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that had started iu the fall had grown considerably by this time and 

 the stand was fail-. The held was again examined May 25. At this 

 time the wheat was from 27 to 35 inches tall but only about 23 per 

 cent, of the tillers had developed and then not as strongly as might 

 have been desired. The heads were formed but were still iu the 

 sheath. 



The field was examined for the last time July 2, 1907. All the 

 tillers that had developed, and there was usually only one to a stool, 

 stood well but the stand should have been fully one-third heavier. 

 The straw was from 30 to 52 inches tall and the heads were fairly 

 large and well filled but there was not enough of them. This wheat 

 was harvested July 16 and 17 and shocked in the field until 

 thoroughly dry and stored in a large barn and was threshed August 

 18, and yielded 25 bushels per acre. 08 per cent, of the kernels of 

 the clean wheat as it was to be sown were similar in shape and 

 practically the same size. The color of the kernels was clear and 

 clean, and the hardness indicates that the wheat is high in gluten. 

 Ten average grains laid end to end measured 2^ inches. No weeds 

 and dirt were found in an average sample. Onh' about one per cent, 

 of the grains were damaged by the thresher and there were no 

 smuty or musty grains and U8 per cent, were plump. The bran was 

 not cracked, withered or streaked, showing that the vitality was 

 not injured. A measured bushel of this wheat weighed 62 pounds. 



JOHN E. MOUL. 



The soil of Mr. Moul's is located in the Potsdam formation and 

 locally is known as stony land and by the United States soil survey 

 as Porters stony loam. This field was planted with corn in the 

 spring of 1905. It did not receive any manure at this time nor at 

 any time previous to this so far as the owner knows. After the 

 corn crop was harvested the field was cultivated and sown with rye. 

 With the rye 200 pounds per acre of a 14 per cent. South Carolina 

 rock was sown. The rye yielded fairly well. After the rye was 

 harvested the field was plowed August 15, 1906. August 30, the 

 field was limed at the rate of 60 bushels to the acre on the plowed 

 ground. The ground was harrowed twice and then the wheat, the 

 old Lancaster red, was sown September 15, at the rate of two 

 bushels of seed to the acre, and with the wheat 200 pounds of bone 

 meal containing four per cent, potash. The wheat came up well 

 considering the soil cultivation which was poor. The field did not 

 receive any stable manure at this time. This field w-as inspected 

 November 8, 1906. At this time the wheat had attained a growth 

 of from 8 to 12 inches in height and had stoolcd fairly well, three 

 tillers in most stools. It seemed that the fly had been doing some 

 damage but few flies could be found. This field was examined 

 April 12, 1907. At this time the wheat was from 10 to 13 inches tall 

 but was not as vigorous as it should have been. The three tillers 

 were still persisting. A large number of the longest leaves of the 

 previous fall had been winter-killed. 



The field was again examined May 25. The stand at this time was 

 uneven and patchy. On about half of the field the straw had at- 

 tained a height of from IS to 21 inches, while the other half was 

 from 27 to 30 inches. The stools with two or three tillers on both 

 sections of the fleld were shorter and weaker than the stools with 



