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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



no smut, while on the plat which bad been seeded witb untreated seed 

 from 15 to 20 per cent of tbe beads were smutted. 



Field experiments with -wheat, oats, and barley, L. A. Merrill 

 ( Utah Sta. Bui. 56, pp. 171-193). — Variety tests of wheat have been car- 

 ried on for a number of years and the report of this work is here given 

 in detail. Of 16 varieties of spring wheat and 14 varieties of winter 

 wheat, the following have given an average yield of over 20 bu. per acre: 



Results of variety tests of wheat. 



In 1897 31 varieties of fall wheat were tested on small plats. The 

 seed was obtained from the Ontario Agricultural and Experimental 

 Union and the Kansas Experiment Station. Early Ripe, Velvet Chaff, 

 Siberian, and Turkey, in the order given, produced the best yields. 

 "In irrigated districts fall wheat will not do as well as spring wheat 

 under the same treatment." 



A test of sowing different quantities of wheat per acre has been pre- 

 viously reported (E. S. R., 6, p. 543). It was shown by an experiment 

 that irrigating fall wheat in the fall, when there is sufficient rain to 

 bring up all the grain, is detrimental to the yield of grain and straw. 

 The best results were obtained by one irrigation made in the spring. 

 In this experiment fall wheat produced slightly better results than 

 spring wheat under the same treatment. 



Results of experiments indicated that sowing wheat in ^November is 

 better than sowing wheat earlier and that drilling is better than broad- 

 casting for fall sowing. A plat rolled after seeding gave slightly better 

 results than a plat rolled before seeding or a plat left unrolled. 



The results of variety tests of oats for a number of years are given in 

 tables and a number of the leading varieties described. The varieties 

 recommended are American Banner, Canada White, Badger Queen, 

 Wide Awake, Clydesdale, jSTameless Beauty, American Beauty, and 

 Prince Edward Island. The last-named variety is a prolific black oats. 

 The results of experiments indicate that oats should be sown at the 

 rate of 2 bu. per acre. For 4 years oats sown April 12 gave better 

 results than oats sown May 10 or June 1. 



Of 4 varieties of barley grown at the station for G years or more, 

 Lump Blue gave the best results, the average yield being 32.43 bu. 

 per acre. A number of varieties are described and the results of all 

 varieties are given in tables. 



