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Wyoming forage plants and their chemical composition, H. G. Knight, 

 F. E. Hefner, and F. A. Smith {WijomliKj Uta. Rpt. W08, pp. 33-43).— The iii- 

 vestigatious herein reported have been previously noted (E. S. R., 20, p. 135). 



Results of cooperative tests of varieties of corn, wheat, oats, soy beans, 

 and cowpeas, 1908, A. T. AViancko and C. O. Ckomer {Indiana 8ta. Bui. 132, 

 pp. .'{69-500. fig. I). — In 1908, 422 tests of 5 varieties of corn. So of 5 varieties of 

 winter wheat, 55 each of 4 varieties of oats and 4 varieties of soy beans, and 

 70 of 4 varieties of cowpeas, in all 773 tests, were made on more than 700 

 farms throughout the State including every county. Tables are given showing 

 the results of each test. The general plan of these experiments was described 

 in a previous bulletin (E. S. R.. 19, p. 1029). 



The varieties of corn producing the highest average yields per acre in 1908 

 in each section of the State were the following : Sections 1 and 2 Silver Mine, 

 43.8 and 65.1 bu., respectively ; sections 3 and 4 Reid Yellow Dent, 56.8 and 57.4 

 bu., respectively ; sections 5, 6 and 7 Boone County White, 48.4, 52.8, and 49.1 

 bu., respectively; section 8 Leaming, 43.7 bu. ; and sections 9, 10, 11 and 12 John- 

 son County White. 44.2, 51, 44.8. and 40.4 bu., respectively. Early Yellow Dent, 

 apparently the earliest variety under test, required 109 days to mature in sec- 

 tions 1 and 2 and 104 days in sections 3 and 4. The latest variety was Johnson 

 County White, which required about 133 days to reach maturity in section 8, 

 and together with Vogler White Dent about 126 days in sections 9, 11, and 12 

 and about 128 days in section 10. 



Four lots of the 5 Aarieties of winter wheat were tested. The leading varie- 

 ties and their average yields per acre for 1908 were as follows : I^ot 1, Egyptian 

 Amber, 21 bu.; lot 2. Pride of Indiana, 19.3 bu. ; lot 3, Michigan Amber, 18.4 

 bu. ; and lot 4. Rudy and Gold Coin each yielding 13.6 bu. 



The average yields of the 4 varieties of oats tested were as follows: Great 

 Dakota 27 bu., Swedish Select 27.2 bu., Silver Mine 28.01 bu., and Great Amer- 

 ican 30.5 bu. The authors are not certain as to the identity of Great Dakota 

 and Silver Mine. 



The following average yields of grain and hay per acre were secured from 

 soy beans: In northern Indiana, Ito San, 15.8 bu. of grain and 2,087 lbs. of 

 hay; Early Brown, 15.6 bu. of grain and 1,985 lbs. of hay; Hollybi'ook, 12.5 bu. 

 of grain and 2,421 lbs. of hay; and Dwarf Early Yellow, 13 bu. of grain and 

 2.028 lbs. of hay; in southern Indiana, Ito San, 13.1 bu. of grain and 1,4.52 lbs. 

 of hay: Early Brown, 12.1 bu. of grain and 1,407 lbs. of hay; Hollybrook. 10.6 

 bu. of grain and 1,4()4 lbs. of hay ; and Medium Early Yellow, 10.6 bu. of grain 

 and 1.514 lbs. of hay. 



Cowpeas gave the following average yields per acre: In northern Indiana, 

 Early Blackeye, 11.4 bu. of grain and 3,344 lbs. of hay; Michigan Favorite, 9.3 

 bu. of grain and 3,149 lbs. of hay: Whippoorwill, 10.1 bu. of grain and 3,517 lbs. 

 of hay ; and New Era, 12.1 bu. of grain and 4,327 lbs. of hay ; in southern In- 

 diana, Early Blackeye, 11.8 bu. of grain and 2.878 lbs. of hay; New Era, 11 bu. 

 of grain and 3,158 lbs. of hay; Iron, 9.4 bu. of grain and 3,444 lbs. of hay; and 

 Clay, 4.4 bu. of grain and 3,1.34 His. of hay. 



[Variety tests with barley, oats, and wheat], L. B. McWethy (^]'l/(tl)lin<J 

 Sta. Rpt. 1908, pp. 53, 5//). — The results with the different crops are given in 

 tables. The leading variety of liarley, No. 0, yielded 42.43 bu. per acre, being 

 followed by No. 167 with 42.41 bu. Black Beauty, a side oat with black grain, 

 ranked first with a yield of 54.82 bu. i)er acre. Kherson standing second with 

 50.94 bu. Kherson was from 4 to 6 days earlier than the other varieties. Of 

 4 varieties of wheat, the durum was earliest and gave the best yield. 



