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FORAGE-CROP EXPERIMENTS AT SAN ANTONIO. 



Table XIII. — Yields in a rate-of-seeding test of Appier Rustproof and Culberson 



Winter oats, in 1910. 



With Appier Rustproof oats the heaviest seeding gave the highest 

 yield, but with Culberson Whiter oats there was so little difference 

 that the deviation could be attributed to variation in the soil. 



OTHER SMALL GRAINS THAT MAY BE USED AS FORAGE CROPS. 



Other small grains which have been tested for use as forage crops 

 are wheat, barley, emmer, and rye. Table XIV shows the yields 

 from these cereals. These plats were one-tenth of an acre in size and 

 the land was summer-fallowed the previous season. 



Table XIV. — Hay yields from various cereals tested for forage. 



1 Average yield from six varieties. 



2 Average yield from eighl varieties. 



With the exception of rye, none of the cereals mentioned in Table 

 XIV gives indications of being of any great value for this section, 

 from a forage standpoint. With the exception of rye, all those listed 

 are very susceptible to rust. While the variety of rye grown appears 

 to be somew r hat better than oats from the standpoint of yield, yet the 

 value of oat hay is somewhat higher. Rye comes second on the list 

 of cereals for hay and is recommended next to oats. 



OTHER FORAGE CROPS. 

 JAPANESE SUGAR CANE. 



A one-tenth-acre plat of Japanese sugar cane was planted at the field 

 station on March 22, 1910. This is a forage crop of value in Florida 



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