Show Improved Oat Varieties Developed for New York YorkA A number of yielding high oat ont varieties van vari etres have ha been developed eloped by the NewYork New NewYork NewYork York state experiment station In co cow operation with the United States De- De of Agriculture Six of these varieties the Comewell Empire and Upright Up Up- Upright right are discussed In Department Circular 33 Just Issued by the United States Department of ot Agriculture Tested on New York farms for a n pe pew perIod period of four tour years 1021 to 1 1025 25 each of these varieties gave e nn an average a yield of more than CO CiO bu bushel per acre The In work vork to develop these varieties was under undertaken taken because of the Important place the ont oat crop rop holds In the o agriculture of New York and anal because the general n average of th the crop nop o over er the entire state has hn been ben bush bushels pis per acre for forthe forthe forthe the post past 10 years This low yield has hns been due elue In part to the use of poorly adapted and low yielding low varieties During the six jear lor period from 1018 1918 to 1023 Inclusive e In experiments at nt Ithaca the has hos produced decidedly the highest average e yield exceeding Its nearest competitor the h by more than five ave bushels to the acre The yield of the Cor was riS bushels A copy of the circular may be t o as ns Ion long II us as the supply lasts by writing to the United States Department Depart ment of Agriculture D C. C |