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Of his method of cultivation Professor Blount says: 



It is quite simple. I sow only one ounce of picked seed per square rod in eight 

 rows, or in field culture only thirty pounds per acre. On each square rod I put home- 

 made fertilizers, horse, cow, hog, and sheep manure, the latter being by far the best 

 in this climate. In the case of cow and hog manures, one cubic foot is used, but two 

 cubic feet of horse manure. There are also plots with no manures. My crops are 

 hoed twice and irrigated twice. 



Of the seasons he says : 



1879 was a fair wheat year, no rain from April to harvest ; 1880 two showers, doing 

 more damage to wheat than none; 1861 and 1^82 fair wheat seasons; 1883 hail killed 

 everything, and 1884 a fine season with some rain. 



A description of his methods of crossing and selection will be found 

 in the Animal .Report of this Department for 1881-'82, and in the report 

 of the agricultural department of the Colorado State College for 1884. 



In addition it is necessary to say that it must be borne in mind that 

 these wheats have been grown upon an experimental scale and with 

 greater care and regularity of condition than could be often found in field 

 culture in this country. While they do not represent, therefore, the 

 ordinary product of the State from which they come, they are more val- 

 uable for purposes of scientific comparison and as a guide to what may 

 be done by the farmer in the improvement of his seed and crops. 



Physical properties of Colorado wheat, 1884. 



