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FIELD RESULTS WITH IMPROVED GRAIN VARIETIES. 



It has been the practice for the past few years for the Station to increase 

 and distribute improved grain varieties. In the future this will form a part 

 of the carefully worked out plan of the Farm Crops Section to distribute 

 through the Upper Peninsula Michigan Crop Improvement Association 

 members, in order to enable rapid increase of superior sorts for general 

 farm distribution over the section. 



BARLEY. 



Eleven acres of Wisconsin Pedigreed Barley planted in the spring of 1919, 

 produced only 16.2 bushels per acre. The clry weather of July was the di- 

 verting factor in production. This is just about one-third of a normal year's 

 crop. 



OATS. 



Four and seven-tenths acres of newly broken land planted to Worthy 

 Oats in the spring of 1918 produced 64 bushels per acre. A seeding of alsike 

 clover with the oats produced a good stand. 



ROSEN RYE. 



Two acres of Rosen Rye planted at the rate of 13^ bushels per acre in the 

 fall of 1918 produced 20}^ bushels per acre. (Several stumps in the field 

 were not allowed for in figuring up production.) The acre production W£S 

 slightly higher than here indicated. 



Forage Crop Experiments. 



In outlining the initial projects, the chief problems considered were the 

 finding of a high yielding and dependable silage crop and a successful annual 

 hay crop. Peas and oats in the past have proven their dependability as a 

 silage crop. Corn is a success where it can be grown. During the season 

 of 1919 sunflowers were tested as a possible silage crop for northern Mich- 



Fig, No. 12. Sunflowers. A new crop for northern.Michigan. 



