Expe;rime;ntaIv Work in Dry-Farming 



627 



Emmer: On November 12, 1913, five plots of Black Winter 

 emmer v^^ere planted. The growth during the winter was meagre 

 and eaten down by rabbits. Irrigation, to depths varying from two 

 to six inches, were given on four plots, one being left as a check. 

 Table LXXXVII records the results. One plot of Black Winter 

 and one of White Spring emmer were planted in November, 1914. 

 Both plots grew well and gave promise of fair yields until the grain 

 of the White Spring emmer was destroyed by green soldier bugs. 



TARLK LXXXVII. TEST OF EMMER, SPELTZ, AND RYE, 

 SULPHUR SPRING VALLEV DRY-EARM 



Variety 



1914 



Black Winter emmer. 



Red Winter speltz, C. I. 1772.. 



1915 



Black Winter emmer 



Red Winter speltz, C. I. 1772. 



White Spring emmer. 

 Winter rj'e 



Date 

 planted 



11-12 

 11-12 

 11-12 

 11-12 

 11-12 

 11-12 

 11-12 

 11-12 

 11-12 



11-10 

 10-12 

 11-24 

 11-28 

 10-8 



Date 

 har- 

 vested 



6-23 

 6-26 

 ^26 

 6-26 

 6-20 

 6-23 

 6-23 

 ^23 

 6-20 



6-24 

 6-23 

 6-21 

 6-29 

 6-14 



Y'ield per acre 



Grain Straw 



Pounds 



110 



111 

 111 



87 



88 

 150 



95 

 120 

 100 



.572 



1628 



633 



572 



Pounds 



55 

 56 

 2,7 

 38 

 22 

 50 

 38 

 30 

 50 



968 

 1540 



633 

 1760 

 1012 



Irrigation 



Date Quantity 



5-18 

 5-18 

 5-19 

 5-17 



5-i8 

 5-20 

 5-20 



Inches 

 6 

 6 

 4 

 2 



"e 



4 

 2 



in 1915 all stands of grain were 100 per cent. 



Spelts: Four plots of Red Winter speltz, C. I. No. 1772, were 

 planted November 12, 1913. Three plots were irrigated to a depth 

 of two to six inches, one plot being left as a check. The results 

 v/ere not encouraging, the highest yield being 150 pounds of grain 

 per acre. In the fall of 1914 two plots of Red Winter speltz, C. I. 

 No. 1772, were planted October 12 and November 24, the better 

 one yielding 1628 pounds of grain per acre, which indicates that 

 this crop may sometimes prove of value. See Tabic LXXXVII. 



Rye: One plot of Winter rye was planted October 8, 1914. 

 The season was quite favorable and a vigorous growth resulted. 

 The crop was eaten down by rabbits during the winter but in spring 

 recovered quite fully. The rye was harvested June 14, 1915, yield- 

 ing 572 pounds of grain and 1012 pounds of straw per acre. The 



