WINTER WHEAT IN THE GREAT PLAINS AREA. 
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at Tucumcari it has been decidedly in favor of spring wheat. At 
Ardmore and Archer the average yields from summer tillage have 
been practically equal for the two crops. 
TaBLE X1X.—Comparison of the average yields of spring wheat and winter wheat by 
different methods at thirteen stations in the Great Plains area. 
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Yield per acre 
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Early fall plowed: 
Winter wheat. ..-| 18.2) 17.2 
Spring wheat... -- 19. 7| 17.8 
Listed: 
Winter wheat. ...| 17.2) 18.5 
Spring wheat..... 20. 1} 17.6 
Subsoiled: 
Winter wheat. ..-.} 18.3} 19.0 
Spring wheat. ...- 20. 6} 17.0 
Disked: 
Winter wheat. ...| 20.2} 25.8 
Spring wheat..... 26. 2) 24. 6 
Green manured: 
Winter wheat. .-..| 24.4) 30.6 
Spring wheat..... 21.0) 26.4 
Summer tilled: 
Winter wheat. ...| 25.7} 39.4 
Spring wheat....-- 21. 6) 26.6 
Average: 
Winter wheat. ...} 20.7) 25.1 
Spring wheat..... 21. 5) 21.7 
Profit or loss (—) 
per acre. 
Early fall plowed: 
Winter wheat - . - .|$6. 42/$5. 7 
Spring wheat... .. 7.23] 5.90 
Listed: 5 
Winter wheat. ..-.| 7.01) 7.92 
Spring wheat....- 8. 52) 6.77 
Subsoiled: 
Winter wheat. ...| 5.78] 6.27 
Spring wheat..... 7. 25) 4.73 
Disked: 
Winter wheat... -.| 9.89/13. 81 
Spring wheat... .. 13. 59}12. 47 
Green manured: 
Winter wheat. ...] 3.12) 7.46 
Spring wheat... .- - 09} 3. 87 
Summer tilled: 
Winter wheat. .-..} 7.35/16. 94 
Spring wheat....- 3. 62} 7.12 
Average: 
Winter wheat. .-..| 6.60] 9.69 
Spring wheat..... 6. 72) 6. 81 
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12. 4| 19.7 
13. 1) 22.3 
14. 3) 19.7 
15. 0) 16.8 
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14.0) 18.7 
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As an average for all the methods, winter wheat has proved more 
profitable at Huntley, Belle Fourche, Ardmore, Scottsbluff, North 
Platte, Akron, and Hays. 
profitable at Judith Basin and Archer. 
Spring wheat has been slightly more 
At the remaining stations 
an average of all the methods shows a loss for both crops. At Amarillo 
the average loss is less for winter wheat, while at Garden City, Dal- 
