A New Oat

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 July 1915, Page 3

A New Oat

— ♦— "lowa 10" is a variety of oats which has been developed at the lowa Agricultural Experimental Station at Ames in recent years, and is yielding big crops. Is is yielding better than local varieties, according to a statement made by the experiment station. Hie statement says that at Oakville, in Louisa country, one field 'Seeded with this strain outyielded the ibest local varieties by 20 bushels per acre. Other fields in the vicinity did nearly as well. in other countries "lowa 103" aiso showed heavier yielding qualities, though not quite as much better than local varieties as in Lousia country. ± Mcts are contained in reports jMßn&de by JsJm Buchanan, of the expestatiouX secretary of the lowa Association, is distributing the new varieties developed at Ames. The Oaktest was conducted by E. E. Jamiwho got his first shipment of seed r ,n 1913- Then he grew an acre, of "lowa 103," which produced 77 bushels of choice seed. He planted the entire 77 ibushels last spring on 26$ acres, from which he harvested 1800 bushels of good seed, which he will distribute to his neighbours. "My field yielded 82 bushels per acre by weigh" says Mr Jamison in his report, that is 20 bushels better than the next ibest field of oats in his entire section. lowa 103 is showing up better than he could almost wish for. The neighbourhood has reason to thank the co-operative-experiment association and | the plant 'breeders at the experiment .... station for "lowa 203."