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BULLETIN 450, U, S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



Table IV. — Agronomic data for unselected Ghirka wheat, used as a check, and 30 -pure 

 lines selected therefrom, grown at the Dickinson (N. Dak.) substation in 1913 and 1914. 





C.I. 

 No. 



Date. 



Plant- 

 ing to 

 ma- 

 turity. 



Stand. 



Height. 



Yield per acre. 



Weight 



per 

 bushel. 



Ghirka and 

 selections. 



Head- 

 ed, 

 July— 



Ripe, 

 .^ug.— 



Plants 

 per 

 acre. 



Esti- 

 mated. 



Actual. 



Computed. 





Grain. 



Straw. 



Grain. 



Straw. 













Thmi- 

















Season of 1913:1 









JDays. 



sands. 



Per ct. 



In. 



Bu. 



Cwt. 



Bu. 



Cwt. 



Lbs. 



Gliirka 



1517 



14 



12 



113 



640 



86 





27. Z 



20.4 



30.0 



24.6 



61 



Selections — 



























No. 4 



4413 



14 



12 



113 



696 



94 



32.1 



35.6 



25.3 



39.0 



31.0 



62 



No. 5 



4414 



12 



9 



110 



776 



105 



34.0 



40.5 



23.3 



44.3 



28.8 



62.5 



No. 12 



4415 



12 



12 



113 



688 



93 



33.4 



35.3 



22.4 



38.7 



28.0 



62.5 



No. 13 





10 

 12 



10 

 12 



111 

 113 



844 

 700 



114 

 95 



34.2 



31.3 



27.3 



19.6 

 19.2 



32.3 

 30.0 



25.2 

 24.6 



61 5 



Ohirlra , 



1517 



62.3 



Selections — 



























No. 15 



4416 



16 



15 



116 



560 



76 



33.2 



28.8 



19.8 



31.3 



24.3 



61.5 



No. 17 



4417 



14 



12 



113 



724 



98 



34.5 



35.2 



21.7 



36.1 



25.5 



62.5 



No. 19 





12 

 10 

 12 



12 

 9 

 12 



113 

 110 

 113 



860 

 692 

 700 



116 

 94 

 95 



34.3 

 32.3 



27.7 

 32.2 

 29.5 



20.2 

 23.5 

 23.5 



28.9 

 3.3.2 

 30.0 



22.9 

 25.6 

 24.6 



61.5 



No. 20 





61 



Ghirka 



1517 



62 



Selections — 



























No. 21.. 





12 



14 



12 

 12 



113 

 113 



608 

 868 



82 

 117 



32.4 

 35.0 



33.0 

 34.7 



24.3 

 25.6 



31.8 

 31.9 



24.1 

 24.2 



62 



No. 23 



4418 



62.5 



No. 21 



4419 



14 



12 



113 



728 



98 



34.0 



36.0 



25.2 



31.6 



22.6 



61.5 



No. 25 



4420 



14 



12 



113 



840 



113 



34.3 



36.2 



26.9 



30.4 



22.2 



62 



Ghirka.... 



1517 



12 



12 



113 



680 



92 





37.2 



30.1 



30.0 



24.6 



62.5 



Selections — 



























No. 29 



4421 



10 



9 



110 



860 



116 



32.3 



3.3.2 



25.7 



27.3 



21.5 



61 



No. 31 





12 

 12 

 12 

 12 



12 

 12 

 12 

 12 



113 

 113 

 113 

 113 



768 

 820 

 836 

 648 



104 

 111 

 113 



88 



32.7 

 32.3 

 31.8 



38.0 

 34.1 

 33.3 

 33.3 



29.2 



28.0 

 26.0 

 26.8 



31.9 

 29.3 

 29.3 

 30.0 



25.0 

 24.5 

 23.3 

 24.6 



62 



No. 36 





62.5 



Np. 37 





62 



Ghirka.... 



