OATS IN THE GREAT PLAINS AREA. 



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plowing and the other by fall plowing. Both of these appear to have 

 a higher yielding power than is consistent with the results at other 

 stations in the State. That this is due in some measure to soil differ- 

 ences has been observed in the field. 



Table X. — Yields and cost of production of oats by different methods at the Hettinger 

 Field Station, 1912, 1913, and 1914. 



Treatment and previous crop. 



Number 

 of plats 

 averaged. 



Yield per acre (bushels). 



1912 



1913 



1914 



Average. 



Fall plowed: 



Wheat 



3 

 1 

 1 

 1 



19.0 

 36.3 

 34.4 

 17.2 



17.9 

 28.1 

 20.0 

 21.5 



22.2 



29.4 

 27.5 

 17.5 



19.7 



Oats 



31.3 





27.3 



Flax 



18.7 









6 



24.2 



20.6 



23.5 



22.8 







Spring plowed: 



Wheat 



4 

 1 

 2 



14.6 

 32.8 

 25.3 



34.5 

 37.6 

 40.2 



41.5 



44.4 

 31.8 



30.2 





38.3 





32.4 









7 



20.3 



36.5 



39.1 



32.0 







Sod breaking: 



Alfalfa 



1 

 1 

 1 



17.2 

 35.3 

 10.0 



24.7 

 13.5 

 13.8 



17.2 

 25.0 

 26.9 



19.7 





24.6 





16.9 









3 



20.8 



17.3 



23.0 



20.4 







Disked: 



6 

 1 



26.0 

 23.7 



41.8 

 38.2 



38.8 

 36.0 



35.5 





32.6 









7 



25.6 



41.3 



38.4 



35.1 







Green manured: 



Rye 



1 

 1 

 1 



22.5 

 17.5 

 22.5 



19.7 

 26.0 

 25.6 



17.8 

 23.8 

 24.4 



20.0 



Peas 



22.4 





24.2 









3 



20.8 



23.8 



22.0 



22.2 







Summer tilled 



5 



27.3 



38.3 



30.8 



32.1 











23.5 



31.7 



31.4 



28.9 









Summary of Yields and Digest of Cost. 





Tillage treatment. 



Previous crop. 



Yields, values, etc. 

 (average per acre). 



FaU 



plowed 



(6 

 plats). 



Spring 

 plowed 



(7 

 plats). 



DLsked 



(7 

 plats). 



Green 

 ma- 

 nured 



(3 

 plats). 



Sum- 

 mer 

 tilled 



(5 

 plats) . 



Sod (3 

 plats). 



Corn (8 

 plats). 



Small 



grain 



(10 



plats). 



Flax (1 

 plat). 



Pota- 

 toes (1 

 plat). 



Yields of grain: 



1912.... bushels.. 



1913 do.... 



1914 do.... 



24.2 

 20.6 

 23.5 



20.3 

 36.5 

 39.1 



25.6 

 41.3 

 38.4 



20.8 

 23.8 

 22.0 



27.3 

 38.3 

 30.8 



20.8 

 17.3 

 23.0 



25.8 

 41.4 

 37.0 



21.9 

 27.7 

 33.4 



17.2 

 21.5 

 17.5 



23.7 

 38.2 

 36.0 



Average 



22.8 



32.0 



35.1 



22.2 



32.1 



20.4 



34.7 



27.7 



18.7 



32.6 



Crop-vaikie, cost, etc.: 



$6.84 

 6.31 



$9.60 

 5.84 



$10. 53 

 4.50 



$6.66 

 14.36 



$9.63 

 11.25 





Cost 



























.53 



3.76 



6.03 



-7.70 



-1.62 

















