38 CULTIVATION METHODS AND ROTATIONS FOR GREAT PLAINS. 



Table XVIII. — Farm value of oats, in dollars and cents per acre, in nine 3-year rotations 

 compared with continuous cropping. 



Station. 



Judith Basin, Mont . . 

 Dickinson, N. Dak. . . 



Do 



Edgeley, N. Dak 



Do 



Do 



Highmore, S. Dak.. . 



Do 



Do 



BeUefourche, S. Dak. 

 North Platte, Nebr.. 



Do 



Do 



Akron, Colo 



Hays, Kans 



Garden City, Kans. . . 



Dalhart, Tex 



Amarillo, Tex 



Do 



Year. 



No. 1. 



Wheat 

 disked, 



oats 



fall 

 plowed, 

 corn 



fell 

 plowed. 



Average. 



1909 

 1908 

 1909 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1906 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1909 

 1908 

 1909 

 1909 

 1908 

 1909 



$20. 43 

 10.59 

 19.32 

 7.77 



7. 89 

 19. 20 

 13. 59 

 14.07 



8. 64 

 16. 68 



8. 07 

 18. 09 

 6. 93 

 7. 68 

 8. 55 

 .90 

 .00 

 8. 43 

 3.00 



10. 52 



No. 2. 



Wheat 



spring 

 plowed, 

 oats 



spring 

 plowed; 

 corn 



spring 

 plowed 



$18. 93 

 15. 75 

 18.18 



8. 91 

 6. 18 



19.11 

 11.64 

 12. 48 

 11.07 

 12. 75 



9. 69 

 11.07 



8.43 

 5. 49 

 7. 80 

 .39 

 .00 

 7.02 

 .00 



9. 73 



No. 3. 

 Wheat 



fell 

 plowed , 



oats 



fall 

 plowed, 

 corn 



fall 

 plowed . 



$18. 45 

 11.67 



18. 75 

 9.15 

 5.07 



19. 95 

 14.16 

 13.59 



8. 91 

 16.08 

 9. 18 

 18. 09 

 5. 49 

 5. 64 

 6. 03 

 .00 

 .00 

 8. 25 

 5. 34 



10. 20 



No. 4. 

 Oats 

 disked, 

 wheat 



fall 

 plowed 

 corn 

 fall 

 plowed 



822. 23 

 20. 16 

 21.74 

 8. 64 

 7. 02 

 19.11 

 18. 48 

 14.52 

 10. 68 

 22.50 

 12. 18 

 16.29 

 6. 75 

 6. 39 

 4.80 

 .87 

 .00 

 6. 84 

 .00 



11.54 



No. 5. 



Wheat 



on fal- 

 low, 

 oats 

 fall 

 plowed, 



fallow. 



§20. 13 

 11.82 

 19.14 

 8. 25 

 10.02 

 19.11 

 13.98 

 16. 50 



8. 34 

 15.48 



9. 36 

 16. 41 



5.73 

 5. 01 

 6. 84 



No. 6. 

 Barley 

 disked, 



oats 



fall 

 plowed, 



corn 



fall 

 plowed. 



.00 

 7. 32 

 4. 59 



10. 47 



Station. 



Year. 



No. 8. 

 Oats on 

 fallow, 

 wheat fall 

 plowed, 

 fallow. 



No. 9. 

 Oats 



spring 

 plowed, 



wheat 



spring 

 plowed, 

 corn 



spring 

 plowed. 



Average 

 yield. 



Yield 

 from con- 

 tinuous 

 cropping. 



Judith Basin, Mont. . 

 Dickinson, N. Dak. . 



Do 



Edgeley, N. Dak 



Do 



Do 



Highmore, S. Dak... 



Do 



Do 



BeUefourche, S. Dak 

 North Platte, Nebr.. 



Do 



Do 



Akron, Colo 



Hays, Kans 



Garden City, Kans. . 



Dalhart, Tex 



Amarillo, Tex 



Do 



Average. 



1909 

 1908 

 1909 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1906 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1909 

 1908 

 1909 

 1909 

 1908 

 1909 



$19. 86 

 18. 27 

 22. 41 

 9. 27 

 6. 27 

 16. 86 

 25. 02 

 17. 34 

 13.98 

 25. 56 

 12. 27 

 27. 45 

 .00 

 8. 49 

 8. 64 

 1.74 

 3.00 

 10. 02 

 7. 68 



$21.21 

 15. 18 

 21.39 

 1.68 

 5. 07 

 17. 61 

 17. 07 

 14. 25 

 12. 48 

 18. 66 

 10. 02 

 14. 46 

 8. 25 



5. 25 

 5. 73 



.69 

 .00 



6. 75 

 .00 



$20. 09 

 15.01 

 20. 07 

 7.87 

 6.63 

 18.59 

 16. 37 

 14. 52 

 10. 78 

 18. 34 

 9. 82 

 17.19 

 6. 44 

 6. 43 

 7.07 

 .85 

 .33 

 7. 82 

 2.29 



13.37 



10. 30 



a 10. 87 



$22. 59 

 14.52 

 16. 77 

 6. 39 

 5. 07 

 17.25 



13.59 

 10. 32 

 14. 64 

 9. 00 

 10.32 

 9. 39 

 6. 33 

 .39 

 .30 

 .00 

 6. 00 

 .00 



6 9.05 6 1.52 



a Average of 19 crops. 



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b Average of 18 crops. 



