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Plat No. 18 with seed from Indiana, and cut both times when 

 in the best condition for hay, gave the highest total yield for the 

 season ; the amount being 3.9 tons per acre. Plat 19, seed from 

 Bohemia, stands second in the list with a record of 3.28 tons. 

 Plat 46, Russia, third with 3.02 tons, and Plat 20, Bohemia, 

 fourth with 3.01 tons. Plats i, Illinois, and 17, Indiana, follow 

 with 2.98 tons each, while 32, Ohio, and 5, Bohemia, come next 

 with 2.92 and 2.86 tons respectively. 



It is interesting to note that with the exception of plat 17, 

 Indiana, and plat 20, Bohemia, those which proved best in the 

 long run are not included in the list of those giving the highest 

 yields the first year. Nor are those lots which showed the high- 

 est per cent of germination in laboratory tests the ones which 

 give the best final returns. Both Indiana and Bohemia seed 

 showed a relatively low vitality in the soil test in the laboratory. 

 Ohio, Illinois and Russia, however, were among those showing 

 the best results in the laboratory. 



