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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



igan. This crop is more resist ent to frost than com and often yields heavily 

 under adverse weather and soil conditions. An estimated yield of 25 tons 

 per acre of green forage was produced in 1919 on a one acre plot. This crop 

 gives promise of being valuable as a silage crop when its culture and feeding 

 value are more fully understood. 



SUNFLOWERS. 



In 1919 one acre was seeded on June 2nd by use of an ordinary grain drill, 

 with three out of every four holes plugged, so that the rows were 24 inches 

 apart, seeding 10 pounds of IMammoth Russian seed to the acre. The time 

 of seeding, distance apart of rows and rate of seeding were arbitrarily se- 

 lected, no data being available for our conditions. 



In 1920, through inquiries from farmers throughout the State, we felt the 

 need of more definite information about sunflowers and the following ex- 

 perimental work was conducted. 



TIME OF SEEDING. 



Plats were seeded with a grain drill, the holes being plugged to give the 

 proper spacing of rows. Because of the varied condition of the field at this 

 particular part^ a check was seeded every plot, the plots being one-seventeenth 

 of an acre in size. 



DATA. 



The earlier seeding gave the better yield, it also gave the better quality of 

 silage material. 



