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EXPEBIM ENTAL FARMS 



SPRING RYE. 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



The plots of spring rye were sown on April 22, the seed being used at the rate of 

 about one and one-half bushels to the acre. 



The yield per acre is expressed in pounds and also in ' bushels ' of fifty-six pounds. 



Spring Rye — Test of Varieties. 



The average yield of the two varieties was 2,970 lbs. (53 bushels 2 lbs.) per acre. 



WINTER RYE. 



The plots of winter rye were sown on August 31, 1909, the seed being used at the 

 rate of about one and one-half bushels to the acre. The rye made good growth in the 

 autumn and stood the winter well. 



The yield per acre is expressed in pounds and also in ' bushels ' of fifty-six pounds. 



Winter Rye — Test of Varieties. 



The average yield of the three varieties was 2,100 lbs. (38 bush. 32 lbs.) per acre. 



FIELD BEANS. 



Seven plots of beans, one-sixtieth of an acre each, were sown on May 1G. All of 

 the varieties sown were selected strains of field beans or of early-maturing garden 

 sorts which may prove useful in localities where it is desired to obtain ripe seed in a 

 short season. 



The yield per acre is expressed in pounds and also in ' bushels ' of sixty pounds. 