1517 



62 



Selections- 



























No. 40 



4422 



12 



12 



113 



768 



104 



31.7 



32.0 



23.2 



29.7 



21.2 



62 



No. 47 





12 

 12 

 14 



13 

 9 

 9 



114 

 110 

 110 



752 

 688 

 896 



102 

 93 

 121 



30.4 

 34.3 

 33.4 



28.8 

 31.7 

 33.0 



27.9 

 26.7 

 25.9 



27.6 

 31.4 

 33.8 



25.4 

 24.1 

 23.4 



61 



No. 61 





62 



No. 65 



4424 



61.5 



No. 66 



4425 



12 



12 



113 



828 



112 



31.6 



35.2 



25.9 



37.3 



23.1 



61.5 



No. 68 



4426 



10 



10 



111 



792 



107 





31.3 



22.0 



34.5 



19.7 



60.5 



No. 72 



4427 



11 



12 



113 



720 



97 



3.3.9 



32.0 



25.6 



36.6 



22.9 



62.5 



Ghirka 



1517 



12 



12 



113 



684 



92 





25.2 



27.7 



30.0 



24.6 



61 



Selections- 



























No. 74 





12 



12 



113 



524 



71 



34.2 



19.3 



17.6 



24.0 



22.8 



61 



Season of 1914:- 







Ghirka 



1517 



10 



8 



112 



616 



114 



41.5 



6.4 



17.3 



10.3 



19.0 



51 



Selections- 



























No. 4 



4413 



10 



8 



112 



532 



99 





11.2 



20.2 



15.8 



21.6 



52.5 



No. 5 



4414 



10 



8 



112 



454 



84 



37.2 



13.2 



25.7 



16.4 



26.9 



52.5 



No. 12 



4415 



10 



8 



112 



436 



81 



39.8 



7.6 



9.8 



8.5 



10.1 



53 



No. 17 



4417 



10 



8 



112 



490 



91 



39.2 



8.8 



9.1 



9.0 



9.1 



51.5 



No. 20 





10 

 10 



8 

 8 



112 

 112 



460 

 596 



85 

 110 



36.7 

 41.5 



6.4 

 12.0 



24.0 

 19.7 



5.9 

 10.3 



23.6 

 19.0 



49 



Ghirka. . . . 



1517 





Selections — 



























No. 21 . . 





12 

 10 



8 

 8 



112 

 112 



460 

 464 



85 

 86 



39.9 

 39.9 



10.4 

 10.0 



20.6 



23.8 



8.9 



8.6 



20.1 

 23.2 



53 



No. 24 



4419 



51.5 



No. 25 



4420 



10 



8 



112 



440 



82 



41.1 



9.2 



20.4 



7.2 



20.2 



52 



No. 29 



4421 



8 



8 



112 



456 



85 



39.2 



10.0 



19.0 



8.6 



18.9 



49 



No. 31 





10 

 10 



8 

 8 



112 

 112. 



472 

 644 



87 

 119 



39.4 

 39.8 



9.2 

 12.0 



17.5 



18.7 



7.2 

 10.3 



17.6 

 19.0 



52 



Ghirka 



1517 



52 



Selections- 



























No 36 





10 



11 



8 

 8 



112 

 112 



552 

 472 



102 



87 



41.9 

 40.2 



11.2 

 10.4 



22.1 

 28.3 



9.9 

 9.6 



22.1 

 28.0 



51.5 



No. 40 



4422 



52 



Selections- 



























No. 47 





10 

 9 



8 

 8 



112 

 112 



644 

 636 



119 

 118 



38.1 

 40.3 



9.6 

 12.8 



15.4 

 25.0 



9.2 

 12.7 



15.0 

 24.1 



51.5 



No. 50 



4423 



52 



No. 55 





9 

 10 



8 

 8 



112 

 112 



580 

 604 



108 

 112 



41.3 

 40.4 



10.4 

 9.6 



23.5 

 20.2 



10.7 

 10.3 



22.4 

 19.0 



.53. 5 



Ghirka 



1517 



51.5 



Selections — 



























No. 57 





9 

 11 

 10 

 10 

 10 



8 

 8 

 8 

 8 

 8 



112 

 112 

 112 

 112 

 112 



628 

 532 

 692 

 516 

 544 



116 

 99 



110 

 96 



101 



43.5 

 38.8 

 40.9 

 40.7 

 37.1 



11.2 

 10.0 

 10.0 

 9.2 

 11.2 



19.2 

 27.6 

 17.0 

 22.3 

 20.2 



11.9 

 10.4 

 10.3 

 9.4 

 11.2 



18.7 

 27.9 

 18.0 

 24.5 

 23.1 



52 



No. 59 





51 



No. 61 





53 



No. 62 





50.5 



No. 65 



4424 



51 



Ghirka.... 



1517 



10 



8 



112 



512 



95 



41.6 



10.4 



15.8 



10.3 



19.0 



52 



Selections — 



























Nos. 4 and 



























66 





9 

 9 



8 

 8 



112 



112 



528 

 584 



98 

 108 



40.1 

 42.6 



10.0 

 12.4 



21.8 

 27.1 



9.8 

 12.0 



24.5 



28.8 



62.5 



No. 66 



4425 



52.5 



No. 68 



4426 



10 



8 



112 



524 



97 



39.2 



9.6 



18.2 



9.2 



18.2 



51 



No. 72 



4427 



10 



8 



112 



496 



92 





14.4 



29.8 



13.6 



28.2 



51.5 



No. 102 





14 

 11 



8 

 8 



112 

 112 



664 

 596 



123 

 110 



""ii'.i 



8.4 

 11.2 



24.7 

 22.1 



7.8 

 10.3 



22.3 

 19.0 



49 



Ghirka 



1517 



52.5 



1 Sown Apr. 21, emerged May 10, harvested Aug. 15, 1913. 



2 Sown Apr. 18, emerged May 2, harvested Aug. 10, 1914. 



