Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-03-03
Reported for the Delawa Tribune
Experiments with Oats.
TIIEIY ONE TESTS At THE PENNSYLVANIA
EXPERIMENTAL FARM.

at West Grove, Chester County, for the year
1869, we dtduce the following experiments
with oats on plots of land containing one
eighth Of au acre, the Black Hungarian,
the variety sown, weighing Il pounds per
bushel
Plot No. l-Sown at the rate of bushel
of seed per acre, produced bushels Il qts.,
weighing lact lbs, and 22l5 lbs. of straw
and chatl.
Plot No. 2.-Sown at the rate Of bush
els of seed per acre, produced bushels II
qts., weighing ltss lbs, and 23os lbs. OF
straw and chaif.
Plot No. 3.-Sown at the rate Of bush
els of seed per acre, produced bushels lSa
qts., weighing 1879 lbs, and 1873 lbs. of
straw and chail.
Plot No. 4.-Treated in the same manner
as No. 3, bu. with an application of Moro
Phillips Phosphate at the rate of 500 lbs.
per acre, produced ! bushels III Qts., weigh
ing 1861 lbs, and aioi lbs of straw and
chair
Plot No. 5.-Trcated as No. Q, but no
fertilizer, produced bushels 2ls sqts., weigh
1853 lbs, and 2llA lbs. Of straw and chaff.
Remarks.-No. ripened several days be-
fore the others, but did not grow so tall by
eight to twelve inches. No. was left stand
ing several days after the others were cut,
but did not still fully ripen.
Varieties of Oats Grown, ls69.-The fol-
lowing varieties Of oats were grown on acre
plots, and subjected to the same treatment: !:
The ground was ploughed from the 9Th to the
9th of April, and sown on the 18th and 18th
of the same month at the rate of two bushels
of seed per acre, sown broadcast, narrowed
in and rolled.
Plot No. G, "Surprise. Seed weighed
II lbs. per bushel and produced bushels x
qts., weighing 354 lbs. per bushel, or ll4s
lbs. of oats, and 1911 lbs of straw and chaff
Plot No. 7, "Prince Edwards. Seed
weighed 80 lbs. per bushcl and produced 4
bushels 22ss- qts, weighing 3la lbs. per
bushel, or l4oi lbs. of oats and 2lSi lbs. of
straw AID chaif.
Plot No. 8, "Whte Norway.
weighed 20 lbs. per bushel, and produced 8
bushels 81 qts., weighing aaa lbs. per bushel,
or lO9s lbs OF oats and 1913 lbs. of straw
and chaf.
Plot No. ., "New Brunswick. Seed
weighed II lbs. per bushel and produced
bushels 3Oa qts., weighing 81 lbs. per bushel,
or 1921 lbs. and ll6E lbs. of straw and chaff.
Plot No. 10, Barley Associate. - Seed
weighed 27 lbs. per bushel, and produced 8
bushels g qts., weighing 3lt lbs. per bushel,
or 1909 lbs. of oats, and 2ss lbs. of straw
and chaff.
Plot No. II, Common White Oats.-Seei
weighed III lbs. per bushel, and produced
4 bushels OF qts., weighing 2sa lbs. per bus.
or Il5i lbs. of oats, and 205l lbs. Of straw
and chail.
Plot No. l2, Canada. a.-Seed weighed II
lbs. per bushel, and prodused bushels 3;
qts., weighing 20 lbs. per bushel, or 80 lbs
of oats, and l5G lbs of straw and chaff.
Plot No. l3, Black Poland. weigh
ed % lbs. per bushel, and produced bush
els n qts, weighing 800 lbs. per bushel, o
1919 lbs. of oats, and lSl lbs. of straw AM
chaif.
Plot No. IA, Scotch, Imported Seed. j
Seed weighed AZ lbs. per bushel, and pro
duced bushels, weighing 29a lbs. per bus.
or llGi lbs. of oats and 2l3i lbs of stray
and chaff.
Plot No. Is, Black Norway, from Vel
mont.-Seed weighed 27s lbs. per bushel
aud produced . bushels 64 qts., weighing 3
lbs. per bushel, or lGla lbs. of oats and 1872
lbs. of straw and chail.
Plot No. l6, Black Norway, from G. A
Deitz.-Seed weighed PSI lbs per bushe
and produced bushels l94 qts., weighin
3la lbs. per bushel, or l76a lbs. Of oats, an
2il lbs. of straw and chaf.
Plot No. II, White Poland. Seed weighe
10 lbs per bushel, and produced bushe
) 4 qts., weighing 35 lbs. per bushel, or IA
lbs of oats, and lS3s lbs of straw and chat
Plot No. IS, Sandy Scotch. Seed wcighe
&c lbs. per bushel, and produced bushe
2sa lbs, weighing 80 lbs. per bushel, or IL
lbs. of oats and 243 lbs. of straw and chai
, Plot No 10, "White Swedish. Sec
weighed 1863 lbs. per bushel and produce
bushels a qts., weighing 33t lbs. p
bushel, or li2l lbs. of oats and 23Sa lbs.
| straw and chat.
Plot No. 20, Georgia. Weight OF set
, not given. Produced bushels weighing
lbs. per bushel, or 1880 lbs. of oats and /
r lbs. Of straw and chaiI.
D Plot No 2l, ''Ycllow Poland. Sc,
, weighed l7t lbs. per bushel and produc,
i bushcl, or li3i lbs. Of oais'and 1867 lbs.
i straw and claii.
1 Plot No. ~, Black Hungarian. Sc
| lls hue al Il
A bushels l95 qts, weighing 20 his. p
bushel, or lGs lbs of oats and POO lbs.
! straw and chatf
" Plot No 20, 'tWhiie Schoenen. n.'-Se
@ weighed i3 lbs. per bushel and produced
bushels "a qts., weighing 2iI lbs. per bush
!, or 1872 lbs Of oas and 1861 lbs. Of straw IA
Il cha!r
dj Plot No q, "Black Swedish. Sc
If weighed il1 lbs. per hushel and produc
h bushels l6i qis weighing 22l lbs. I
/" bushcl, or l2i lbs. of oati and 2703 lbs.
l. straw and chail.
S Plot No. -, Somerset. Seed weighed
lbs. per bushel, and produced Bushels |
:, qts., weighing 80 lbs. per bushel, or 1872 Il
, OF oats, and 2i5s lbs of straw and chat.
II Plot No. 20, Italian. Seed weighed
II lbs. per bushe and produced bushels .
d qls., weighing aS5 lbs. per bushel, or 10
Z lbs. of oats, and l7a9 lbs. of straw Il
- claif.
is Remarks. There were two weeks !.
}. tween the ripening OF The extremes In
l. II, 20, - and 20 were cul on the 223l u
" lr; several kinds on the 27th; NrAugus,
N y and 23 were cut ON the 21,i The Gt
m vhi.e Is and u were not cut ,Dened o.
Of 'f August, and then hol wh. showed thu
]. servations made Jnnere attatkc b. u
Oh many oi lne v'fleiir' Al thai time, u, II
ie lo, 20, % and 4 anphin.VU 'nrlphi, wca,Ssr s ntr N
u ons htian AZ. stalks generally 10 ret clear
re enapu .l,met and make Il fair crop, Int tag mi
u aaw thS 'uy Al That tlpe nearly ruined tile Spfr
4 Barley. .------=
/ The Saving of Manure.