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here given. In 1904 the common flax g-ave a yield of a Uttle over 21 

 bushels of seed per acre. 



Sowing Spring Grain on Six Different Dates. 



Not only is it important that we give proper attention to the vari- 

 ties of seed which we sow and to the careful selection of the seed, but 

 it is also of very great importance to have the seed sown at exactly 

 the right time in the spring of the year. In order to obtain some re- 

 liable and specific information regarding the actual results of sowing 

 grains at different times in the spring of the year, an experiment has 

 been conducted at the College in each of five years by sowing spring 

 wheat, barley, oats,, and peas, on each of six different dates in the 

 spring. The experiment was conducted in duplicate each season. The 

 first seeding took place when the land was warm enough and dry 

 enough to work to good advantage. One week was allowed between 

 each two seedings, unless unfavorable weather compelled a change of 

 a day or two in the date of seeding. The average date of the first 

 seeding was April i8th, and of the last seeding May 23rd. The aver- 

 age results of this experiment are reported in the accompanying table 

 and are illustrated in the accompanying diagram. The average re- 

 sults for the five years in per cent, of rust, in weight of grain per 

 measured bushel and in yield of straw and of grain per acre for each 

 of the four classes of grain and for each of the six different dates of 

 seeding of each kind of grain will be found in the table here given : 



