DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 

 Results Obtained at North Platte, Nebraska, 1907. 



Yields of Wheat— Different Methods of Culture. 



Rotation No. 



Plat 



Total lbs. 



straw lbs. 



Grain lbs. 



Bu. per acre. 



Spring Plowing. 



2 



c 



305 



163 



142 



23.7 



9 



A 



251 



126 



125 



20.8 



Tillage 



A 



351 



204 



147 



24.5 



48 



c 



336 



195 



141 



23.5 



Average .... 



311 



172 



139 



23.1 



Fall Plowing. 



4 



A 



361 



216 



145 



24.2 



8 



A 



470 



300 



170 



28.2 



3 



C 



263 



139 



124 



20.8 



Tillage 



B 



410 



254 



156 



26.8 



43 



C 



355 



210 



145 



24.2 



49 



A 



309 



175 



134 



22.8 



Average .... 



361 



216 



146 



24.3 



Disced Corn Land. 



41 



E 



363 



203 



160 1 



26.7 



42 



E 



335 



200 



135 I 



22.5 



1 



c 



325 



191 



134 1 



22.3 



44 



c 







150 1 



25.0 



16 



A 



406 



234 



172 [ 



28.7 



14 



A 



337 



186 



151 ( 



25.2 



19 



A 



320 



180 



140 1 



23.3 



Average .... 



348 



199 



149 1 



24.8 



Summer Tilled. 



5 



1 c 



439 



283 



156 I 



26.0 



Tillage 



D 



524 



333 



191 1 



31.8 





Average .... 



481 



308 



173 1 



28.9 



SUMMARY. 



Method. 



No. Plate 

 average. 



Avg-. yield per 

 acreinbiishels. 



1 — On summer tilled land 



2 



28.9 





2 



26.3 



3 — Fall plowed wheat land, thorough tillage.. 



1 



26.0 





7 



24.8 







24.5 







23.7 



7 — Spring plowed sorghum land 



1 



23.5 



8 — Fall plowed corn land 



3 



22.4 



9 — Spring plowed oat land 



1 



20.8 



It must be borne in mind that these are the results of a single crop 

 grown at a single station for a single year. We have, however, nineteen plats 

 which may be grouped so as to give average results of the various methods 

 of farming used. When we take into consideration the fact that many of 

 the claims made for various methods of tillage are based upon the com- 



