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Padui No. 0120: A l)oarded variety of winter wheat, seeded July 16. 1904. It 

 acted about the same as the Kharkov, except that much of this variety was 

 winterkilled, and it was not (luite so far advanced when injured by the same 

 frost. 



Romanow : Sown in tract A, May 0. The seed germinated rather slowly, and 

 probably only 75 per cent came up. :May 24, coming up. July 1, that on 

 fertilized ground was 1('> to 17 inches high; that on unfertilized, 12 inches high. 

 August 14, spoiled by frost. No seed matured. The fertilized ground produced 

 fully 2~> per cent more straw than the unfertilized. 



Saskatchewan Fife : Sown in four different plats. 



Tract A. — Seeded May 10. May 23, coming up. July 28. on fertilized portion 

 averaged 28 inches high, best 30 inches high; on unfertilized, 18 inches high; 

 grain two-thirds filled. August 14, frosts spoiled the grain and no seed matured. 

 This variety, as with all the wheats in tract A, was sufficiently matured for 

 good hay by August 30, and when cut cured very quickly. 



Tract B.— Seeded May 25. June 3, coming up. July 29, that on fertilized 

 ground averaged 30 inches high; best, 30 inches high; that on unfertilized 

 ground averaged 24 inches high. August 14, grain about filled when spoiled bj 

 frost. 



Tract C. — Seeded May 23. June 1, coming up. July 28, on fertilized portion, 

 averaged 38 inches ; best, 40 inches ; on unfertilized, averaged 20 inches. August 

 14, frost spoiled the grain when about filled. September 1, cut for hay. The 

 fertilized plat yielded about 50 per cent more straw than the unfertilized. 



Tract D.— Seeded May 10, with horse drill on both old ground and summer 

 fallow of the first seeding. Coming up May 23. July 28, 24 inches high on the 

 old groiuid and the grain a little more than half filled, heads rather small ; on 

 the summer fallow, straw very thick on the ground, standing 38 inches high 

 and about heading, grain just forming. August 14, frost spoiled the grain. 

 At that date, most of the grain on old ground was in the dough. 



Velvet Chaff Blue Stem : This variety was also sown in four different tracts. 



Tract A.— Seeded IMay 10. Coming up May 23. July 28, best 38 inches high, 

 average 34 inches on the fertilized plat, grain about half filled; on unfertilized 

 plat, average 24 inches high, heads smaller, and the grain not so much filled. 

 August 14, frost spoiled the grain. Would have ripened in a few days of favor- 

 able weather. 



Tract B.— Seeded May 25. Coming up June 2. July 29, the best was 30 

 inches high, the average 33 inches, on the plat fertilized; on the unfertilized, 

 average height about 20 inches, grain just forming. August 14, the grain was 

 about filled when spoiled by frost. 



Tract C. — Seeded May 23. Coming up June 1. July 28, on fertilized ground, 

 averaged 30 inches high, best 40 inches high ; on unfertilized, averaged about 26 

 inches, grain just forming. August 14, frosts spoiled the grain when about 



filled. 



Tract D. Seeded May 10 on both old ground and summer fallow of the first 



seeding. Coming up May 23. July 28, 18 to 24 inches high on the old ground, 

 and the grain about half filled, heads small ; 30 to 40 inches high on the summer 

 fallow and the grain nearly one-third filled. Frost spoiled the grain August 14. 

 The grain on the old ground was well filled and in the dough. That on the sum- 

 mer fallow was several days later, the growth rank and yet green. 



Early Riga : This variety was sown May 10 only in tract A. Coming up May 

 23, July 28, the grain was well filled and about in the milk. August 14, the 

 grain was in the dough when spoiled by a heavy frost. A few heads were 

 nearly matured. 



Romanow, No. 8892: This variety was seeded in four different tracts. 



