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EXPERIMENTA L F. \RMS 



5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 



Alfalfa^ sown 1010. 



111 1911 a further variety test was started composed principally of tlie Grimm 

 variety received from different states in the Union, and a few other varieties from 

 Europe. The folloAving table gives the results: — 



Alfalfa. 



Variety. 



Hungarian Alfalfa (from Hungaria) 



Grimms "21735" (from Washington) 



Grimms (froni Montana) 



Grimms (from Minnesota) 



Grimms (from Montana) . , 



20th Century (from Wisconsin) 



Sand Lucerne "23487" (from Washington) 

 Sand Lucerne (from Gem. any) 



Yield per Acre. 

 Fir.st Cutting. 



Tons. Lb. 



2 

 2 



2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



2 



560 

 560 

 1,280 

 1,040 

 800 

 200 

 440 

 3i;0 



Yield per Acre. 

 Second Cutting 



Tons. Lb. 



1 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 



1,720 



1,680 



360 



1,600 



1,240 

 773 



1,240 



Total Yield. 



Tons. Lb. 



4 

 4 



4 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 3 



280 



240 



1,640 



640 



800 



1,440 



1,213 



1,560 



FIELD TESTS OF GRASSES, RED CLOVER, AND ALFvVLFA. 

 The results of the field tests are as follows: — 



Field Tests of GiiAfiSES, Clover, and Alfalfa. 



Kind of Mixture. 



Western Rye Grass, Alfalfa and Red 

 Clover 



Western Rye Grass, Alfalfa and Red 

 Clover 



Western Rye Grass, Alfalfa and Red 

 Clover . 



Western Rye Grass and Clover . 



Western Rye Grass, Clover and Alfalfa 



Turkestan Alfalfa 



Montana Alfalfa 



Y''ield per Acre. 

 First Cutting. 



Tons. Lb. 



524 



622 



543 

 250 

 297 

 1,100 

 232 



Yield per Acre. 

 Second Cutting. 



Tons. Lb. 



1,965 



1,980 



1 802 



Total Yield 

 per Acre. 



Tons. Lb. 



1- 



1 



1 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 3 



524 



622 



543 



250 



262 



1,(180 



1,034 



Indian Head. 



