364 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Variety tests of wheat, G. ( '. Watson and A. K. Risser ( Pennsylvania Sta. Bui. 

 67, pp. 8). The experiments are described in general and the work of the season is 

 noted. For the crop of L903the land was plowed about 8 in. deep August 20, U)02, 

 top-dressed with 8 tons of barnyard manure per acre, harrowed several times, and 

 rolled before seeding. Twenty varieties were sown September 8, at the rate of 8 pk. 

 per acre, and the ground was given an application of ISO lbs. per acre of commercial 

 rock phosphate. 



The plats were harvested .Inly 11. The average yield obtained per acre was 32.19 

 bu. The !."> smooth varieties averaged 32.0!) bu., and the 7 bearded varieties, 32.33 

 bu. The leading varieties were Forty-Fold or ( (old Coin, Royal Red Clawson, Dietz 

 Longberry Red, Fnlcaster, and Fnltz, yielding 35.37, 34.98, 34.86, 34.21, and 34.05 

 bu. per acre, respectively. American Bronze ranked last, with a yield per acre of 

 2(3.90 bu. The bearded varieties weighed 1.67 lbs. more per- measured bushel than 

 the smooth sorts. 



In addition to the yields for the season, the average yield for the entire period of 

 the experiment is also reported. Of the varieties under test for 14 years, Fnlcaster 

 and Reliable have given the best general results. Fnlcaster leads in yield of grain 

 and straw, and in the weight per measured bushel. Among the varieties grown for 

 8 years, Royal Red Clawson has given promising results, and of those grown 3 years, 

 Turkish Amber has been most satisfactory. 



The results with early and late seeding have varied in different years, and the con- 

 clusion is drawn that the season largely governs the time of sowing. 



Cooperative cereal investigations at Highmore, J. S. Cole and E. C. CnnxoTT 

 (South Dakota Sta. Bui. 84, ]>j>. 9-14). — Tabulated data, with comments, are given for 

 the yields of a number of varieties of macaroni wheat, barley, oats, anil emmer. 

 The rainfall during the early part of the season was very light, and many of the 

 grains were seriously injured. 



The yield of macaroni wheat ranged from 9 to over 20 bu. and averaged 14.65 bu. 

 per acre. The season's experiments indicated clearly its great drought-resisting 

 quality. Two varieties of emmer or spelt gave yields of 23 and 20 bu. per acre, 

 respectively. Six varieties of oats were tested. ( me was a total failure; the other 5 

 gave an average yield of 31 J bu. per acre. The heaviest yield was made by Swedish 

 Select oat — 38.12 bu. per acre. Of 26 varieties of barley tested, 5 were total failures. 

 The other varieties yielded from 10.62 to 27.50 bu. per acre. The latter yield was 

 made by Minnesota No. 6. 



A new method of sowing for the protection of winter grains, Falke (Deut. 

 Landw. Presse, 31 (1904), No. 64, pp. 553, 554). — A comparison between grain sown 

 with the press drill and with the ordinary drill is reported and discussed. Grain 

 sown with the press drill gave a better stem, a higher weight of plants and of the 

 dried roots, favored tillering to a greater extent, and showed an increase in the height 

 of plants as compared with the grain sown in the ordinary way. The results were 

 quite marked, and this is considered due to a dry season. 



"Variety tests with different grains, T. Remy, P. Ehrenberg, and E. Sierig 

 (Deut. Landw. Presse, 31 (1904), Nos. ?5, pp. 215, 216; 26, pp. 225, 226; 27, p. 239; 

 28, pp. 245, 246). — Variety tests with oats, spring wheat, and barley are reported. 

 Among 22 varieties of oats from different sources, Svalof, Ligowo, Duppau, and 

 Hopetown were the most productive. Duppau is of medium quality, but the other 

 2 varieties are ranked as excellent. Beseler No. 1 proved agood straw producer, but 

 stood low in the yield of grain. Beseler No. 2, Beseler No. 3, and Strube Schlanstedt 

 stood up well, and are therefore considered suitable for irrigated fields or other 

 conditions which tend to lodge the grain. 



Seven varieties of wheat were sown April 9, and by July 23 all except Noe, Heine 

 Bordeaux, and Red Mountain lodged completely. White Mountain led in the yield 

 of grain and Red Schlanstedt in the yield of straw. White Mountain also gave the 



