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lions. Of varieties of harloy f^rown Ilaiicbion and U. S. No. 12028, both 2- 

 rowed varieties, headed the list in yield with ."»'.».(; and it'AA bu. per acre, re.spec- 

 tively. Tlie iiarleys vvei'e grown ( n liHallii sod, wiiicli encouraged a rank 

 growth and a tendency to lodge. Of Ki varieties < f wlieat Colorado No. 45 and 

 Colorado No. 50 were the earliest, ripening the first weei< in August. Minnesota 

 No. 109 ripened last. The grain of this variety was otdy in the nulk when the 

 grain of the two varieties mentioned above was in the dough stage. Kubanka 

 sown in April and ;\Iay was not seriously injured by rust, i)ut Defiance, sown at 

 the same time, suffered from this disease and lodged very badly before it was 

 lully ripe. Sonora was more severely attacked by rust than any other variety. 

 'I'he results of seedings made at intervals of about 1 month from January to 

 .lime seemed to indicate that the earlier seedings are the more satisfactory. 

 In connection with milling wheat investigations it was found that, in the opinion 

 of the millers, Deflance is the best spring wheat and Turkey Red the best winter 

 wheat for milling purposes. Raking tests by over 40 experienced bread makers 

 of Fort Collins showed that the flour of diu-um wheat produces bread of an 

 t'xcellent tiavor and of good texture and vohnne. 



Among 10 varieties of oats Early Champion and TI. S. No. 12.308 ripened 

 earliest and produced the finest straw. The most productive varieties were 

 White Russian, Kansas No. 2, and Colorado No. 18, yielding 98.1, 92.8, and 92.4 

 liu. per acre, respectively. Colorado No. 5, the heaviest variety, produced grain 

 weighing 47 lbs. per bushel. 



Cooperative field work with farmers in different sections of the State and the 

 sugar-beet investigation work conducted by the station are briefly noted. 



Report of the agricultui'ist, J. J. Vernon (Xcir Mc.rico Sta. Rpt. UXi'i. 

 jip. 2'i-J7). — A brief description of the work of the department with field crops 

 is given and some of the results are reported. Twenty-four varieties of wheat 

 were tested, the yields ranging from 57.5 bu. per acre for Rodi to 15.8 bu. for 

 Kuby. Ruby also stood last in the yield of straw with 1,48().8 lbs. per acre, 

 while Defiance stood first with 7,978 lbs. 



For the i)urpose of determining the best means of incorporating humus in the 

 soil 1 plat received a heavy coating of stable manure, 1 was sewn to cowpeas, 

 and 1 to hairy vetch. These were compared with a spring-plowed plat and a 

 check plat which were cropped as usual. The cowpeas and the hairy vetch had 

 made a very rank growth when they were i)lowed under. The largest yield of 

 corn stover was secured on the cowpea plat, the largest yield of barley straw on 

 the manure plat, of oat straw on the hairy vetch plat, and of wheat straw on 

 the cowpea plat. In grain production the manure plat stood first in the yield 

 of corn and barley, while the hairy vetch plat ranked first in the yield of oats 

 and the spring-i)lowed plat in the yield of wheat. 



[Report on field crops], J. II. Siieppard (yorth Dakota Sta. Rpt. 190'). pp. 

 S3-.'i6. />/.s'. ■')). — A general outline of the woi'k during the year is given, together 

 with more detailed notes on the pl.mt-breeding work and the results of experi- 

 ments with red clover and alfalfa. 



Twenty samples of red clover from different States and countries are under 

 test in a cooiierative exi>eriment with this Department. The yield of cured hay 

 ranged from 1..S7 to sliglitly more than 8 tons per acre. The clover was sown 

 with life wlie.it as a nur^e croii in the spring of 1904. On August 2 after the 

 wheat had lieeii mown for hay the seed from Missouri, eastern Ohio, and 

 Russia showed the best stand and most thrifty appearance, with the seed from 

 Illinois and Wisconsin about as good. October 5 the seed from Illinois and 

 Wisconsin had the best general ajipearance. The second growth was ready 

 for cutting about Septendier 10, 1905. ;ind the yields secured during the year are 

 regarded as positive evidence that with proper treatment red clover can be 



