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fields being obtained from plots of Club-top, though no yield was 

 satisfactory. 



To determine the optimum depth of plant Dwarf milo, six plots 

 were seeded July 19, 1915, at depths ranging from two and one-half 

 to seven and one-half inches. The results, tabulated in Table XC, 

 indicate the desirability of fairly deep planting. Experience indi- 

 cates that seed should be planted well into moist soil, though, of 

 course, a good stand is rare on a plot which has been seeded to a 

 depth of six inches or more. 



TABLE XC. MILO; DEPTH OE PLANTING TEST, SULPHUR SPRING 



VALLEY DRY-EARM, 1915 



Variety 



Dwarf milo. 



Date 

 planted Stand 



7-19 

 7-19 

 7-19 

 7-19 

 7-19 

 7-19 



Good 



Fair 



Depth 

 planted 



Inches 



2/2 

 3/2 



4/ 

 5 / 



6y2 



7 / 



Six plots of Dwarf milo were planted July 30, 1915, to deter- 

 mine the optimum rate of seeding. From three to ten pounds were 

 sown per acre and results clearly indicate the desirability of light 



seeding. 



See Table XCI. 



TABLE XCI. MILO; RATE OE SEEDING TEST, SULPHUR SPRING 

 VALLEY DRY-EARM, 1915 



Variety 



Date 

 planted 



Date 

 harvested! 



Yields per acre 



Grain 



Stover 



Rate of 

 seediiiu 

 per acre 



Dwarf milo. 



7-30 

 7-30 

 7-30 

 7-30 

 7-30 

 7-30 



11-21 

 11-21 

 11-21 

 11-21 

 11-21 

 11-21 



Poundi 



528 

 484 

 396 

 352 

 308 

 396 



Pounds 

 1122 

 924 

 660 

 616 

 616 

 1144 



Pounds 



3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 8 

 10 



Table XCI I records results of an experiment to determine the 

 proper amount of cultivation. Six plots of Dwarf milo were 

 planted on July 31, 1915, and cultivated from one to eight times, 

 with the exception of one plot that was left as a check and without 



