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very f^ood. Like :ill llic t^rains, this varioty iiiacl(> I'aiik j^rowth whor- 

 ovor l)rnsli or loj^s \v(m«' hunicd and stoolcd Ncry j^otxl. rFiily 1, 15 

 indies liio;Ii. - ,Iuly 2(1, 2<» inches to 2 feet hi<,^h and headinj^. Au«^ust 

 10. the best stood H^ feet lii<,di, and j^rain half formed. Auj^ust 25, 

 j^rain in tlie dou^di and straw quite yeUow. Auj^ust 27, frost injured, 

 eausing <(rain to shrivel. Hounianian, Ronianow, and Kuhanka seemed 

 the farthest advanced when the killing; frost came. Ladoga was the 

 most backward. l>ut had the season been as last year even this would 

 have matured. 



All the above jriiiins were seeded l)roadcast when the surface soil 

 had become dry through sprini-- cultivation, and the seed lay without 

 anv sioiis of j^ermination until a shower came June 1. Could we have 

 had this shower one week earlier our wheats would no doubt have 

 matured before this unusuall}' earl}' frost. 



All the winter wheats seeded last fall were winterkilled, or eaten up 

 bv the rabbits as the snow left. The winter r^^e was l)itten off into 

 the ground, but each variety survived in some measure, making a 

 growtii of from 4 to 6 feet high, but a frost July 12 killed the giain 

 in the l>lossom. The straw remained (juite green at the writing of this 

 report. Spring seeding did no l)etter and matured no seed. 



Emmet\ — Yaroslav Spring, seeded May 19. Coming up June 5, 

 stand good; growth ver}' good. July 1, 12 inches high. July 20, 20 

 inclies to 2 feet high, and heading. August 10, 3^ to 4 feet high and 

 grain half formed. This plat made quite even growth and stooled out 

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

 27, frost injured the grain causing it to shrivel. The straw was quite 

 ripe September 10. (PI. IX, tig. 2.) 



Uba Spring, seeded Ma}' 19. Coming up June 5, stand good, 

 (xrowth good and regular. July 1, 10 inches high. July 20, 18 inches 

 high and heading. August 10, 3 feet high and grain half formed. 

 August 25, grain, in the dough and straw turning, August 27, frost 

 damaged the grain ])adly. The straw ripened pretty well by Sep- 

 tember 10. 



Russian Spelt No. 2789, seeded May 19. Coming up June 6, stand 

 poor. July 1, G inches high. July 20, 12 to 15 inches high, and 

 begiiming to h(>ad. August 10, 2^ feet high and blossoming. August 

 27, grain not fully formed when frost came; stiaw yet green. 



The enuners were all seeded broadcast in dry surface soil and no 

 signs of germinativ^n until rain June 1. Yaroslav and Uba would 

 have matured with a season as last j^ear. 



.^wc'^;?^Amj5.— Japanese, seeded May 19. Coming up June 5, stand 

 good. July 1, 12 inches high. Growth thrifty and plants ))ranching 

 good, blossoming July 12, when frost killed all the plants. 



Finnish, seeded May 19. Coming up June 5, stand very good. 

 July 1, 8 inches high, branching and beginning to blossom. July 12, 



