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Tract A.— Seeded May 10. Coming "P May 24. July 28, the best was 31 

 inches high, averaging,' about 'M) iut-hes on fertilized plat, srain being well filled 

 and nearly in the milk ; on unfertilized, averaged about 24 Intlies, and a day or 

 two later in tilling. August 14. spoiled by frost. 



Tract K. — Seeded May 2.">. Connng up June o. July 20, the b(>st was 42 

 inches high, averaging about 40 inches on the fertilized plat, grain half filled; 

 on unfertilized, averaged al)Out 28 inches high, gi-ain one-third filled. August 14. 

 spoiled by frost. 



Tract C— Seeded May 23. Coming up June 1. July 28, best 44 inches high, 

 with an average of 42 inches on the fertilized plat; on the unfertilized, aver- 

 aged about 23 inches high. The grain was one-third filled. August 14, spoiled 

 by frost. 



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

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

 grain about half filled; on the summer fallow, 30 to 40 inches high, headed, 

 and the grain one-third filled. August 14, the grain on the old ground was in 

 the dough and well filled when spoiled by frost; that on the summer fallow 

 was some days later. 



Romanow, seed of first importation: A small amount of this seed was held 

 over from last year's seeding. Sown on tract A May 10. Coming up May 25. 

 July 28, 3.T to .38 inches high ; grain about two-thirds filled ; heads of fair size 

 and quite uniform. August 14, grain well filled and in dough when spoiled by 

 frost. 



Romanow, imported seed : Sown on tract A May 10. Coming up May 25. 

 July 28, 30 inches high ; grain about two-thirds filled. August 14, the grain 

 was well filled and in the dough when spoiled by frost. 



Romanow, Sitka Experiment Station seed: Two plats of this variety were 

 sown. 



Tract B. — Seeded May 2.5. Coming uji June 3. July 28. on the fertilized 

 portion the best was 40 inches high, with an average height of 36 inches, and 

 the grain was one-third filled; on the unfertilized portion average height about 

 28 inches, and the grain was filling a little later. August 14, spoiled by frost. 



Tract C. — Seeded May 23. Coming up June 2. July 28, on the fertilized 

 ground the best was 38 inches high, with an average height of .30 inches ; 

 grain about filled ; average height on the unfertilized, 27 inches, and grain filling 

 a day or two later. August 14, spoiled by frost. 



Stanley : Tins variety was sown in tract A only on May 10. Coming up 

 May 23. July 28, on the portions fertilized the best was 34 inches high, with 

 an average height of .33 inches, grain being about three-fourths filled ; on the 

 unfertilized, average height, 24 inches, filling at about the same stage. August 

 14, spoiled by frost. 



Ladoga : This variety was sown in tract A only on May 10. Coming up May 

 22. July 28, on the fertilized portion, the best was 28 inches high, with an 

 average height of 2G inches ; on the unfertilized, average height, 20 inches. This 

 variety was so far advanced that some heads matured fair grain. 



Preston : This variety was sown in tract A only on May 10. Coming up May 

 24. July 28, on the portion fertilized, the best was 34 inches high, with an 

 average height of 32 inches; average height on the unfertilized, 2G inches. 

 August 14, the grain was well filled and in the dough when spoiled by a frost. 

 Ebert: Sown in tract A May 10. Coming up May 24. July 28, the average 

 height on the portion fertilized was 30 inches, the grain being about two-thirds 

 filled; on the unfertilized, average height about 22 inches. August 14, grain 

 just in the dough when spoiled by frost. 



