UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 595 
Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry 
WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief 
Washington, D. C. October 11, 1917 
WINTER WHEAT IN THE GREAT 
PLAINS AREA 
RELATION OF CULTURAL METHODS 
TO PRODUCTION 
By 
E, C, CHILCOTT, Agriculturist in Charge, JOHN S. COLE, 
Agriculturist, and J. B. KUSKA, Assistant, 
Office of Dry-Land Agriculture 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Introduction Results at the Several Stations . . .. 10 
Area Included in These Investigations . General Discussion of Results . ... 29 
Climatic Conditions Comparison of Winter Wheat with Spring 
General Plan of the Investigations . . . 
Comparison of Cultural Methods .. . 
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