 
42.37 
26.23 
27.00 
37.60 
63.31 
"52.'47" 
43.12 
50.61 
44.57 
50.37 
31.94 
46.75 
65. 24 
50.51 
40.90 
38.90 
42.50 
50.35 
53.56 
55.30 
54.37 
47.54 
41.16 
44.92 
48.20 
49.10 
46 30 
Bicknell: 
Bicknell 
49 88 
Red Rustproof: 
Red Rustproof 
34 91 
Turkish Rustproof: 
Turkish Rustproof 
34.17 
33.47 
45.32 
34.78 
30.79 
38.72 
49.95 
37.62 
11.49 
46.70 
43.90 
39.10 
57.34 
52.32 
40.67 
66.22 
33.96 
Winter Turf: 
Winter Turf 
49.00 
48.10 
51 30 
Do 
44 61 
Do 
56.98 
22.16 
17.76 
47.44 
23.31 
49.21 
49.00 
43 39 
Do 
30 56 
Winter Turf selection. . . 
Winter Turf 
43.60 
46.00 
54.30 
56.86 
46.63 
57.30 
48.37 
44.16 
Dun 
44 00 
Miscellaneous: 
Boswell Winter 
21.72 
Arlington Farm (12 Vari- 
eties and Selections). 
Culberson: 
40.90 
49.40 
i 19. 52 
' 24.53 
15.00 
4. 75 
21.50 
4.75 
10.44 
10.84 
2.81 
5.41 
5.94 
1.13 
6.64 
20.75 
18.75 
25.31 
24.69 
2 33. 50 
31.90 
28.80 
19.70 
42.70 
36.60 
49.80 
46.60 
49.40 
43.40 
3 54. 60 
58.50 
"49." 30 
59.10 
57.60 
53.50 
53.00 
"'61.' 90' 
37 14 
41 08 
Do 
1 
21 90 
Do 
..'" " | ' 
42.80 
48.80 
33.10 
38.80 
40.00 
40.00 
52.50 
63.10 
50. 00 
60.30 
26.30 
36.30 
29.40 
34.10 
29 14 
Do 
37 67 
Bicknell: 
Bicknell 
33 39 
39 16 
Do 
37.74 
Do 
31.94 
Red Rustproof: 
35 77 
Red Rustproof selection. 
Do 
43.59 
Red Rustproof 
Winter Turf: 
45.50 
46.60 
40.00 
40.00 
35.90 
64.40 
67.20 
61.90 
64.10 
81.30 
59.50 
37.48 
39.51 
Winter Turf 
40.56 
Do 
39.15 
Do 
39.70 
Miscellaneous: 
Selection from Appier * . . 
1 Average of 3 check plats. 
2 Average of 5 check plats. 
1 Average of 7 check plats. 
Distinct from the original variety. 
At Arlington Farm the highest average yield for the four years 
(1911-1914), 43.59 bushels, was produced by the Red Rustproof 
selection, C. I. No. 518-3. The Culberson selection, C. I. No. 273-19, 
has averaged 41.08 bushels for the same period, while the four lots 
of Winter Turf and the best Bicknell selection (C. I. No. 206-3) are 
only slightly lower in yield. 
LEADING VARIETIES. 
Four varieties of winter oats have been of importance at both the 
the Maryland station and Arlington Farm. These are the Bicknell, 
Culberson, Red Rustproof, and Winter Turf. Several strains or 
