50 . 



Tract C. — Seeded May 23. Coming up June 2. July 28, where fertilized, 34 

 to 38 iHcbes high; where unfertilized, 20 to 30 inches high; both plats heading 

 and grain just forming. August 22, grain in the dough and no visible damage 

 from frost of August 14. Later frost. damaged it some, and it was cut for feed. 



Tract D, lower bench. — Seeded May 11, broadcast on new ground and summer 

 fallow of the first seeding. Coming up May 24. July 28, on summer fallow, 26 

 to 33 inches high ; on burned spots of the new ground, 34 to 38 inches high ; 

 grain in both plats nearly filled. August 21, grain alwut ripened, showing some 

 damage from frost. The crop was harvested and thrashed. The new ground 

 plat was not worth cutting. 



Improved Ligowo : Sown on tract A May 12. Coming up May 25. July 28, 

 where fertilized, 26 to 32 inches high; where unfertilized, 15 to 25 inches high; 

 grain in both plats filled and in the milk ; fertilized ])lat a little furthest ad- 

 vanced. August 14, grain in the dough; the grain did not show any damage 

 from August frost. Harvested for seed August 30. 



Duppaur : Sown on tract A, May 12; all fertilized. Coming ui) May 26. 

 July 28, 30 to .36 inches high, grain two-thirds filled. August 14, grain in the 

 milk. August frost spoiled the grain. 



Burt E.xtra Early : The seed of this variety was sown on all four tracts. 



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

 30 to 33 inches high, grain well filled and in the milk ; straw turning; on unfer- 

 tilized, 20 to 24 inches high, grain filled a little later. August 14, grain harden- 

 ing. Grain not visibly damaged by August frost. Crop thrashed for seed 

 (PI. V, fig. 2). 



Tract B. — Seeded May 25. Coming up June 4. July 29, on fertilized portion, 

 24 to 28 inches high; on unfertilized, 12 to 18 inches high; grain in both plats 

 three-fourths filled. August 14, heavy frosts damaged the grain and the crop 

 was cut for feed. 



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

 36 inches high, grain half filled; on unfertilized. 20 to 24 inches high, grain fill- 

 ing a little later. August 14, grain damaged by frosts. August 22. straw about 

 ripe, cut for feed. 



Tract D, lower bench. — Seeded May 10 on summer fallow of first seeding and 

 third-year ground. Coming up May 23. July 28, on old ground, 18 to 20 inches 

 high, grain nearly in the dough, straw about ripe enough for hay; on summer 

 fallow, 24 to 33 inches, grain well filled and in the milk, straw turning. August 

 T, grain on the old ground ripe and cut for seed; summer fallow a little damaged 

 by frosts August 14, part cut for hay and part allowed to ripen which was 

 thrashed to test for seed. The summer fallow ground made a 50 per cent larger 

 crop than the old ground. 



Burt Extra Early was the first to ripen by several days and was thrashed 

 before any frost. Finnish. Swedish, Select, Sixty-Day, Improved Ligowo, and 

 Tartar King ripened about together. The early seedings of these varieties 

 i^.howed no injury from frost of August 14. 



GRASSES (THIRD SEASON'S GROWTH). 



The grasses all did poorly, the season being too dry. 



Tall meadow fescue (Fcstuca elntior) : June 1, poor stand and new growth 

 backward. July 1, 20 inches high; beading. July 29, seed stalks about 36 

 inches high; scattering. September 1, no seed matured. 



Timothy (Phlemn pratcnse) : May 5, new growth started. June 1, looking 

 lair. July 1, 12 to 18 inches high; headed; suffering for moisture. July 15, 

 blooming ; growth uneven. July 29, bloom falling and seed well formed. Sep- 



