A PROLIFIC CEREAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1543, 27 April 1887, Page 3

A PROLIFIC CEREAL

The " Southland Timeß" of the 7<h inst. b&vs : In the year 1884 Mr George Orosble farmer, Wymthano, imported from America one pound weight of Prlnglo'n American Triumph oat ; cost 6s 8d per lb, He cowed it m the nnual manner, and the return was 1791 be from the one pound sown. Last ypar lhe product r>f the above was 7,6401bs or 216 bushel* ; this year he has jutt threshed from 45 bushels of Beed sown, 1,886 bushels, or 82 bushels per aore, and a sample of same oan bo seen at the offioo of €he National Mortgage and Agenoy Co. , Invercbrgill. Mr Crosble ie bo sanguine of the superior qualities of thif oat that he is confident it will pro* duce 20 bushels more per aore than any oat m tho colony. The description of this oat taken from the Bewson's catalogue of grain, says ; " This is a cross between the Excelsior and Waterloo oat, oomblning m a remarkable degree tho excellent qualities of both. The average height of the grain m the field ie 6 feet, yet the straw is bo strong and firm that It holds up well without lodging ; the tall luxuriant heads, filled with plump, heavy graim. The quality and productiveness of the grain ere unexcelled, yielding from 50 to 100 bushels per aoro, aocordiug to the fertility aud condition of land,"