16 DSY-LAKD GRAINS IN THE GREAT BASIN. 



emmer and its high yield and excehent feeding quahties make it a 

 particularly desirable grain for dry-land farmers who wish to raise 

 their own stock feed. 



Emmer should be treated about the same as winter barley. It is 

 best planted with a press drill at the rate of 5 pecks per acre at the 

 time winter wheat is planted (see "Time of planting winter wheat" 

 in this circular) . It ripens about July 20, and can be harvested with 

 either a binder or a header. 



SUMMARY. 



From the preceding discussion of the results obtained to date 

 at the Neplii substation in the work with grain varieties it is desirable 

 that the following points be kept in mind: 



(1) That winter grains, particularly the winter wheats, are to be 

 preferred to spring grains. 



(2) That the Turkey winter wheat during the past six years has 

 yielded more than any other variety tested; that its 6-year average 

 exceeds that of the Koffoid variety by 4.47 bushels per acre and 

 that of Gold Coin by 7.31 bushels per acre; that the quality of the 

 Turkey wheat is considerably better than the quality of the Koffoid 

 or the Gold Coin, and that in unfavorable seasons and under the 

 driest conditions the superiority of the former is most evident. 



(3) That the common varieties of spring wdieat have outyielded 

 the durum varieties during the past two years, the former averaging 

 13.3 bushels per acre as against 8.84 by the latter, and the 6-year 

 average of the durum wheats being only 10.06 bushels per acre. 



(4) That in the past two years the New Zealand Spring wheat 

 has shown considerable promise as a spring grain, but that further 

 testing is necessary to a definite determination of the best variety. 



(5) That the Boswell Winter oat promises to become a very valu- 

 able crop on the dry lands and that it has already met with consider- 

 able success in different sections of the Mountain States. 



(6) That the Black American leads in the 6-year average of three 

 spring oats, but that the Sixty-Day and the Swedish Select varieties 

 promise to prove better yielders upon further testing, while they 

 have the advantage of white color. 



(7) That the 1-year test of winter barleys indicates that they will 

 be preferable to spring barleys in height, yield, and quality. 



(8) That Black Winter emmer, a new grain on the dry lands, has 

 averaged 42.49 bushels per acre during the past two years and that 

 its winter hardiness, drought-resistance, high yield, and excellent 

 feeding quality make it a most desirable crop to grow for stock feed 

 for the dry lands. 



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