962 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The average yield for 36 varieties of spring wheat tested on all the experimental 

 farms in 1904 was 28 bu. 2 lbs. per acre. Of 27 varieties tested for 5 years Preston 

 and Red Fife led, with an average yield of 35 bu. 33 lbs. and 35 bu. 9 lbs., respec- 

 tively. Advance, Monarch, White Fife, Huron, White Russian, Rio Grande, and 

 Wellman Fife, given in the decreasing order of yield, all produced over 34 bu. per 

 acre for the same period. Nineteen of the varieties of spring wheat tested are cross- 

 bred varieties produced on the experimental farms. The varieties Rio Grande, 

 Herisson Bearded, and Colorado are not recommended to be grown for ordinary 

 milling purposes. The 4 varieties of macaroni wheat grown on all the farms during 

 the year gave an average yield of 32 bu. 54 lbs. per acre. Roumanian and Goose 

 grown for 5 years yielded on an average 39 bu. 10 lbs. and 37 bu. 32 lbs. per acre, 

 respectively. Common and red ennner grown on all the farms in 1904 gave an 

 average yield of 2,44.8 and 1,980 lbs. per acre; and red and white spelt, of 1,808 and 

 1,362 lbs. per acre, respectively. 



Forty-two varieties of oats under trial in 1904 produced on an average at all the 

 farms 74 bu. :!1 lbs. per acre. Twenty-three varieties tested for 5 years show a range 

 in average yield from 7:! bu. •"> His. to 84 bu. 3 lbs. per acre. The most productive 

 varieties, given in the decreasing order of yield, were Banner, Abundance, Lincoln, 

 Holstein Prolific, Danish Island, and Wide Awake, all producing over 80 bu. per 

 acre for the 5 years. Of the varieties under test, 7 are crossbred sorts produced on 

 the farms. 



The average crop of 20 varieties of six-rowed barley for the season was 49 bu. 22 

 lbs. per acre. The average yield of the same varieties for 5 years ranged from 4 1 bu. 

 18 lbs. to 54 bu. 44 His. per acre, and 14 of the varieties yielded over 50 bu. per acre 

 Mensury ranked first, with Odessa and Common second and third, respectively. 

 Fifteen varieties of two-rowed barley during this same season gave an average yield 

 of 45 bu. 21 lbs. per acre. The 2 leading varieties were French Chevalier and Danish 

 Chevalier, yielding on an average for 5 years 51 bu. 14 lbs. and 50 bu. 8 lbs. per 

 acre, respectively. Of the six-rowed and two-rowed varieties, 13 and 9, respect- 

 ively, are crossbred sorts originated at the farms. 



The average yields of 31 varieties of peas tested for 5 years ranged from 35 bu. 6 

 lbs. to 38 bu. 34 lbs. per acre, and the average yield for the season was 43 bu. 2 lbs. 

 per acre. The leading varieties, Crown, Early Briton, Pride, Arthur, and Macoun, 

 all yielded over 38 bu. per acre for 5 years. Sixteen of the varieties under test were 

 originated at the farms. 



Nineteen varieties of Indian corn tested on all the farms in 1904 gave an average 

 yield of 15 tons 1,585 lbs. per acre. The highest average yield for 5 years, L9 tons 

 1,020 lbs. per acre, was produced by Superior Fodder. Each of 17 varieties under 

 test for 5 years produced an average yield of more than 15 tons per acre. 



The average yield of 17 varieties of turnips on all farms for 5 years was 30 tons 

 297 lbs. per acre for the first sowing, and 24 tons 1,399 lbs. per acre for the second 

 sowing. Perfection Swede and Hartley Bronze gave the best general results, being 

 followed by Mammoth Clyde, Carter Elephant, Hall Westbury, Magnum Bonum, 

 Imperial Swede, Drummond Purple Top, Halewood Bronze Top, and Elephant Mas- 

 ter, with yields of over 30 tons from the first sowing. The average yield of 20 vari- 

 eties on all the farms in 1904 was 30 tons 1,854 lbs. per acre from the first sowing 

 and 25 tons 1,731 lbs. per acre from the second. 



The average yield of 11 varieties of mangels grown on all the farms for 5 years was 

 29 tons 742 lbs. per acre from the first sowing and 24 tons 577 lbs. per acre from 

 the second sowing. The largest average yields for this period are in favor of Mam- 

 moth Long Red, Mammoth Yellow Intermediate, Giant Yellow Intermediate, and 

 Lion Yellow Intermediate, given in the order of productiveness. In 1904, 16 varie- 

 ties grown on all the farms produced 25 tons 877 lbs. per acre from the first sowing 

 and 21 tons 188 lbs. per acre from the second. 



