Wheat Investigations. 



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Yield of the Pure Lines in 1918. 



As already stated the pure lines were propagated in 1918 

 in plots ranging according to the available seed from one two- 

 hundredth to one-fortieth acre in area. The season of 1918 was 

 typical of Aroostook conditions, marked by heavy rain-storms 

 which lodged some of the wheat thus offering an opportunity of 



TABLE 4. 



Yield and Weight per Measured Bushel of Pure Lines Grown 



in 1918. 



AROOSTOOK LINES. 





Sslectsd from 





Yield of Grain 





Line 







Weight per 



No. 



Variety 



Plot No. 



Pounds 



Bushels 



measured 









per plot 



per acre 



bushel in lbs. 



2385 



Red Fife 



870 



5.13 



51.58 



60.5 



2395 



Red Fife 



882 



12.69 



39.88 



61.5 



2393 



Red Fife 



880 



11.44 



38.62 



61.3 



2386 



Red Fife 



871 



12.25 



37.73 



62.0 



2379 



Red Fife 



864 



4.50 



33.72 





2389 



Red Fife 



875 



10.00 



33.51 



61.0 



2390 



Red Fife 



876 



8.06 



26.15 



60.5 



2387 



Bluestem 



873 



11.88 



48.00 



60.0 



2404 



Bluestem 



890 



10.69 



34.66 





2384 



Bluestem 



869 



10.81 



38.92 



60.5 



2394 



Bluestem 



881 



11.00 



34.54 



60.0 



2391 



Bluestem. 



877 



10.31 



33.44 



60.5 



2382 



Bluestem 



867 



3.00 



23.93 





2402 



Preston 



893 



3.50 



53.79 





2414 



Preston 



910 



39.75 



40.04 



62.5 



2405 



Preston 



891 



13.34 



39.26 



60.5 



2400 



Preston 



907 



40.00 



34.62 



62.0 



2409 



Preston 



900 



20.88 



32.48 



62.0 



2397 



Preston 



884 



7.75 



31.79 



63.3 



2388 



Preston 



874 



9.00 



31.10 



63.0 



2381 



Preston 



866 



4.34 



29.25 





2380 



Preston 



865 



1.65 



28.62 





2383 



Preston 



868 



5.25 



25.20 



61.5 



2411 



Preston 



902 



14.00 



25.41 



59.8 



2408 



Preston 



894 



7.13 



23.71 





2398 



Marquis 



885 



10.38 



35.27 



61.3 



2410 



Marquis 



895 



11.50 



25.73 



62.0 



2378 



Canada Red 



909 



17.00 



42.74 





2375 



Canada Red 



904 



24.00 



39.35 





2376 



Canada Red 



905 



20.00 



38.54 





2374 



Canada Red 



901 



22.75 



36.47 





2372 



Canada Red 



898 



22.00 



36.68 





2371 



Canada Red 



896 



21.75 



35.73 





2373 



Canada Red 



899 



21.50 



35.04 



57.5 



2396 



Canada Red 



883 



8.81 



33.80 



62.0 



2406 



Unnamed 



892 



13.94 



44.49 



57.5 



2415 



Unnamed 



911 



31.00 



43.55 



60.0 



2370 



Unnamed 



862 



4.75 



37.54 



60.5 



