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Weight of grain, 490 pounds, or 10 1-5 bushels. Weight, per bushel, 
37 pounds. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 22.8. 
Saxonian .—Weight of seed, per bushel, 46^- pounds; harvested 
July 10. Weight of straw and grain, per acre, 1,785 pounds. 
Weight of grain 507 pounds, or 10J bushels; weight, per bushel, 
40 pounds. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grant, 25.5. 
OATS. 
The following varieties were sown April 15, 24 bushels of seed 
per acre. 
Bohemian .—A variety without hulls. One bushel seed weighed 
39f pounds; harvested July 10. Weight of straw and grain, per 
acre, 2,976 pounds. Weight of grain, 256 pounds, or 8 bushels. 
Weight, per bushel, 32 pounds. Percentage of grain to weight of 
straw and grain, 8.6. 
Prohstier .—Weight of seed, per bushel, 29|- pounds; harvested 
July 18. Weight of straw and grain, per acre, 3,476 pounds. 
Weight of grain, 677 pounds, or 21^ bushels. Weight, per bushel, 
264 pounds. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain 
19.4. 
A mixture of equal parts of White Norway, Black Norway, Sur¬ 
prise and common oats was made, and sowed in 1871, and the re¬ 
sulting grain has been since sown each year. Seed weighed 28i 
pounds per bushel; harvested July 18. Weight of straw and grain, 
per acre, 3,414 pounds. Yield of grain, 678 pounds, or 211-5 bush¬ 
els. Weight, per bushel, 284 pounds. Percentage of grain to 
weight of straw and grain, 19.8. 
Whith Schonen .—Weight of seed, per bushel, 27 pounds; har¬ 
vested July 20. Weight of straw and grain, per acre, 3,060 pounds. 
Yield of grain, 733 pounds, or 23 bushels. Weight of one bushel, 
30 pounds. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 24. 
White Norway .—Weight of seed, per bushel, 29i pounds; har¬ 
vested July 16. Weight of straw and grain, 3,081 pounds. Yield 
of grain, 606 pounds, or 19 bushels. Percentage of grain to weight 
of straw and grain, 19.6. 
‘ Black Norway .—Weight of seed, per bushel, 26 pounds; harvest¬ 
ed July 20. Weight of straw and grain, 3,108 pounds. Yield of 
