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were vigorous and strong, had a dark green color, few dead leaves 

 and a strong root system. At this time the wheat had stooled, but 

 not more than half the stools had two tillers and but few had three. 



The field was examined a third time, May 28, 11)07. At this time 

 the wheat was from 28 to o4 inches tall, had a dark green color and 

 the stools that had two or three tillers at the first spring examina- 

 tion had developed only one so that ap])roximately Ul per cent, of 

 the stools had only one tiller and where two or more tillers de- 

 veloped they were shorter and not as vigorous. The root system 

 was strong, the stems heavy so that the wheat stood well. A little 

 early rust had appeared at this time on the lower leaves. The heads 

 were formed but were still within the sheath and some time will 

 elapse before they will be out. No fly had appeared at this time in 

 this field. The field was examined the last time July 1, 1907. At 

 this time the heads and wheat had fully developed but it was still 

 unripe. 



The heads, Mr. Deitz thought, were not quite as large as usual 

 lacking from two to four grains. The heads on most of the stalks 

 growing upon stools with more than one tiller were as much as an 

 inch shorter than those growing on stools with one tiller and the 

 straw of stools with one tiller varies in height from 51 to 56 inches, 

 while the straw of stools with two tiller varies from 30 to 41 inches. 

 The grains in the two and more tiller heads were also smaller and 

 not so perfectly formed. No late mildew appeared on leaf or stem 

 and but very little damage was done by the fly, only here and there 

 a stalk. This wheat was harvested Julv 16, and was shocked in 

 the field until thoroughly dried. The wheat was housed in a barn 

 and was threshed August 23, 1907, and yielded 36^ bushels per acre, 

 clean wheat. These are not drill measured acres but were surveyed 

 by the writer. 



The kernels of this wheat as they come from the cleaning mill are 

 nearly all similar in shape and are approximately the same size. 

 Ten of these kernels laid end to end measured two and seven-eighth 

 inches. The color of the grains was a little dulled by a heavy rain 

 while the wheat was in the shock. No weeds or dirt were found 

 in the sample. No smuty or musty kernels could be found and ap- 

 proximately only two per cent, of the grains were damaged, some 

 by the thresher and some shriveled. The kernels are usually plump. 

 The bran was the least discolored by the rain already referred to 

 but none of it was cracked or streaked so that the vitality of the 

 wheat was not affected. This wheat weighed 60 pounds to the 

 measured bushel. 



WILLIAM MENGES. 



Mr. Menges' soil is similar in formation to that of Mr. Dietz and 

 so is the soil treatment. The sod field on which this wheat was 

 raised was manured in the fall of 1904 and the manure plowed down 

 in the fall. A crop of corn was rcised on this field in the summer 

 of 1905 and after the corn was harvested the stubble was well 

 cultivated — not plowed — and sown with wheat. After this crop of 

 wheat was harvested in 1906 the field was again manured and the 

 manure plowed down within a week from July 20, 1906. Between 

 the time of plowing and seeding this field was harrowed four times 

 and rolled three times. The wheat, the old Lancaster red, was sown 



