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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Varieties. 



Mansheiiri 6 rowed (Bearded) 



University No, 105 (Bearded). . . . 



French Chevalier 2 rowed (HeardcdV. 

 Chevalier (Beardless) 



Champion (Beardless)..... . • • 



Success (Beardless) 



White HuUess (Hulless) 



Spelt or Emmer , 



time of 

 harvesting. 



Aug. 16 



" 16. 



" 24. 



" 22^ 



" 14. 



" 14. 



" 22. 



" 30. 



Height 



of 

 straw 

 inches. 



38 

 30 

 34 

 38 



45 

 35 

 36 



46 



Yield of plots. 



Grain 

 lb?. 



86 

 75 

 36 

 44 



58 

 48 

 28 

 62 



Straw 

 lbs. 



108 



107 



119 



83 



101 



76 



172 



126 



Yield per acre. 



Grain Straw 

 bushels. lbs. 



35 

 31i 

 15 

 18J 



24J 

 20 



11§ 

 51§ 



2,160 

 2.140 

 2,380 

 1,660 



2,020 

 1,.520 

 3,440 

 2.520 



Barley and Spelt in 1906. — The beardless varieties were more seriously 

 damaged than the others by the frost of May 20, all varieties being 4 

 to 10 inches high at that time. The fact that unseasonable frosts fre- 

 quently work "in streaks" led to the assumption that the plot of Man- 

 scheuri was damaged from the same cause worse than the others, and 

 only when the damaged portion was seen to extend gradually and bad 

 assumed tiie shape of an irregular crescent which covered about one- 

 quarter of the plot, was it found that the plants were being rapidly 

 destroyed by cut-worms which were found to be unusually numerous. A 

 great many of the insects were killed with poisoned bait which, at first, 

 consisted of imperfectly plowed under plants of Kale dipped in a light 

 syrup and heavily sprinkled over with Paris green. For several days 

 thereafter, as many as 57 dead worms were found under a single poisoned 

 plant. A small quantity of seed of Sisolk No. 89 was kindly donated 

 by the McPherson Kansas Experiment Station. This is a bearded variety 

 whose fine gi'owth and bright, heavy straw show it to be a valuable 

 acquisition for this region. 



Barley and Spelt, 1906. 



Varieties. 



University Xo. 105... 



Mauscheuri 



Champion (Beardless). 

 Success (Beardless)... 



Sisolk No. 89 



Spelt or ICmmer. ..... 



Time of 

 harvesting. 



Length 



of 

 straw 

 inches. 



Aug. 20. 



" 20. 



" 11. 

 9. 



" 15. 

 Sept. 7. 



43 

 41 

 39 

 37 

 41 

 42 



Straw 

 Ibe. 



1,360 

 1,408 

 1,740 

 640 

 2,981 

 3,640 



Wheat in 1905. — The Velvet Don is a variety, the seed of which was 

 kindly donated by the Soulh Dakota Experiment Station. It is a durum 

 or macaroni variety, whicli, during the first trial, has given better re- 

 sults than any similar variety heretofore tested. The origin of the 

 macaroni wheat indicates that they are adapted to localities where the 

 rainfall is at least a third less than in this region. It is i)robable, 

 therefore, that even should the yield be satisfactory, the varieties would 



