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explainable condition not one of these varieties was satisfactory 

 this year. The complaint was general thruout the Salt River Val- 

 ley that it was a poor corn season. The best of the varieties were 

 those planted from carefully selected strains of Mexican June corn. 

 None of the large late growing varieties, such as Giant Red Cob, 

 Giant White Two Ear, etc., were worth while. The Frazee's Pro- 

 lific, which was sent to us with very high recommendations, proved 

 no better than the others and inferior to Mexican June. The year's 

 results as well as previous results secured would indicate that 

 various varieties of sorghums properly handled are more profitable 

 than corn under the conditions of the Salt River Valley. 



SORGHUMS 



The variety tests of sorghums were incomplete yet very prom- 

 ising. Of the grain sorghums the varieties tested were dwarf 

 milo, hegari, feterita, kafir, and a variety developed by the Okla- 

 homa Station called "darso." This latter variety has been recom- 

 mended for a combined grain and forage crop, but this season's 

 results indicate that it is inferior to milo, hegari, or kafir 

 from the grain standpoint, and inferior to kafir, hegari, or sumac 

 sorghum from the fodder standpoint. The only variety of forage 

 sorghum tested was the sumac variety and as the seed was pur- 

 chased locally the variety was badly mixed and, while promising, 

 the results are not conclusive. Hegari yielded 65 bushels per acre, 

 and kafir 40. The milo averaged 72 bushels per acre. The milo 

 and hegari are quick to mature, and were fully ripened some little 

 time before frost. The kafir was somewhat immature when 

 frosted the last of October. The hegari stands up well. The grain 

 is produced on a straight neck while the milo grain is produced on 

 a crooked neck, and this gives a decided advantage to the hegari. 



WHEAT 



Wheats grown on the Salt River Valley Farm yielded well and 

 were very profitable crops. The Early Baart variety averaged 45 

 bushels per acre. The principal acreage was devoted to this variety. 

 Various tests as to rate of seeding, date of seeding and quantity of 

 water applied were conducted with this variety, but it seems inad- 

 visable to publish the results until the figures for several years have 

 accumulated. Club wheat made a good yield, but was badly mixed 

 and considerably affected by smut, and of inferior baking quality to 

 the Early Baart. Red Turkey yielded well, being a close second to 



