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AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE BULLETINS. 



Third acre, sown with 75 lbs. (1^ bu.) Yield, 26| bu. 

 Fourth acre, sown with 90 lbs. (1| bu.) Yield, 26 bu. 



The yield is a half bushel more per acre from five pecks than from an 

 acre sown with six pecks. I incline to the opinion that 1^ bu. of clean seed 

 properly sown is enough on well prepared soils. We shall continue the test 

 the coming season. 



Champion Amber. 



On east side of field, 5.45 acres of Champion Amber was sown with 7f bu. 

 of seed, 1.4 bu per acre. 



Sown the 21st of Sept., harvested July 12, 1886. Yield, 179 bu. 32.84 

 bu. per acre. 



This yariety we have grown in plats of increasing size for three years. Tt 

 has proved hardy. Straw strong and of medium length, heads medium size, 

 smooth, white chaff. Is a good, yielding variety. 



I may add, this field was in excellent condition at the time of seeding. 

 The wheat was sown with the Beckwith Roller Drill. As a rule, we prefer 

 not to sow before the 15th of September, especially if the fly has injured 

 the last crop. 



The Experimental plats were sown the 23d and 24th days of September 

 in Field No. 3. 



The soil varies from quite light sand in the higher portions to a heavy clay 

 loam on eastern side, which is tiled but from lack of suJEcient fall suffers 

 from excess of water during and after heavy rains. Portions of many of the 

 plats were seriously injured and the imported varieties entirely destroyed by 

 the winter, as the notes that follow detail. 



The different varieties ripened very unevenly, which accounts for the cut- 

 ting of some plats, extending over several days. 



The following table gives some of the more important points of these 

 varieties, and supplemented by the notes that follow makes the history of 

 the wheats sown in fall of '85 measurably complete : 



Number. 



1 acre 



1 acre. 



1}^ acres.. 

 }i acre 



Experimental Plats. 



Name of Variety. 



Date of 

 Sowing. 



Surprise. Sept. 



Wysor Sept. 



" • ■ Sept. 



Sept. 



Sept. 



Sept 



Rogers' Amber 



Martin's Amber 



X acre j Acadia. 



Plat Earlv Oaklev , 



Plat I McGhee's MTiite 



Plat [ Diehl Mediterranean...] Sept 



Plat White Australian Sept 



^ Sept, 



23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 



Per Cent 



winter 

 killed. 



.20 

 .25 

 .2.5 

 .25 

 .20 

 .50 

 .25 

 .25 

 .15 



Date of 

 Cutting. 



July 13 _ 



July 13 



July 9-12... 

 July 12-13.. 

 July 8-12.... 



July 7 



July 7. 



July 7 



July 7 



Yield, 

 Bushels. 



15 

 17^ 

 10 

 9 



Note.— Genoese, White Crimean, Egyptian and India wheats entirely destroyed. 



CONDITION OF PLATS AT OPENING OF WINTER. NOTES TAKEN DECEMBER 4, 1885. 



Early Oahley. 



Very dark green. About 75 per cent came up. Lays very close on ground. 

 Spread out very nicely. 



