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proved best. It made a good vine growth and also prcKluced seed 

 of marketable quality. 



VELX'ET beans 



The following varieties of velvet beans were planted on June 

 14: Early Bird, Yokohama, One Hundred Day, Chinese White, and 

 Osceola. A study of these varieties during the growing season 

 indicated that the Earl}^ Bird and One Hundred Day were two 

 names for the same variety. The Chinese White variety failed to 

 make a satisfactory stand and was plowed up. The Yokohama 

 made a poor stand but the few plants that did germinate grew well. 

 The Osceola is a promising variety, and deserves further trial. The 

 results indicate that velvet beans should be planted earlier in the 

 season. 



TABLE BEANS 



The following varieties of table beans were planted on a field 

 scale : Pinto, Bates, Tepary, and Pink. As mentioned earlier in 

 this report ever}- one of them was severely injured by the lesser 

 corn stalk borer. The only varieties that were not plowed up due 

 to this injury were the Teparies and the Pintos. As was proven 

 later, the Pintos were so badly damaged that they should have been 

 plowed up and the yield of Teparies 'was probably reduced 60 per- 

 cent. Of all the varieties of table beans tested this year, Teparies 

 were the most promising and they were far from satisfactory. 



ALFALFA 



There are 26 acres in the Salt River Valley Farm now given 

 over to the growing of alfalfa. Ten of these will be plowed up this 

 winter. This alfalfa has been handled principally as a commercial 

 crop. Its effect in smothering out Johnson grass is being noted, 

 and it is our purpose a little later to grow pure Hairy Peruvian 

 seed for distribution. 



corn 



During the season of 1918 all varieties of corn tested were 

 planted after wheat or other small grain, plantings being made the 

 latter part of July. The varieties tested were as follows : Mexican 

 June, Sacaton June, Hammond's Select, Reid's Yellow Dent, Giant 

 Red Cob, Giant White Two Ear, Hasting's Prolific, Frazee's Pro- 

 lific, Mosby's Prolific, Improved Leaming, and a special unnamed 

 variety the seed of which was secured from Mexico. 



Due to some unusual and, so far as we are concerned, un- 



