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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1888
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260 UNIVEKSITY OF ILLINOIS. F I E L D E X P E R I M E N T W I T H OATS—1887. REPORTED BY T. F. H U N T , B. S., ASSISTANT IN AGRICULTURE. The following table gives the yield of grain and straw of six varieties of oats. They were grown on plats 2x9 rods, except Hargett's extra early, which was grown on a plat 2x2 rods. The land was uniform in character and had been in corn the previous year. I t was disked, not plowed, before sowing. After sowing, the land was harrowed and rolled. The oats were sown April 5th and were harvested July 14th except White Russian, which was harvested July 26th. The yield of grain of four varieties, of the crop of 1886, is given for comparison. [See Thirteenth Report of University of Illinois, p. 204.] Crop of 1887. Name of Variety. Straw, pounds. 2x9 rods. White Victoria Welcome White Russian New Brunswick Black Hargett's extra early Average 318 389 349 296 327 294 329 Per acre. 2,822 3,458 3,124 2,631 2,907 2,620 2,927 Grain, pounds. 2x9 rods. 168.5 217.5 198.5 209 219 177.5 198.3 Per acre. 47 60 55 58 61 49 55 Crop of 1886. Grain. Per acre. 32.5 46 44 47.5
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