this year. Another portion of plat planted to white Russian broom-corn millet 

 (S. P. I., No. 1387). Growth poor. The remainder of the plat planted to red vero- 

 nezh broom-corn millet (S. P. I., No. 2796). Growth very poor. 



Plat B (4 ) .—Samarkand and French alfalfa. Drilled in rows 1 foot apart. Growth 



good in both cases. 



Plat B (5, 6, 7, 8) .—Turkestan alfalfa {Medicago sativa turkestanica) . Wintered 



well. Growth fair. 



Plat B (9).— Turkestan alfalfa (S. P. I., No. 991). Sown broadcast at the rate of 

 28 pounds per acre. Suffered from the midsummer drought. Killed by frost Sep- 

 tember 20. 



Plat B (10).— Australian ssLlthnsh {{Atriplex semibaccata) . Drilled May 10 on the 

 following plan: 11 rows on the west side, seed pressed in; 11 rows in the center, seed 

 covered one-half inch; 11 rows on the east side, seed 1 inch deep. Seed did not 

 sprout till June 20. Only a few plants came in at west side. In the center the stand 

 was about 50 per cent, while on the east side the stand was about 25 per cent. Made 

 a growth during the latter part of the season, but was all dead by the 1st of November. 



Plat B (11).— Bitter vetch {Lathyrus sativus). Made a fair growth and stood the 

 drought well. 



Plat B (12).— Milo maize {Andropogon sorghum). Yellow variety cut September 

 10. Weighed, November 3, at the rate of 6,336 pounds per acre. White variety cut 

 September 15. Weighed, November 3, at the rate of 12,693 pounds per acre. 



The yellow milo maize formed heads, but the white did not. 



Plat B (13).— Egyptian corn {Andropogon sorghum) . Stand poor and growth fair. 

 Formed heads August 18. Cut September 11, when about 5 feet high. Weighed, 

 November 3, at the rate of 3,120 pounds per acre. 



Plat B (14). — Wisconsin amber cane {Andropogon sorghum) . Stand, about 50 per 

 cent. Yielded at the rate of 2,960 pounds per acre. 



Plat B (16) .—Hairy vetch ( Vida villosa). Failed to germinate. 



Plat B (17).— Rape {Brassica napus). West half, March rape, drilled May 10;; 

 not successful. East half, dwarf Victoria rape, drilled May 10, made a rank growth 

 and yielded, September 1, green fodder at the rate of 26,880 pounds per acre. A 

 single plant weighed 23 pounds. 



Plat B (18 to 24).— Sown to the following grasses, but all were killed by drought: 

 Hard fescue {Feducascahrellu), red fescue {Festuca rubra), wild timothy {Mahlmbergia 

 racemosa), Washington blue grass, rye grass {Elymus canadensis glaucifoUus) , smooth 

 brome grass {Bromus inernus), and Western wheat grass {Agrojnjron spicatiim). 



Plat B (25 to 30).— Smooth brome grass {Bromus inermis). A very poor stand. 



Plat C (1) .—Planted to potatoes in preparation for next year. 



Plat C (2, 3) .—Goose wheat. Severely injured by drought and Russian thistles. 



Plat C (4, 5).— Oats. Killed by drought. 



Plat C (6 to 11). — Russian speltz. Growth poor. Yielded at rate of 4 to 5 bush- 

 els per acre. 



Plat C (12).— Emmer {Triticum dicoccum). S. P. I., No. 2789, on part of plat, 

 remainder sown to Russian buckwheat {Fagopyrumfagopyrum), S. P. I., No. 2801, but 

 in both cases the young plants were killed by the drought. 



Plat C (13). — Planted to various varieties of imported wheats, oats, barley, and 

 speltz, bitter vetch (S. P. I., No. 1175), horse beans ( Vidafaba), and white soy beans, 

 but all were killed by drought. 



Plat C (14).— Red Orenburg broom-corn millet, S. P. I., No. 2960 {Panicum milia- 

 ceum). Growth poor, but stood the drought better than any of the broom-corn mil- 

 lets except the black (Plat C, 19). 



Plat C (15) .—Tambov broom-corn millet, S. P. I., No. 2794. A red variety. Badly 

 damaged by the hot winds. 



Plat C (16).— Red Russian broom-corn millet, S. P. I., No. 2797. Similar to 

 preceding. 



