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EXPERIMENTAL EARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



Mixtures of Grasses and Alfalfa. 



Alfalfa and Brome grass* 



Alfalfa and Timothy 



Alfalfa and Rye grass.. . . 

 Alfalfa, Timothy and Rye 

 grass 



First Cutting. 



Yield in 

 1910. 



Tons. Lbs. 



3 680 

 3 880 

 3 1,800 



3 1,880 



Average for 

 two yeais. 



Tons. Lbs. 



2 1,250 

 2 1,800 



2 1,010 



Second Cutting. 



Yield in 

 1910. 



Tons. Lbs. 



2 1,840 

 2 1,400 

 2 1,720 



2 1,880 



Average for 

 two years. 



Tons. Lbs. 



2 100 

 2 780 



2 1,100 



Total for Season. 



Yield in 

 1910. 



Tons. Lbs. 



G 520 

 6 2S0 

 6 1,520 



6 1,7G0 



Average for 

 two years. 



Tons. Lbs. 



4 1,410 



5 580 



5 1,070 



The record of yield in 1909 was lost owing to an error in harvesting. 



VARIETIES OF ALFALFA. 



In the spring of 1909, seed of fourteen varieties or strains of alfalfa were planted 

 that were received from the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 

 D.C. These were supplied by the courtesy of Mr. J. M. Westgate, Agronomist, Divi- 

 sion of Forage Crop Investigations. The following table gives the results for the 

 past season. They were irrigated June 13 and August 12, but, unfortunately, the 

 second irrigation was not very thorough, which probably accounts for the low yields 

 in the second crop in some of the plots. The first cutting was made June 21. the 

 second cutting July 25, and the third September 14. 



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Acre. 



1-10 

 1-10 

 1-10 

 1-40 



1-10 

 1-10 

 1-40 



1-40 



1-10 

 1-10 

 1-10 

 1 40 



1-10 

 1-40 



Name and Number. 



24859 Kansas Hardy 



23154 Montana 



24837 Canadian (Variegated) 



23203 from Werny, Turkestan (very 



severe winters) 



Turkestan from Ottawa 



23394 Sand Lucerne 



22788 from Aulieata, Turkestan (severe 

 winters) 



22790 from Kiva, Turkestan (mild 



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248T,6 Canadian (Purple Flowers). . 



23396 Sand Lucerne 



21032 Turkestan 



22789 from Tschimkent. Turkestan 

 (average winters) 



25102 Otimm 



25022 Old Prankish Lucerne 



First 

 Cutting. 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



2 

 2 

 2 



2 

 2 

 2 



600 

 600 

 300 



800 

 600 



400 



400 

 1,900 

 1,900 

 1,700 



200 



i,r,->o 



1,000 



Second 

 Cutting. 



Yield per 

 ere. 



Tons. Lbs. 



900 

 250 

 550 



000 

 300 

 300 



600 



150 



1,850 



1,950 



1,000 

 1,850 

 1,600 



Third 

 Cutting. 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



1,200 

 1,403 



1,400 



400 



600 



1,000 



S00 



900 

 600 

 550 



400 

 050 

 410 



Total for 



Season. 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



4 

 4 

 4 

 4 



4 



4 

 3 



700 

 250 

 250 



1,800 

 1,500 

 1,300 



1,200 



1,000 

 95') 

 350 

 2C0 



200 



150 



1.000 



