28 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



12 to N yi'iirs in succi'ssioii. Tlic uvorage yicM l''>r 1- years of Siln'rian oats was 

 SH.tilm. per arre, and of American liainier, H4.7bn. Odcrhrueker, rrolwteer, Water- 

 loo, and Bavarian liave also given good average results f(jr a series of years. Of 

 oatM, 22 varieties, mostly imported, were grown for the first time this year, but 

 none ec^ualed Siberian nor American Banner in yield. The best yielding varieties 

 of (>-ro\ved barley in 1902 were as follows: Manshury 8(i bu., California lirewing 80 

 bu., Connnon Six-Uowed 77 Im., and Oderbrucker, 7n bu. per acre. Of 10 varieties 

 grown for 9 years in succession the greatest yields in the order given were jjroduced 

 by Mansluiry, California Brewing, Hcotch Improved, ('ominoii Six-Rowed, and 

 Oderlirucker. Among 8 varieties of 2-rowed barley tested im !) years, French 

 Chevaliei- and New Zealand Chevalier, with an average yield of (>2 l)u. per acre, were 

 the leaders. Of huUess l)arley 11 varieties were tested this season, and of these, 8 

 umlcr test fill!) years liave given the following average results: Guy-Mayle 48 bu., 

 Black lIulU'ss 45 bu., Burple 44 bu., (Juymalaya 42 bu., AVinnipeg No. 2 41 bu., 

 Hungarian 41 bu., Large Skinned 40 bu., and Smooth HuUess 38 bu. per acre, ^\'■ith 

 winter barley the exi)erience has been that the crop usually winterkills in unfavor- 

 al)le seasons, but that it gives exceedingly good yields when the winters allow it to 

 survive. 



Of 95 varieties of winter wheat grown this season Extra Early Windsor, Dawson 

 Golden Chaff, Imperial Amber, Pedigree Genesee Giant, Prize Taker, Economy, 

 New Colund)ia, White Golden Cross, Early Ontario, and Johnson, in the order 

 mentioned, gave the higliest yields. Dawson Golden Chaff, Extra Early Windsor, 

 Clawson Longberry, and American Bronze possess the stiffest straw, .\mong the 

 red wheats, Michigan Amber and Turkey Red, and among the white varieties, Ivirly 

 Genesee Giant and Bulgarian are considered good milling wheats. 



The average yields obtained by sowing 1, li, and 2 bu. of winter wheat per acre 

 for 6 years were 40.2, 43.3, and 43.9 bu. per acre, respectively. Drilling and sowing 

 broadcast have given practically the same results. The average results of experi- 

 ments for 8 years favor sowing winter wheat the last week of August or the first week 

 of September. For 4 years, field peas as a green manure, have given an annual 

 average of 22.1 per cent more wheat than buckwheat used in the same way. Winter 

 wheat after clover, in a 1-year test, yielded 20.7 per cent more grain than when 

 grown after timothy. The average results of experiments in i:)rogress for 7 years to 

 deteruune the value of seed from wheat cut at different stages of maturity show that 

 the heaviest grain and the largest total yield were produced from seed taken from 

 very ripe crops. The average yields of winter rye for 4 years were as follows: 

 Mannnoth 57.4 bu.. Monster 54.9 bu., and Common 52 bu. j^er acre. The variety 

 tests of bucikwheat show that on the average for 7 years Japanese has given 20.8 

 bu. per acre. Silver Hull 17.8, and Common (Jrey 16. In the yield of straw these 

 varieties stood in the same order. 



Of 19 early varieties of flint aiid dent corn grown in 1902 the following in the order 

 given led in productiveness: Dakota Gold Dollar, Longfellow, Farmers' Friend, Baily 

 Mahogany, and Canada Yellow. The best average yields for 3 years were as follows: 

 King Phillip 64.2, Genesee Valley 62.7, North Star Yellow Dent 61.1, Pride of 

 Canada 59.9, and Longfellow 58.9 bu. per acre. The percentage of cob to ear in the 

 different varieties showed wide variations. 



The 3 best kinds of sunflowers under test for 5 years and the average yields of seed 

 per acre were AVhite Beauty 66.3, Mammoth Russian 64, and Black Giant 57.5 bu. 

 per acre. In 1902 the yields were 80.9, 60.7, and 67.5 bu. per acre, respectively. 

 California and Siberian varieties of millet have given the best yields of seed for a 

 series of years. 



Field peas planted as late as June 25 did not escape the ravages of the pea weevil. 

 The culture and uses of the grass pea are described and the results of culture tests 

 reported. The plant is considered good for forage, but as not replacing the garden 



