OATS IN THE GEEAT PLAINS AREA. 



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Table XIV. — Yields and cost of production of oats by different methods at the Akron 

 Field Station, 1909 to 1914, inclusive. 



Treatment and previous crop. 



Number 

 of plats 

 averaged. 



Yield per acre (bushels). 



1909 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



Average. 



Fall plowed: 



3 

 1 

 1 



19.3 

 14.1 

 20.8 



14.1 

 8.0 



10.2 



10.5 

 15.9 

 15.9 



47.7 

 46.9 

 37.2 



7.6 

 .6 

 .6 



35.5 

 36.9 

 39.1 



22.5 



Oats 



20.4 





20.6 









5 



18.6 



12.1 



12.7 



45.4 



4.8 



36.5 



21.7 







Spring plowed: 



Wheat 



1 



1 

 2 



18.3 

 21.1 

 21.6 



14.8 

 10.9 

 20.8 



1.7 

 4.3 



5.3 



46.9 

 41.9 

 49.6 



16.6 

 6.6 

 5.0 



47.5 

 39.4 

 49.4 



24.3 



Oats 



20.7 





25.3 









4 



20.6 



16.8 



4.2 



47.0 



8.3 



46.4 



23.9 







Sod breaking: 



Alfalfa 



1 

 1 



8.8 

 20.2 



2.7 

 2.2 











29.4 

 27.5 



1.9 

 1.6 



30.6 

 35.0 



12.2 





14.4 









2 



14.5 



2.5 







28.5 



1.8 



32.8 



13.4 









1 

 1 



16.1 

 15.6 



11.3 

 11.1 



8.4 

 5.3 



35.3 



54.7 





 3.6 



30.3 

 40.9 



16.9 





21.9 







Disked: 



7 

 1 

 2 

 2 



20.9 

 16.1 

 15.7 

 14.6 



18.2 

 5.0 

 12.2 



6.7 



.4 

 

 

 



38.5 

 25.0 

 41.9 

 40.3 



7.3 

 1.9 

 7.2 

 5.5 



48.5 

 37.8 

 40.7 

 40.5 



22.3 





14.3 



Miln 



19.6 



Kafir 



17.9 









12 



18.6 



14.2 



.2 



38.2 



6.5 



45.0 



20.5 







Green manured: 



Rye 



1 

 1 

 1 



21.0 

 22.0 



13.0 



20.0 

 11.9 



5.2 



2.7 







3.9 



38.4 

 38.4 



45.8 



5.0 

 1.2 

 5.0 



44.4 

 38.1 

 41.6 



21.9 





18.6 





19.1 









3 



18.7 



12.4 



2.2 



40.9 



3.7 



41.4 



19.9 









3 



28.9 



17.1 



7.1 



56.4 



16.5 



45.9 



28.7 











19.4 



13.3 



4.0 



42.3 



6.6 



42.2 



21.3 









Summary of Yields and Digest of Cost. 





Tillage treatment. 



Previous crop. 







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Yields, values, 



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— i 



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 .5,, 



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-*-> 





"m 



' — 



™ 



etc. (average 

 per acre). 



O M 





05 "ft 



'8 'a 







ft 



03 



a 

 a 



03 



J- ft 



"ft 



o 



3.2 



.a ft 



<3 

 ft 

 CM 





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03 







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a 



03 



•-aft 



3 

 03 



o 



03 



o 



03 



§ 



o 



03 



C3 



M 



Yields of grain : 





























1909.. bush.. 



18.6 



20.6 



18.6 



15.6 



16.1 



18.7 



28.9 



14.5 



21.1 



18.2 



15.7 



16.1 



14.6 



1910.. do.... 



12.1 



16.8 



14.2 



11.1 



11.3 



12.4 



17.1 



2.5 



18.7 



12.1 



12.2 



5.0 



6.7 



1911.. do.... 



12.7 



4.2 



.2 



5.3 



8.4 



2.2 



7.1 







1.5 



9.2 















1912.. do.... 



45.4 



47.0 



38.2 



54.7 



35.3 



40.9 



56.4 



28.5 



40.9 



45.1 



41.9 



25.0 



40.3 



1913.. do.... 



4.8 



8.3 



6.5 



3.6 







3.7 



16.5 



1.8 



6.8 



5.6 



7.2 



1.9 



5.5 



1914.. do.... 



36.5 



46.4 



45.0 



40.9 



30.3 



41.4 



45.9 



32.8 



48.7 



37.9 



40.7 



37.8 



40.5 



Average . . 



21.7 



23.9 



20.5 



21.9 



16.9 



19.9 



28.7 



13.4 



23.0 



21.4 



19.6 



14.3 



17.9 



Crop value, 



















cost, etc. : 





























Value 



S6.51 

 6.31 



$7.17 

 5.84 



S6.15 

 4.50 



S6.57 

 5.30 



S5.07 

 6.92 



So. 97 

 14.36 



§8.61 

 11.25 















Cost 





























Profit or 



















loss 



.20 



1.33 



1.65 



1.27 



-1.85 



-8.39 



-2.64 





























