638 



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ing from six to forty-eight inches apart. The highest yields were 

 from the thicker seedings. 



Dwarf broom corn was tested in both 1914 and 1915. The 

 yield in 1914 was 392 pounds of brush and 488 pounds of stover, 

 the quality and length of brush being quite satisfactory for broom 

 making. 



In 1915, planting was delayed until July 22, too late to satisfac- 

 torily mature the brush, which was of inferior quality and only 

 twelve or thirteen inches long. See Table XCVIII. 



table; XCVIII. TEST OF BROOM CORN, SULPHUR SPRING VALLEY DRY-EAR M 



MISCELLANEOUS CROPS 



Millet: Four plots of German and two of Hog millet were 

 planted in 1914. The best yield was obtained from a plot of the 

 former variety receiving three inches of floodwater. In this plot 

 rows were twelve inches apart. The next best crop was made on 

 «. plot in which the rows were three feet apart, and which was culti- 



TABLE XCIX. 



VARIETY TEST OF MILLET, SULPHUR SPRING 

 VALLEY DRY-FARM 



1 — Rows 12 inches apart; 12 pounds seed per acre. 2 — Rows 12 inches apart; 8 

 pounds seed per acre. 3 — Rows 36 inches apart; cultivated four times. 4 — Rows 12 

 inches apart; received 3 inches floodwater. 5 — Received 4 inches floodwater. 6 — 

 Destroyed by grasshoppers. 7 — Destroyed by birds. 



