OATS IN THE GREAT PLAINS AEEA. 



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Table XI. — Yields and cost of production of oats by different methods at the Belle Fourche 

 Field Station, 1909 to 1914, inclusive. 









Number 

 of plats 

 averaged 



Yield per acre 



(bushels). 





• 1909 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



Average. 



Fall plowed: 



Wheat 



3 

 1 

 1 

 1 



54.3 

 46.9 

 65.6 

 64.7 





 

 

 





 

 

 



6.2 



6.6 

 11.4 

 



16.8 

 15.8 

 23.1 

 16.3 



12.7 

 24.7 

 12.2 

 22.8 



15 



Oats 



15.7 





18.7 



Flax -. -. 



17 3 









Total or average 



6 



56.7 



6.1 



17.6 



16.3 



16 1 









 

 





Spring plowed: 



Wheat 



1 

 1 



2 



42.5 



48.8 

 60.5 



6.9 

 9.2 

 8.3 



9.5 

 11.7 



7.2 



16.9 

 17.8 



20.1 



15.0 

 13.0 

 23.7 



15 1 





16.8 





20.0 









Total or average 



4 



53.1 



8.2 



8.9 



18.7 



18.8 



18.0 







 

 





Sod breaking: 



Alfalfa 



1 



1 

 1 



65.0 

 67.7 

 63.8 











a 8.1 







7.0 

 U6.7 



16.3 

 25.9 

 13.1 



13.0 

 12.0 

 12.2 



15.7 





18.8 





19.0 











3 



65.5 



2.7 



7.9 



18.4 



12.4 



17.8 









 









 







1 



60.8 







7.3 



16.3 | 20.3 



17.5 











1 



56.7 



7.2 



8.6 



18.7 



21.4 



18.8 









Disked; 



6 

 1 



1 



58.9 

 57.3 

 51.9 



7.6 

 5.2 

 9.8 



10.9 

 10.3 

 10.6 



25.6 

 18.1 

 29.7 



30.6 

 21.1 

 35.9 



22.3 





' 18.7 





23.0 











8 



57.8 



7.6 



10.8 



25.2 



30.1 



21.9 









 

 





Green manured: 



Rye 



1 

 1 

 2 



69.4 

 76.6 

 50.9 



9.2 

 11.3 

 



4.8 

 4.7 

 7.3 



31.3 

 32.8 

 27.1 



29.5 

 28.1 

 34.6 



24.0 



Peas 



25.6 





20.0 











4 



61.9 



5.1 



6.0 



29.6 



31.7 



22.4 







, 







5 



74.2 



17.4 



8.1 



34.8 



44.2 



29.8 









Average of all 32 





60.9 



6.8 



8.2 



23.9 



26.3 



21.0 













Summary of Yields and Digest 



of Cost. 







Tillage treatment. 



Previous crop. 



Yields, values, etc. 

 (average per acre). 



CO 

 CD ■ 



"3 

 ft 



T3 



CD 



is . 



m 



31 

 ft 



00 

 CD 



^! 



.2 



P 



ft 

 -a 



CD 



CO 



3 



* . 

 oS 



m ft 



3 



m 



a; 

 g . 



ft 



pi'* 



«</ 



CD 

 t-i 



o 



CD 

 u£ 



m 



"3 

 ft 



CO 



TJ 

 O 

 CO 



,25 

 ft 



OO 



g 



o 

 O 



a 



'-,.T. 



a p 



a 



02 



— 

 ft 



,_ 



V, 



S 



s 



a . 



"erft 



H 



O 



m 



a 



O 



"o 



Yields of grain: 



1909 bushels.. 



1910 do.... 



1911 do 



1912 do.... 



1913 do.... 



1914 do 



56.7 











6.1 

 17.6 

 16.3 



53.1 



8.2 







8.9 

 18.7 

 18.8 



57.8 

 7.6 

 



10.8 

 25.2 

 30.1 



56.7 

 7.2 

 



8.6 

 18.7 

 21.4 



60.8 











7.3 

 16.3 

 20.3 



61.9 

 5.1 

 



6.0 

 29.6 

 31.7 



74.2 

 17.4 







8.1 

 34.8 

 44.2 



65.5 

 2.7 

 



7.9 

 18.4 

 12.4 



59.3 



7.8 







10.0 

 24.2 

 28.9 



53. 

 2. 

 

 8. 



17. 



16. 



8 64.7 



6 

 



2 



7 16.3 

 1 22.8 



57.3 

 5.2 

 



10.3 

 18.1 

 21.1 



51.9 

 9.8 

 



10.6 

 29.7 

 35.9 





16.1 



18.0 



21.9 



18.8 



17.5 



22.4 



29.8 



17.8 



21.7 



19. 



7 17.3 



18.7 



23.0 







Crop value, cost, etc.: 



$4.83 

 6.31 



$5.40 

 5.84 



$6.57 

 4.50 



$5.64 

 5.30 



$5.25 

 6.92 



$6.72 

 14.36 



$8.94 

 11.25 





Cost 































-1.48 



— .44 



2.07 



.34 



-1.67 



— 7.64 



-2.31 



































a There was no stand of clover before oats. 



