18 CONSERVATION RESEARCH REPORT 5, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



APPENDIX 



Table 10. — Record of irrigations and stage of growth of grain sorghum at Bushland, Tex., 1956-59 





Time of irrigatic 



n 



Irrigation for moisture level of — 



Date 



Stage of plant growth 



Mi 



M 2 



M 3 



M* 



Ms 



M, 



Apr. 3 . . . . 



1956 



Preplanting _ . 



Inches 

 4.0 

 3.0 



Inches 

 4. 

 3. 



Inches 

 4. 

 3.0 



Inches 

 4. 

 3.0 



Inches 

 4.0 

 3. 

 3.5 



Inches 

 4. 



June 27... ... .__. 



Emergence. . 



3. 



July 26 ... 



24-in. height _ _ 





July 30 .. ... . 



26-in. height ... ... 









4.0 





July 31 ..._.- 



26-in. height.. ... . 





4.0 







4. 



Aug. 6... ... ... 



Boot ... -. 





4.0 









Aug. 11. ... ... . 



Boot __ .. 









4.0 

 4.0 





Aug. 15 . 



Aug. 30. .. .. 



Flower. _ _ . 









4.0 

 4.0 



4. 



Milk 







4.0 





Sept. 4_ 



Soft dough . 

























Total . 



7.0 



11.0 



15.0 



19. 



18.5 



15. 





1957 



Preplanting _. 





June 8 



5.5 



5.5 



5.5 



5.5 



4.0 



5.5 

 4.0 



5. 5 



July 24 -_ .._ __- 



18-in. height . . _ . 





Aug. 3.._- _- ... . ... 



Boot 





4.0 



4.0 



4. 



Aug. 30 



Sept. 3 



Sept. 6... . . 



Milk 







4.0 





Milk 









4.0 





Milk 











4. 



Sept. 13 . . 



Soft dough. . 







4.0 









Sept. 20 



Maturation . . 









4.0 





















Total. .. 



5. 5 



9.5 



13.5 



13. 5 



17.5 



13. 5 





1958 



Preplanting . . 





May 30... . 



5. 



5.0 



5.0 



5.0 



5.0 

 3.0 



5. 



Aug. 8.-------. 



Boot 





Aug. 12 ..... . 



Flower 





4.0 



40 



4.0 

 4.0 





Aug. 19. .- _....... 



Flower. . . 





4,0 



4.0 



Aug. 30. . ______ 



Milk 









Sept. 3__ . _- 



Milk 









4.0 





Sept. 5 ....... 



Soft dough 











4. 



Sept. 9 



Soft dough 







4.0 

























Total... 



5. 



9.0 



13. 



13.0 



16.0 



13. 





1959 



Preplanting 





June 3 



6. 



6.0 



5.0 



5.0 



5.0 

 4.0 



5. 



July 24 



16-in. height.. 





July 31 



20-in. height.. 









4.0 



4. 



Aug. 4. _ ... 



Boot. 





4.0 



4.0 





Aug. 7 ... ...... 



Boot... . 







4.0 

 3.25 





Aug. 19 ... .... 



Flower _ 









4.0 



4. 



Sept. 2 __ ... 



Soft dough 











Sept. 15 



Hard dough 







4.5 



4.5 



















Total... 



6.0 



10. 



13.5 



17.5 



16.25 



13. 





1956-59 







Average, 



5.88 



9.88 



13.75 



15.75 



17.06 



13. 62 











