OATS IN THE GEEAT PLAINS AREA. 



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Table XV. — Yields and cost of production of oats by different methods at the Hays Field 

 Station, 190S to 1914, inclusive. 





Number 

 of plats 

 averaged. 







Yield per 



acre (bushels). 





Treatment and previous crop. 



1908 



1909 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



Average. 



Fall plowed: 



Wheat 



3 



1 

 1 



23.8 

 3.7 

 35.5 



(') 

 C 1 ) 



C 1 ) 



(') 

 0) 

 C 1 ) 



( l ) 



C 1 ) 



C 1 ) 



C 1 ) 



(') 



C 1 ) 

 P) 



25.3 

 16.6 

 30.2 





 

 





 

 





 





 





 



3.7 

 .4 



44.3 



37. 7 

 25.6 



9.8 

 10.6 

 8.1 



29.2 

 27.0 

 29.2 



22 1 



Oats 



15.9 





21.4 









5 



22.1 



21.5 



39.2 



9.6 



28.7 



20.7 







Spring plowed: 



Wheat 



1 

 1 

 2 



26.0 

 1.3 



17.2 



36. 6 

 11.3 

 32.0 



19.0 

 35.2 

 36.4 



6.2 

 3.3 

 11.3 



22.3 

 20.8 

 23.2 



18.4 





12 





20.0 









4 



15.4 



28.0 



31. S 



8.0 



22.4 



17.6 







Sod breaking: 



Alfalfa 



1 

 1 



22.5 

 30.1 



37. 5 

 36.4 



30.5 

 33.5 



4.5 

 5.1 



25.9 

 25.8 



20.2 



Brome grass 



21.8 



Total or average 



2 



26.3 



37.0 



32.0 



4.8 



25.9 



21.0 



Subsoiled: Oats 



Listed: Oats 



1 

 1 



17.9 

 28.0 



24.5 

 17.0 



45.1 

 47.6 



21.8 

 15.3 



26.6 

 29.7 



22.7 

 22.9 



Disked: 



Corn 



1 

 1 



16.3 

 22.1 



16.9 

 36.2 



39.0 



27.2 



13.0 

 17.6 



30.6 

 29.1 



19.3 

 22.0 









2 



19.2 



26.6 



33.1 



15.3 



29.9 



20.7 









2 



16.2 



24.5 



41.1 



30.3 



33.0 



24.8 











20.1 



26.6 



37.0 



12.8 



27.5 



20.7 









Summary of Yields and Digest of Cost. 





Tillage treatment. 



Previous crop. 



Yields, values, etc. (aver- 

 age per acre). 



Fall 

 plowed 



(5 

 plats). 



Spring 

 plowed 



(4 

 plats). 



Disked 



(2 

 plats). 



Listed 

 (1 plat). 



Sub- 

 soiled 

 (lplat). 



Sum- 

 mer 

 tilled 



(2 

 plats). 



Sod (2 

 plats). 



Corn 



(3 

 plats). 



Sor- 

 ghum 



(1 

 plat). 



Small 

 grain 



(9 

 plats). 



Yields of grain: 



1908 bushels.. 



1909 do.... 



1910 do.... 



1911 do.... 



1912 do.... 



1913 do.... 



1914 do.... 



22.1 



0) 

 24.5 





 39.2 



9.6 

 28.7 



15.4 



P) 

 28.0 





 31.8 



8.0 

 22.4 



19.2 



P) 

 26.6 

 

 33.1 

 15.3 

 29.9 



28.0 



C 1 ) 

 17 

 



47.6 

 15.3 

 29.7 



17.9 

 P) 

 24.5 

 

 45.1 

 21.8 

 26.6 



16.2 



0) 

 24.5 

 3.7 

 41.1 

 30.3 

 33.0 



26.3 



P) 

 37.0 





 32.0 



4.8 

 25.9 



16.9 



P) 



26.9 

 



37.3 

 11.9 



25.7 



22.1 



P) 

 36.2 

 



27.2 

 17.6 

 29.1 



20.4 



P) 

 23.6 

 



3S.1 

 10.5 

 27.0 





20.7 



17.6 



20.7 



22.9 



22.7 



24.8 



21.0 



19.8 



22.0 



19.9 







Crop value, cost of pro- 

 duction, etc.: 



$6.21 

 6.31 



$5. 28 

 5.84 



$6. 21 

 4.50 



$6.87 

 5.30 



$6. SI 

 6.92 



$7.44 

 11.25 





Cost 























— .10 



— .56 



1.71 



1.57 



— .11 



—3.81 















1 Destroyed by hail. 



