DEY-LAND GRAINS FOR NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA. 



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ter wheat, in the time-of-seeding test, sown November 1, yiekied 

 37.3 bushels per acre, or one-hall" bushel more than the Kubanka. 

 Thus, while practically the same yields have been obtained, the differ- 

 ence in each case has been in favor of the winter wheat. The winter 

 wdieat usually sells for the same price as the common spring wlieat 

 and has the further advantage that ))y groAving it the farmer is able 

 to. distribute his work over a greater part of the year. 



OATS. 



Oats have had a prominent place in the experiments at all three 

 experiment farms. Varietv tests have been conducted for two years 

 at Bellefoiu'clie, for three at Dickinson, and for seven at Highmore. 

 Tables VII, VIII, and IX siiow the annual and average yields of the 

 different varieties at each experiment farm for these periods. 



Table VII. — Yield per acre of oats groun at the experiment farm, BeUefourche, S. DaJ:., 



in 190S and 1909. 



a Average of two plats. 



b .\verage of two checlc plats. 



Table VIII. — Yield j)er acre of oats grown at the experiment farm, Highmore, S. Dak., 



from 190-i to 1909, inclusive. 



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o Not comparable with others. 



