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BULLETIN 214, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



in bushels per acre it appears that no particular method of prepara- 

 tion for spring wheat is essential at this station. From the stand- 

 point of profits per acre it would appear that the greatest profits are 

 derived from the least expensive methods. 



HUNTLEY FIELD STATION. 



The field station at Huntley, Mont., is located in the valley of the 

 Yellowstone River at the foot of the first bench. The soil is a heavy 

 gumbo to a depth of about 8 feet. Underlying the soil is a considera- 

 ble depth of free-drained gravel. This soil carries a large proportion 

 of available water and allows deep feeding of the crop. It is conse- 

 quently possible to store in it a maximum quantity of water that 

 can be recovered by the crop. 



Table VI. — Yields and cost of production of spring wheat by different methods at the 

 Huntley Field Station, 1913 and 1914. 



Treatment andpre- 

 vious crop. 



Fall plowed: 



Corn , 



Oats 



Wheat 



Total or aver 

 age 



Spring plowed: 



Corn 



Oats 



Wheat 



Total or aver- 



Num- 

 ber 

 of 

 plats 

 aver- 

 aged. 



Yield per acre 

 (bushels). 



1913 



1914 



Aver- 

 age. 



1 

 2 

 1 



19.3 



15.8 

 11.8 



21.5 



27.8 

 20.2 



20.4 

 21.8 

 16.0 



4 



15.7 



24.3 



20.0 



1 

 1 

 1 



18.6 

 14.3 

 16.0 



24.6 



24.8 

 18.3 



21.6 

 19.6 

 17.2 



3 



16.3 



22.6 



19.5 



Treatment and pre- 

 vious crop. 



Listed: Wheat 



Subsoiled: Wheat... 

 Disked: Corn 



Green manured: 



Ryei 



Peas 



Total or aver- 

 age 



Summer tilled 



Average of all 22 plats 



Num- 

 ber 

 of 

 plats 

 aver- 



Yield per acre 

 (bushels). 



1913 1914 



16.5 

 14.5 

 18.2 



15.0 

 21.3 



18.2 



25.5 



18.2 



19.5 

 17.5 

 26.5 



26.0 

 26.8 



26.3 



24.8 



Aver- 



18.0 

 16.0 

 22.4 



20.5 

 24.1 



22.3 



21.5 



Summary of Yields and Digest of Cost. 





Tillage treatment. 



Previous crop. 



Yields, values, etc. (average 

 per acre). 



Fall 

 plowed 



(4 

 plats). 



Spring 

 plowed 



, (3 

 plats). 



Disked 

 plats). 



Listed 

 (lplat). 



Sub- 

 soiled 

 (1 plat). 



Green 

 ma- 

 nured 



(2 

 plats). 



Sum- 

 mer 

 tilled 



(3 

 plats). 



Corn 

 (10 



plats). 



Small 

 grain 



(7 

 plats). 



Yields of grain: 



1913 bushels.. 



1914 do.... 



15.7 

 24.3 



16.3 

 22.6 



18.2 

 26.5 



16.5 

 19.5 



14.5 

 17.5 



18.2 

 26.4 



25.5 

 26.3 



18.4 

 25.8 



15.0 

 22.3 





20.0 



19.5 



22.4 



18.0 



16.0 



22.3 



25.9 



22.1 



18.7 







Crop value, cost of produc- 

 tion, etc.: 



$14. 00 

 6.56 



$13. 65 

 6.09 



$15.68 

 4.75 



$12.60 

 5.55 



$11. 20 



7.17 



$15. 61 

 14.61 



$18. 13 

 11.50 







Cost 













Profit 



7.44 



7.56 



10.93 



7.05 



4.03 



1.00 



6.63 













1 Barley was used in place of rye in 1913. 



