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and excellent for Imy and sihij^e, but too late to mature on the coast 

 before the fall storms set in. 



WHEAT. 



Romanow Sprino-, seeded IVfay 7 came up May 23. June 15, very 

 uneven stand; on iii<^!i or()und, 6 inches high; on poorer ground, 4 

 inches high. July 1, )H>st 15 inches high. Jul}' 15, 2 feet high, good 

 color, heading. August 1, 4 feet high, in Idoom, heads good size, some 

 snuit. August 15, badly lodged, on which account development is 

 retarded. September 1, fairly good, grain just in dough. September 

 15, heads small but well tilled, grain plump, ripening. Cut Septem- 

 ber r.>. Seed imported from Russia by the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. It does not do as well here as did the seed of an earlier 

 importation by the same name. This variety is the best spring wheat 

 we have tested. 



RYE. 



Giant French Winter, seeded September 10, 1902. June 10, head- 

 ing. June 15, 3i feet high, heads li to 3 inches long. July 1, 5 feet 

 high, man}' short stalks, in full bloom. July 15, grain in soft dough. 

 August 1, beginning to ripen, well tilled, many small heads. August 

 15, nearly ripe. August 25, harvested. Of several varieties seeded 

 this was the only one that did not winterkill. They were killed by 

 too nmcli water rather than severe cold. The heads are small ])ut the 

 grain is of fair quality. 



FLAX. 



Riga (for fiber), seeded -June 4. Coming up June 15. Jul}' 15, 3 

 inches high, growing slowly, good color, badly mixed with mustard. 

 August 1, 20 inches high, bloom buds formed. August 15, 2 feet high, 

 in bloom. August 2!>, nearly through blooming. September 15, 3 feet 

 high, badly lodged in places, seed fully formed, but not ripe. October 

 3, ready to [)ull. The ground was too wet for the ))est results, and not 

 sufficiently sul>dued. The quality was injured by lodging of the straw. 

 Good fiber flax can be grown on the coast wherever suitable soil can 

 Ije found. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



Russian variety, seeded May 23. Came up flune «i. .luiic l.'>. has 

 two leaves, fine stand, looks well. July 1, 4 inches high, growing well. 

 .July 15, is inches high, in full l>loom. August 1, exceedingly fine, 

 bees working on it vigorously. August 15, l)loom nearly all dead, 

 seed well formed, will yield well. August 21>, nearly ripe. Cut Sep- 

 tember 12. Karly maturing varieties of buckwheat may be depended 

 on to mature in the coast region. 



