400 
The Woburn Field Experiments , 1913. 
being fully a fortnight behind the others. By August 1, the 
44 Sparrowbill ” was still quite green, but the other varieties had 
changed their colour. 
Plots 1, 2 and 3 were cut on August 22, but it was 
September 8 before plot 4 (“ Sparrowbill ”) could be har- 
vested. 
The results are given in Table VI. 
Table VI. — Varieties of Oats , 1913. 
Road Piece Field — Produce per acre. 
Plot 
Variety 
Head corn 
Tail 
corn 
Straw, 
chaff, &c. 
Value of 
corn per 
Weight 
Bush. 
Weight 
per 
bush. 
Bush. 
quarter 
on 
basis of 
20s. 
1 
“Banner” (Canadian) . 
Lb. 
1,673 
47-5 
Lb. 
35-2 
77 
C. q. lb. 
15 1 20 
8. d. 
18 0 
2 
“Abundance” (Carton’s) 
1,338 
37-2 
36-0 
61 
13 0 12 
18 
6 
3 
“Sensation” (Canadian) 
1,174 
329 
35-6 
54 
12 0 6 
18 
0 
4 
“Sparrowbill” (New 
Zealand) . 
790 
24-8 
3P8 
55 
9 0 26 
18 
0 
The respective costs of the seed per quarter were : — 
“ Banner ” 26s., “ Abundance ” 36s., “ Sensation ” 48s., 
“ Sparrowbill ” 35s. 
Of the four varieties “ Banner ” was markedly the best, 
producing 10 bushels more corn and 2 cwt. more straw per 
acre than the next best kind, the “ Abundance.” u Sparrow- 
bill ” was much inferior to the others. It has been stated that 
the “ Sparrowbill ” seed was noticed to be inferior at the time 
of sowing, and the results of a particular season may not be 
conclusive as regards this variety. It is clear, however, that in 
Banner oats one has a kind the use of which might with 
advantage be extended. 
The valuation of the corn showed the samples to have been 
very badly weathered, and to have contained a quantity of corn 
not properly matured. The highest value (18s. 6d.) was given 
to “ Abundance ” on the basis of 20s. per quarter. The other 
three varieties were all placed at 18s. 
Barley Experiment. 
Different rates of seeding. 
As a portion of Great Hill came in for barley in 1913, it 
was thought that it might be interesting to try sowing the 
same kind of barley at different rates per acre. Accordingly, 
4 plots were marked out and sown with barley at the following 
rates : — 6, 8, 10 and 12 pecks per acre. 
