CROP PRODUCTION" IN THE GREAT PLAINS AREA. 



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summer tillage. At Dickinson this method has been responsible for 

 a decrease and at Belle Fourehe and Dalhart for an increase in yields. 



Table VI. — Average yields and digest of cost of production per acre of corn by different 

 methods of tillage at thirteen stations in the Great Plains area. 



roints 



covered. 



Fall plowed 

 after — 



Spring plowed 

 after — 



Sub- 

 soiled 

 after 

 corn. 



Listed 

 after 



Sum- 

 mer 



Num- 

 ber of 

















Corn. 



Small 

 grain. 



Corn. 



Small 

 grain. 



corn. 



tilled. 



aver- 

 aged. 



Yields per acre: 

 Judith Basin. 



[Number of plats. . 

 < Grain... bushels. . 

 Istover. .pounds.. 



5 







5,744 



45 







5,275 



5 







6,002 



80 







5,193 



5 







6,130 



10 

 



5,982 



5 







5,656 



1 5 



Huntley 



[Number of plats.. 

 •Grain... bushels.. 

 [Stover, .pounds. . 



2 



14.0 

 1,380 



12 



19.4 

 1,497 



2 

 21.8 

 1,375 



32 

 25.2 

 1,654 



2 



19.8 

 1,945 



2 

 26.3 

 1,605 



2 



26.1 

 1,695 



L 2 





[Number of plats.. 

 ■) Grain . . . bushels. . 

 Istover. .pounds.. 



(Number of plats.. 

 < Grain. . .bushels. . 

 [Stover, .pounds.. 



[Number of plats. . 

 •(Grain. ..bushels.. 

 [Stover, .pounds. . 



5 



15.3 

 5,542 



20 

 12.8 

 1,743 



24 

 20.6 

 2,144 



5 

 15.1 



5,780 



6 

 21.5 

 2,362 



8 



7.3 

 3,129 



6 



9.8 

 2,145 



60 

 14.1 



6,537 







5 



17.6 

 5,924 











f 5 













6 



19.9 

 2,105 



96 

 19.8 

 2,408 







6 

 14.5 

 1,822 











f 6 













8 



7.0 

 3,039 



40 

 8.2 

 3,201 



24 

 8.1 

 1,655 



160 

 8.4 

 3,245 







8 



6.8 

 2,926 











1 8 











Belle Fourehe 



[Number of plats. . 

 ■J Grain... bushels.. 

 [Stover, .pounds.. 



6 

 10.0 



2,288 



102 

 7.8 

 1,724 



6 



9.4 

 2,125 



6 



10.3 

 2,129 



6 



17.0 

 2,178 



1 6 



Scottsbluff... 



(Number of plats. . 

 < Grain, .bushels.. 

 [Stover.. pounds.. 



3 

 30.1 

 1,753 



27 

 24.5 

 2,516 



3 



27.9 

 1,913 



60 

 27.5 

 2,770 



3 



26.8 

 2,280 



3 

 24.9 

 1,740 



3 

 39.0 

 3,200 



1 3 





(Number of plats. . 

 •(Grain... bushels.. 

 IStover. .pounds.. 



8 



18.2 

 2,383 



72 

 13.3 

 2,143 



8 



18.5 

 2,438 



72 

 13.2 

 2,307 







8 

 20.8 

 2,711 





North Platte . 







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Akron 



[Number of jilats. . 

 i Grain . . . bushels. . 

 [Stover, .pounds.. 



6 

 20.0 

 2,292 



72 

 12.9 

 1,769 



6 

 19.4 



2,388 



54 

 13.7 

 1,746 



6 



16.8 

 2,113 



12 

 13.9 

 1,962 





 20.9 

 2,257 



1 6 



Havs 



(Number of plats.. 

 < Grain... bushels.. 

 [Stover, .pounds. . 



6 

 6.2 



3,226 



24 

 5.5 

 3,512 



6 



6.1 

 3,668 



60 

 6.9 

 3,290 



6 



8.3 

 3,486 



6 



6.2 

 3,093 



6 



9.9 

 3,929 



1 fi 



Garden City . 



(Number of plats.. 

 •(Grain. ..bushels.. 

 [Stover, .pounds.. 



5 







3,020 



55 







2,768 



5 







3,047 



55 







2,688 



5 







3,363 



10 







2,819 



5 







4,700 



1 s 



Dalhart 



(Xumberof plats.. 

 i Grain... bushels.. 

 Istover. .pounds. . 



6 



8.6 

 2,711 



72 

 7.3 

 2,569 



6 



9.5 

 2,725 



42 

 7.0 

 2,280 





6 



14.0 

 2,588 



6 



13.7 

 3,900 



1 6 



Arn.irillo 



[Number of plats.. 

 < Grain. ..bushels.. 



Istover. .pounds.. 



7 



5.8 

 2,491 



77 

 5.4 

 2,301 



7 



5.1 

 1,921 



21 

 4.3 

 2,023 



7 



6.0 

 2,481 



14 

 7.0 

 1,925 



7 



8.6 

 3,037 



1 7 



Cost of prodoctioi 



J'rolit, or loss (— ): 

 Jndltb Basin. 



?7. VI 



4.00 

 .87 

 9.71 

 4.67 

 1.38 

 1.09 

 s.oc, 

 i 66 

 r,.o<> 

 1.44 

 i US 

 1 . :',7 

 - .19 



S7. 1') 



3.06 

 3. 26 

 11.92 

 5. 04 

 2.19 



- .94 

 7.84 

 l.Yl 

 1.21 

 1 . 73 

 i . 90 



.57 



- .73 



17.11 



4.89 

 4.36 

 10.4!) 

 6.21 

 2.07 

 1.10 

 7.XH 

 6.17 

 0. 4.'i 

 2.67 



-1.02 

 2.14 



-1.23 



$7.11 



3.28 

 6. 28 

 11.60 



2.74 



- .51 



9.43 



2.78 



1 . 86 



2.23 



-1.73 



.25 



-1.34 



88.18 



4.08 

 3.63 



$5. 98 



5.98 

 7.75 



$12.36 



-1.05 



1.47 



6.53 



-2.92 



-3. 79 



-1.20 



9.64 



1.38 



.51 



- .54 



-2. 96 



.92 



-2. 86 







5 





2 



Willislon 

















8 







- .17 

 7.10 



2.40 

 7.46 



6 



Beottobluff. 





3 



North Platte.. 



8 





2.77 



2.11 



-1.45 



- .82 



3.50 



2.69 



- .34 



4.80 



.67 



(i 





6 





5 



Uiilhurl. 



6 





7 









