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EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



An attempt was made to learn something about the varieties 

 of winter wheat best adapted to this section. Nine different 

 varieties were sown the previous fall and came through the 

 winter in splendid shape. The varieties and their yields are 

 shown in the following table: — 



Three varieties of spring wheat were also sown, but the 

 yields were very unsatisfactory. , 



Top-dressing Permanent Mowings. 



An experiment to determine the effect of applying annually 

 different manures on grassland was begun in 1886 by the late 

 Dr. Goessmann, and, with certain changes in the arrangement 

 of plots and modifications of the fertilizer schedule, has been 

 continued under the direction of Dr. Brooks until the present 

 time. Results from year to year have been published by Dr. 

 Goessmann and later by Dr. Brooks in the annual reports of 

 the experiment station, but no attempt has been made to bring 

 all the data together in one article. Believing that the experi- 

 ment has continued long enough to show the value of such a 

 system of top-dressing permanent mowings, and wishing to 

 make certain changes in the fertilizer schedule, it is thought 

 an opportune time to review the whole experiment and bring 

 the data together. 



The experiment consisted of two periods, the first beginning 



