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Tract D, lower bench.— Seeded May 9 and 10 on «ld and new ground. A part 

 of this new ground was fertilised with guano at the rate of 500 to GOO pounds 

 per acre, also a part with new stable manure, covering the ground liberally. 

 The season proved too dry for the stable niaiuu-e to show any effe«t. Coming 

 up May 23. July 28 on old ground 20 to .^G inches, grain nearly filled; on 

 guano plat averaged nearly 3<i inches high, thick on the ground, grain filled and 

 in the dough, straw nearly gcflden color ; on burned spots 2-i to 3(5 inches high, 

 nearly as good as on guano plats and quite as far advanced ; remiainder very 

 shoi-t and quite green. Somewhat damaged by the frost. The spots furthest 

 advan<?ed were thrashed for seed. 



Trooper : Seed of this variety was sown on tracts A, B, and C. 



Tract A. — Seeded May 12. Coming up May 2.5. July 28 on fertilized portion 

 25 to 28 inches high, grain well filled and nearly in the dough, straw turning; 

 on the unfertilized, 14 to 20 inches high, grain filled a little later. Damaged 

 by frost. 



Tract B. — Seeded May 25. Coming up June 3. July 20 on fert-iliKed area 

 24 to 32 inches high, grain one-third filled; on unfertilized, 12 to 18 inches high, 

 grain filling a little later. Spoiled by frost. 



Tract C. — Seeded May 23. Coming up May 31. July 36 on fertiliaed area 

 86 to 42 Inches high, grain u»arly half filled; on uwfertilizetl, 24 to 62 inches 

 high, grain filling about the same. 



Royal : Sown on tract C May 23. Coming up June 1. July 38 on the 

 fertilized plat 30 to 35 inches high ; on the unfertilized, 24 to 30 inches high ; 

 grain two-thirds filled in both plats. Spoiled by frost. 



Several of the barleys in tract A were almost rip» when the first killing frors-t 

 came, August 14, which caused them to shrivel some. Champion was the 

 furthest advanced, closely followed by Chevalier, Odessa, Black Hulless, Man- 

 churia, IManshury, Ilanna No. 0133, and Primus No. 10.586. The several varie- 

 ties in this tract were thrashed to ascertain what part, if any, of the s»ed will 

 grow. The later sowings were un(iuestionably lost and were therefoiH? cut fen- 

 feed. The unfavorable weather from August 1 prevented both the wheats and 

 barleys from hardening. 



Finnish Black (Rampart Experiment Station Seed) : This variety was tested 

 on each of the four tr«cts. 



Tract A. — Seeded May 12. Coming up May 2.5. July 28 where fertilized 30 

 to 3G inches high, grain well filled, in the milk, straw turning yellow ; where 

 unfertilized, 18 to 22 inches high, grain filling a Httle later. August 14 grain 

 hardening. Harvested for seed August ;?0., no visible injury from frost 

 (PI. V, fig. 1). 



Tract B. — Seeded May 25. Coming up Jmie 4. July 29 on fertilizatl ground 

 SO to 38 inches high, grain one-third filled ; on unfertilized, 18 to 20 iuche* high, 

 grain nearly half filled. August 14, frost damaged the crop, most of the grain 

 shriveled. 



Tract C. — Seeded May 2,3. Coming up June 2. July 28, on the fertilized 

 plat, 40 to 42 inches high, grain about formed ; oh the inifertllized, 24 to 30 

 inches high, grain about the same. Frost of August 14 damaged the crop 

 somewhat. 



Tract D (Sitka Experiment Station seed). — Seeded on lower bench May 9, 

 third-year ground. Coming up May 33. July 28. 20 to 30 inches high, grain 

 well filled and iie.irly in the milk. August 14, frost damaged a sm^Jill per eent- 

 age. The crop was thrashed for seed, 



