nniSWN OF CEREALS 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



WINTER RYE. 



A field of If iicre.-^ was sown to winter rye on September 12, 1912. This came 

 tJirough the winter in excellent condition, and produced a good growth of straw. It 

 was ripe and harvested on July 31, 1913. The yield per acre was 37 bushels and 40 

 pounds. 



FLAX. 



Eight varieties of flax were under test on the regular plots. The North Dakota 

 varieties are supposed to be Avilt resistant. The plots were sown on May 8. and har- 

 vested between August 28 and September -1. 



Flax. — Test of Varieties. 



N.\jiE OF Variety. 



Premost 



North Dak,. ta. "R"" 114. 

 North Dakota, "R" 73. . 

 North iJakota, "R'^ 52. . 



Nova Rofsick 



"White Flowering 



La Plata 



Ru.ssian 



Average 1 

 Length of 

 PLants. 



Inches, 

 30 



3a 



30 

 29 

 26 

 20 

 IS 

 35 



Yield of Yield of 



Seed I Seed 

 per Acre, per 'Acre. 



1,800 

 1,640 

 1.720 

 1,760 

 1,6^0 

 1,800 



i,r.oo 



1,24C 



Lh. r.us 



32 

 29 

 30 

 31 

 30 

 32 

 2S 

 22 



Lb. 



8 

 10 

 40 

 24 



'8 

 32 



O. '-7— U 





►? S go 



Lb. 



55 



55 



54-0 



54-5 



53 



55 



55 



55 



FLAX — FfKLD LOTS. 



As Premost flax had done so well previously, only this variety was sown in the field. 



Name of VAKiRxy. 



Date Date of 1 ^f^^^^ | Average 



of Sowing.: Ripening, ,/^f/'^^^ i^^^^f I' '' 

 ° , ' ° Maturing. I Plants. 



Piemo.st 

 Premost. 



May 



8 Sept. 

 lO! M 



118 

 1!3 



Inches. 



29 

 29 



Yield of 



Seed 

 per Acre 



Lb. 



1,341 

 1,341 



1- ^ c 



Yield of 



Seed I^Ui 

 per Acre. ' '^ B 'So 



Bush. 



24 



24 



Lb. 



54 

 54-5 



IB— 52 



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