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BULLETIN 698, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTTJEE. 



Table VIII. — Agronomic data for Dwarf milo grown at thcAmarillo Cereal Field Station 

 during the 9-year period from 1908 to 1916, inclusive— QoniinvLQ A. 





Row 



5pace. 



Length of period. 



Suck- 

 ers. 



Erect 

 heads. 



Height 



of 

 plants. 



Seed 



in 

 crop. 



Yields per acre. 



Year and C. I. 

 No. 



Plants. 



Stalks. 



Vege- 

 tat- 

 ing. 



Fruit- 

 ing. 



Total 

 grow- 

 ing. 



Total 

 crop. 



Seed. 



1912— Contd. 

 348 



Inches. 

 5.8 

 5.9 

 6.0 

 5.7 

 5.4 

 8.6 

 7.3 

 7.3 

 6.8 

 6.2 



Inches. 

 3.2 

 3.2 

 3.5 

 3.4 

 3.4 

 3.4 

 3.3 

 3.4 

 3.2 

 3.3 



Days. 

 75 

 72 

 74 

 71 

 74 

 74 

 74 

 74 

 74 

 74 



Days. 

 32 

 35 

 32 

 35 

 32 

 32 

 32 

 32 

 32 

 32 



Days. 

 107 

 107 

 106 

 106 

 106 

 106 

 106 

 106 

 106 

 106 



Per 

 cent. 

 44.9 

 45.1 

 41.0 

 39.5 

 36.3 

 60.1 

 55.5 

 53.5 

 53.2 

 46.8 



Per 

 cent. 

 98.1 

 95.6 

 98.0 

 98.6 

 98.5 

 97.2 

 97.6 

 97.6 

 98.0 

 98.0 



Feet. 

 2.5 

 2.5 

 2.8 

 2.8 

 2.8 

 2.8 

 2.8 

 2.8 

 2.8 

 2.8 



Per 

 cent. 

 40.3 

 43.4 

 45.3 

 45.9 

 36.8 

 42.6 

 40.8 

 43.1 

 39.7 

 43.1 



Lhs. 

 3,693 

 3,933 

 4,035^ 

 4,373 

 3,493 

 3,213 

 3,252 

 3,453 

 3,693 

 3,453 



Lhs. 

 1,489 

 1,709 

 1,831 

 2,009 

 1,289 

 1,369 

 1,328 

 1,489 

 1,469 

 1,489 



Bus. 

 25.7 



357 



29.5 



358 



31 6 



359 



34.6 



360 



22 2 



361 



23.6 



362 



22 9 



363 



25.7 



368 



25 3 



487 



25 7 







Average.. 



6.3 



3.2- 



74.1 



32.3 



106.5 



47.0 



97.8 



2.6 



38.9 



3,296 



1,314 



22.6 



1913: 

 149-5 



4.4 

 4.5 

 4.9 

 4.8 

 4.9 

 4.7 

 4.9 

 4.7 

 4.5 

 5.6 

 4.6 

 5.1 

 4.6 

 4.4 

 5.0 

 4.5 

 4.9 



3.2 

 3.2 

 3.4 

 3.1 

 3.4 

 3.4 

 3.3 

 3.4 

 3.4 

 3.7 

 3.2 

 3.5 

 3.3 

 3.2 

 3.5 

 3.3 

 3.3 



70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 



30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 



100 

 100 

 ■ 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 



27.1 

 28.2 

 29.9 

 34.6 

 30.4 

 28.1 

 32.4 

 29.1 

 24.5 

 34.8 

 31.4 

 31.4 

 27.4 

 25.8 

 30.6 

 27.0 

 31.2 





1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 











149-6 











184 











236 











332B 











347 











348 











■ 357 











358 











359 , 











360 











361 











362 











363 











368. 











487 











504 





















Average.. 



4.8 



3.3 



70 



30 



100 



29.6 





1.7 



















1914: 

 149-5 



9.2 

 10.0 

 7.1 

 9.1 

 11.4 



4.1 



4.2 

 3.8 

 3.8 

 4.5 



65 

 65 

 65 

 65 

 65 



26 

 26 

 26 

 26 

 26 



91 

 91 

 91 

 91 

 91 



55.4 

 58.4 

 47.2 

 58.6 

 60.6 



99.2 

 99.6 

 99.8 

 99.7 

 99.4 



3.0 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 2.8 



30.2 

 32.5 

 32.4 

 29.5 



24.7 



5,760 

 5,600 

 5,440 

 5,360 

 3,800 



1,740 

 1.800 

 1,760 

 1,580 

 940 



30.0 



236 



31.0 



332 



30.3 



347 



27.1 



359 



16.2 







Average.. 



9.4 



4.1 



65 



26 



91 



56.0 



99.5 



3.0 



29.8" 



5,192 



1,564 



26.9 



1915: 

 149 



13.2 

 12.6 

 12.1 

 13.2 

 14.1 



4.5 

 4.3 

 4.5 

 3.9 

 3.5 



74 

 74 

 74 

 74 

 74 



45 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 45 



119 

 119 

 119 

 119 

 119 



66.0 

 65.9 

 63.0 

 70.4 

 67.9 



87.2 

 89.1 

 91.6 

 94.5 

 92.4 



4.5 

 4.5 

 4.5 

 4.5 

 4.5 



31.9 



43.8 

 35.1 

 40.5 

 41.9 









236 



12, 480 

 10,380 

 8,340 

 9,400 



3,640 

 4,080 

 4,200 

 3,960 



62.7 



332 



70.3 



347 



72.4 



359 



68.3 







Average.. 



13.0 



4.1 



>74 



45 



119 



66.6 



91.0 



4.5 



38.6 



10, 150 



3,970 



68.4 



1916: 

 149 



7.0 

 7.3 

 7.7 

 7.6 

 7.2 



3.5 

 3.7 

 3.7 

 3.7 

 3.7 



78 

 78 

 78 

 80 

 82 



36 

 36 

 36 

 33 

 32 



114 

 114 

 114 

 113 

 114 



50.3 

 49.8 

 52.6 

 50.7 

 48.9 



99.1 

 98.6 

 100.0 

 99.4 

 99.4 



2.3 

 2.3 

 2.3 

 2.3 

 2.3 



20.9 

 21.7 

 27.2 

 26.5 

 22.3 



2,100 

 1,840 

 2,060 

 2,260 

 2,240 



440 

 400 

 560 

 600 

 500 



7.6 



236 



6.9 



332 



9.7 



347 



10.3 



359 



8.6 







Average.. 



7.4 



3.7 



79 



34 



114 



50.5 



99.3 



2.3 



23.7 



2,100 



500 



8.6 



The length of the total growing period, averaged for aU plats in 

 all eight years, is practically identical for both milo and Dwarf milo, 

 being 106.5 and 106.9 days, respectively. The shortest growing 

 period recorded was 91 days, in 1914, and the longest 119 days, in 

 1915. The growing periods of milo were of exactly the same dura- 



