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explained here that the old ground was gravelly soil, and therefore of 

 the quality described as a "warm" soil, while the new ground was 

 largely vegetable mold, containing much organic matter only partly 

 decayed. The soil held moisture better during the dry season of the 

 summer, but on the other hand it was not so warm. This explains the 

 fact that the wheat on this ground was later in developing. 



August 15 the wheat on the old ground was in the milk; on the new 

 ground it was now 42 inches high and not entirely out of bloom. 

 September 17 the wheat on the old ground was cut, but the wheat on 

 the new ground was not harvested until October 3. 



Almost continuous rain during the latter part of September and all 

 of October rendered it difficult to cure this and all other grain. 

 Advantage was taken of every rainless da} r to put the grain under 

 shelter in the upper story of the barn where the wind has a clean 

 sweep through, and by this means it was finally dried enough to 

 thresh; but the w r et weather discolored both the straw and the grain. 



BARLEY. 



Manshury. — A plat of this variety was seeded on new ground 

 May 22. It was located on a little knoll which had been graded down 

 in order to facilitate cultivation. This process exposed the subsoil, a 

 red compact soil, apparently of volcanic origin. This red subsoil is 

 absolutely sterile and it was therefore manured with barnyard manure, 

 refuse silage, and a little fish guano, all three being mixed together 

 and plowed under. The result was an excellent crop of barley. 

 Seeded May 22 it came up June 7; was 3 inches high June 16; 1 foot 

 high July 1; 2 feet 2 inches high July 18 and heading out; 3 feet 

 high August 1 and in bloom. August 15 the grain was in the milk. 

 On August 26 part of it was ripe and harvested. That portion which 

 was not ripe grew in heavily manured spots, and the season of growth 

 was therefore prolonged. 



Sisolsk. — This variety was introduced by the Department of Agri- 

 culture from Russia. The seed here used was grown at the Sitka 

 Station in 1900. A plat was seeded on new ground May 22. It was 

 up June 7. June 15 it was 3 inches high. July 1 it was 8 inches 

 high. The stand was very uneven owing to the quality of the new 

 ground. July 18 it was 2 feet high and just beginning to head out. 

 August 1 it was 32 inches high, fully headed and beginning to bloom. 

 August 15 it had passed out of bloom and the grain was in the milk. 

 September 4 it was ripe, but owing to continual rainy weather it was 

 not harvested until September 24. As I remarked in last year's report, 

 I consider this a promising variety. The straw is stiff and stands 

 up well during storms. It is a six-rowed variety with large heads. 



Manchuria. — A variety of barley obtained from the Minnesota 

 Experiment Station. It resembles the Manshury so closely that it is 

 difficult to distinguish one from the other. It was seeded May 22 on 



