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in the latter part of October the grass seed which had shattered' from the 

 spring crop germinated spontaneously and produced a very thick stand. 



Black-hulled Kafir corn proved best in the yield of forage and feeding value 

 when planted from 2 to 4 in. apart in 36-in. rows. Planting milo maize at 

 the same rate gives a high pei'centage of erect heads, while a 2-in. seeding 

 ordinarily gives 100 per cent of erect heads, except at the ends of plats where 

 moisture is abundant. Thinner seeding results in goose-necked plants. The 

 thick seeding reduced the leafiness of the individual milo maize plants. The 

 rates of leafiness ranged from 8.G for 6-iu. sowings to 10 for 16-in. sowings. 

 Sowings between April 15 and May 1 gave the best yields of forage and seed, 

 while seedings June 15 or later are undesirable for all varieties. 



[Variety tests of grains and alfalfa], C. Willis (South Dakota 8ta. Rpt. 

 1910, pp. 16-23). — Among 15 varieties of corn tested Early Tuscarora produced 

 the highest yield, 31.9 bu. per acre. A table states the source of seed, number 

 of ears per 100 lbs., shelling and germination percentages, and pounds per 

 bushel of grain obtained from each variety. 



A brief history and progress report of work with 6, 500 alfalfa plants grown 

 from seeds secured from Siberia is also given. The following table shows the 

 results obtained with the highest-yielding small grains: 



Some rc>iults of varirtij tests ivith cereals in 190D. 



Grain. 



Varieties in test. 



Num- 

 ber. 



Oats ; 1 



Wheat ! 10 



Barley 11 



Durum wheat 9 



Average 

 yield. 



Leading varieties. 



Bush. I 



„, f,r, i/SixtyDay 



'*'•■" i \S wed ish Select 



1- 1- (Red Fife 



^'■^"^ i^VelvetChall.. 



in no '/Minnesota 



^^•"'^ jtodessa 



15.60 Arnautka 



Yield. 



Bush. 

 58.1 

 44.0 

 21.8 

 23.8 

 36.9 

 26.3 

 19.0 



Resistance. 



Smut. 



Per ct. 

 100 



100 

 100 

 99 

 100 

 100 

 100 



Rust. 



Stem. Leaf. 



Per ct. 

 25 

 40 

 (iO 

 85 

 90 

 90 

 90 



Per ct. 



Agronomy and seed division, E. J. Macmillan (Dcpt. Agr. Orange River 

 Colony. Ann. Rpt., 5 ( 1908-9), pp. 63-71).— Alfalfa sown broadcast produced 3 

 cuttings per year with a total dry weight per acre of 4,990 lbs. When sown in 

 drills, from 9 to 18 in. apart, the yields ranged from 3.5.50 to 4,8.50 lbs., but 

 when sown in drills 24, 30, and 36 in. apart, 4 cuttings per year produced yields 

 per acre of 5,300, 7.350, and 9,150 lbs. per acre, respectively. " In growing 

 lucern on dry lands the drill system with cultivation is best." 



Efforts to obtain a field crop of sainfoin have failed, but a small i>lat yielded 

 3 cuttings aggregating 8,850 lbs. of green crop per acre. " The seed should be 

 sovra in the later part of March at the rate of 20 lbs. per acre." 



Six acres of burnet, sown January 31, afforded good winter pasturage June 

 30. Broadcast seeding produced fair results but was excelled by seeding in IS 

 in. rows. Three cuttings aggregated 1,050 lbs. of green crop per acre. " Burnet 

 is one of the best perennial plants under trial for the production of winter 

 pasturage." 



In a variety test of millet, Munga (pearl) and Golden yielded 4.37 and 2.11 

 tons respectively of dry hay per acre. Paspahim dilatatmn proved a persistent 

 grower and was drought but not frost resistant. Its hay yield was 1,050 lbs. 

 per acre. Johnson grass proved drought resistant, while Teff grass yielded 



