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matiirinf]^. Tlic stiiiw ripciuMl well, hut the grain shriveled luid the 

 germ was killed. 'I'liis \ uriet y stooled out well. 



Rouiiianiaii, seeded May 20. Coming- up June 5. Stand good. 

 Growth poor, exeept on l)rusji-l)urned portions. Here the growth 

 was rank and stooled w(dl. June 2;"), 14 inches high. .luly 15, 2 feet 

 high and heading. August 1»», li.V feet high; grain half formed. Poorer 

 poitions stood 2 f(>et high and about the sam(> stage. August 25, grain 

 nearly past the dough and straw 3-ellow. August 27, frost damaged, 

 killing the germ and causing the grain to shrixel. 'I'his variety was 

 almost l)eyond danger and the furthest advanced of all varieties grown. 



Kubanka Spring, .seeded May 2(». Con)ing up June 5. Stand good. 

 June 25, 12 inches high where l)rusli had been burned. Juh' 2(», 2 

 feet high and heading. Other portions 15 inches high and heading. 

 August 1<), the l)est stood 4 feet higli, well headed and grain over 

 half formed; heads large. The poorest stood 2 to 3 feet high; heads 

 small. August 25, grain well in the dough and kernel large; straw 

 quite yellow. August 27, frost injured, killing the germ and causing 

 the grain to shrivel. The straw ripened fulh^ Iw September 10. 



Russian Spring No. 2955, seeded Ma}' 20. Coming up June G, 

 stand rather poor. Jul}^ 1, 8 inches high. July 15, 12 inches high. 

 Hegun heading July 20. August 10, the best 3 feet high and blos- 

 soming. August 25, in the dough; straw cjuite green. August 27, 

 frost injured, grain shrixeled. The straw^ ripened by September 10. 



Pererodka Spring, seeded May 20. Coming up June 5, stand 

 mediiuu, growth poor generally, 1)ut on brush-l)urned portions good. 

 July 1, 10 to 18 inches high. Jul}' 20. the best stood 2 feet high and 

 heading. It stooled well. August 10, 4 feet high and blos.soming; 

 heads large. Other portions 3 feet high and heads smaller. August 

 25, grain in the dough and straw turning fast; grain large. August 

 27, frost injured, killing the germ and causing grain to shrivel; straw 

 fully ripe })y September 10. 



Russian (Orenburg) Spring, seeded May 2o. Coming up June 5, 

 stand good. Growth poor except where l)rush had been l)urned. 

 July 1, to 15 inches high. July 15, the poor stood 15 inches high, 

 the best 2 feet. Begun heading about July 20. August 10, the best 

 4 feet high; stooled W(>11 and heads large. August 25, in the dough 

 and straw turning fast. August 27, frost injured, causing the grain 

 to shrivel. 



Romanow (imported seed), seeded May 20. Coming up June 5, 

 stand very good. No brush liurned on this ])lat. July 1. in inches 

 high. July 15, 12 to 1(» inches high and begun heading. August 10, 

 2 to 3 feet high and grain half formed. August 25, well in the dough 

 and straw turning fast. .Vugust 27. frost injured; straw ripened by 

 September 10, giain slnivclcd. 



Romanow (Sitka seed), seeded May 2<». Coming up June 0. Stand 



