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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



lUINr.\LL. 



♦Trace. 

 Total — May to September inclusive 



1901=20.04 inches. 

 1902=14.59 inches. 



CEREALS. 



FALL WHEAT. 



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In the fall of 1901, four varieties of winter wheat were sown for compariBou 

 of varietie.s. The raising of winter wheat in the Upper Peninsula has been carried 

 on successfully for so many years that it did not need an experiment of this kind 

 to demonstrate the utility of this cereal. The plots were small,— 80 feet wide 

 and 54 feet to 120 feet long. The piece of ground upon which the wheat grew was 

 almost level, slightly inclined to the south. The original timber was heavy, tall 

 and thrifty maple. These trees had been blown out with dynamite during the 

 earlier part of the summer and the subsequent preparation consisted in the re- 

 moval of the large pieces of rock thrown out by the explosion and grading and 

 fllling the holes. The lateral roots of the large trees had been chopped off before 

 the trees themselves were blown out by dynamite. These remaining roots hindered 

 the plowing which was done with a heavy plow, carrying a furrow 12 inches 

 deep. Later the piece was cross-plowed eight inches deep, the roots and stone.s 

 being removed after each plowing. The ground was thoroughly harrowed with 

 spring-tooth and spike-tooth harrows and the seed was sown broadcast, six pecks 

 to the acre of the Russian and Jones and seven pecks of the Dawson and Int<^r- 

 national No. 6. 



The autumn wa.s warm with just sufficient rainfall to promote a good stand. 

 Permanent snow fell November 7th, before the ground froze. The depth of the 



