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Straw 
Spaded. 
Per row. Per acre. 
Bohemian or Hulless............ Wei lek epee 9. lbs. 1960 lbs. 
CPEALRITIIGOSS 1.8 eG aN wo alone c’ee dees 10-2 lbs. 2232 lbs. 
Pringles sixcelsior Hulless. 2... ... +. ose 9-5 lbs. 2069 lbs. 
SEO CT FEG ID A ocan eg ee a een 8-0 lbs 1742 lbs. 
PPT PUMSSION . co cjsic <3 Saks w oie tcc nye o.e0 8-5 lbs. 1851 lbs. 
Demarco | LHOrOurn)...i-.0...-..5 226 <> 10-5 lbs. 2287 lbs. 
Petar COTial ES1IS8) sow nne'y dian<ackelaciese mock sessen ays jeny 12-0 lbs. 2613 lbs. 
RSVR a0 ohn sis livcpl e, wees sins en6te vain dome eee 9-2 lbs. 2014 lbs. 
BLOT ica: sinner: 05 926 9's bitrate ol beta x fe ahd 12-8 lbs. 2804 lbs. 
MERIT MRSIAT irs chncn ls coin ® w cdguiace mcr Wiacarkatece 14-5 lbs. 3158 lbs. 
Half-spaded. 
| ‘Per row. Per acre. 
Bottennan? oy Pullese p06 8. ee ee eee 10-6 lbs. 2320 lbs. 
Penece Liniless.. feel Tee. BN DEPRES ES - 9-0 lbs. 1960 lbs. 
Pringle’s Excelsior Hulless................. 12-0 lbs. 2613 Ibs. 
Pear MeO OE PO I, BEE we 28. Hilbs. 1851 lbs. 
Den OLS RUSSiak. rele Ss SO 8-5 lbs 1851 Ibs. 
Washington (‘Thorburn)......6. 00.008 s bee 12-5 lbs. 2722 lbs. 
Washington (Bliss)............ EGE AS ¢ 12-0 lbs 2613 Ibs. 
ee meen Terie! a FN, OU il, ode 3 10-0 lbs. 2178 lbs. 
Challengeie 3.4 2. Pl ee Bl ORR Sa, 10-5 lbs. 2287 lbs. 
Dereruiiesialh ie 1 i 2. Po EO Se 14-0 lbs. 3049 lbs. 
Unspaded. 
Per row. Per acre. 
GLENS PEL TSS SSD Rea nO ee eC, A, ae an 
LOS oe a ik OP 4, Bike eperirh 10:5 lbs. 2287 lbs. 
Pringle’s Excelsior Hulless....... By ee a ae 10:0 lbs. 2178 lbs. 
TODO io 0 ie ieee esate wine ois eowers 9-5 lbs 2069 lbs. 
EES GESTETNER Pe 9-5 lbs. 2069 lbs. 
Washington (Tharhaen) sar Sides Sak ane iets 11-0 lbs. 2395 lbs. 
DOO LL GIES) aid aasdys + <leosaraeice siqyesins) 12-5 lbs. 2722 Ibs. 
NN ie phen weia® are 11-5 lbs. | 2504 Ibs. 
aac 35: voc iain a3 sa SA sor si gtlicsiwi nee « 12-2 Ibs. 2668 lbs. 
REMAN LISSA cottvecsin HA. wesiish afsrece nny Ally turvehanepeones 13-2 lbs. 2885 lbs. 
The Hulless varieties shelled so badly during the process of harvest- 
ing that the figures of their yield are far below the true prolificacy of 
the plants. Omitting this class of oats from our comparison, we may 
refer to various facts as brought out by our table. 
Out of the twenty plats, six spaded, seven half-spaded and seven not 
spaded, the average grain yield for the spaded was 52.3 bushels per 
acre; for the half-spaded, 56.5 bushels per acre; for the unspaded, 
57.1 bushels per acre. The average yield of straw for the same plats 
was 1.227 tons, 1.182 tons and 1.236 tons per acre. ‘The average pro- 
portion between grain and straw was as 1 bushel : 47 lbs.; 1 bushel : 
42 lbs., and 1 bushel : 43 lbs. 
The extremes and the average yield of grain for the varieties was ; 
