CEREALS AT THE AKRON FIELD STATION 95 
TABLE 7.—Average agronomic data on four varieties or strains of winter wheat grown 
at the Akron Field Station, 1908-1922, inclusive 
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| Dates of— | Acre yield 
Variety G.i.No;| | eISRE eee eect || : 
Heading | Maturity Grain Straw 
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; | | Inches | Percent Pounds | Bushels | Pounds 
Crimean. 4225 Te 1436 | June 18} July 16 32 | 2— 58. 0 
| 19. 0 | 2, 213 
Knankote 2-25 23 2s 1442 | June 19 | July 17 32 2— 58. 3 | 18. 1 2,117 
DOs eee 1583 [ee do ly AG 32 2— 58. 4 | 19. 4 | 2, 342 
Purkeyed scr tH 1571 | Tung elsrieaidos 33 2— 58.1 19.5 | 2, 365 
From the data shown in Tables 5 to 8 it is apparent that the 
unselected varieties, Turkey, Kharkof (C. I. Nos. 1442 and 1583), 
and Crimean are probably identical in all characters. During the 
years in which it has been grown the Kanred variety (C. I. No. 
5146) has exceeded all other winter wheats in average acre yield by 
3 bushels. Figure 13 shows a view of an increase field of Kanred 
wheat in shock on the Akron Field Station in 1919. The Kharkof 
selection 6P4 (C. I. No. 4207) is no better than the unselected Khar- 
kof, and as it matures slightly later it does not escape drought so 
well. The Kharkof selection, Montana No. 36 (C. I. No. 5549), has 
been grown three years, and the results obtained do not indicate that 
it is better than the unselected strains. 
TABLE 8.—Average agronomic data recorded on seven varieties and strains of winter 
wheat grown on fallow and on cornland at the Akron Field Station, 1917-1922, 
inclusive 
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Om | Dates of— Sree fetal Acre yield 
Group and variety 2 Height rust rah 
No. | : infection | Weleht <a) 
| Heading Maturity Grain | Straw 
ON FALLOW 
Crimean: | Inches | Per cent | Pounds | Bushels | Pounds 
Kanred 2-25-62 e 5146 | June 21 | July 18 32 1.5 57.0 20. 7 | 2, 979 
Turke yc ase oe IGYAL | Sao July 19 32 ao 57. 6 18. 7 | 2, 493 
Kear koe. = 1583 | June 22} July 21 33 6.0 58. 1 75 | 2, 366 
O2See3 28 S55 1442 | June 24 |___do_____ 33 5.0 57.9 WWizon| PAVE 
C@rimenne=s | 1436 | June 22} July 22 31 5.8 56. 8 | 17.0 | 2, 526 
Kharkofis = A207 aed Ose July 21 32 6.5 57.8 16.9 | 2, 214 
Average_...---- PES ES ee EERE NE OES | ho Le I lf se a fy |e de 18.1 | 2, 458 
Miscellaneous: | 
Alton (Ghirka 
Wanter) ===)" s=— 1438 | June 23 | July 20 | 34 5. 5 HAD | G35 1, 886 
ON CORNLAND 
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Crimean: | | 
Kanredes =: 5-3 5146 | June 19 July 19 | 31 1.0 57. 4 | 17.9 1, 916 
un KG y= HS aeek 1571 | June 18 | July 20 | 27 3.0 58. 4 | 12.5 1, 421 
eenarkope 252-28 1583 | June 20! July 22 27 3.0 58. 2 | 11.4 1, 485 
OES ao ae 1442 | June 18 |_-.do_-__- 26 23 58. 3 eal 1, 415 
Crimeanh=2-e 1436 | June 19 | July 19 | 27 3.0 57.9 11.0 1, 362 
Kiarkopee see 4207 | June 18 | July 22 | 26 23 58. 4 10.1 1, 339 
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Average- ep yp =| Nea Bek og Oe POR [ge eg ae bee a(S RES cee | (CO Cp 12.3 1, 490 
Miscellaneous: | | 
Alton (Ghirka | | 
Winter) -------- 1438 | June 19 | July 21 29 3.0 58. 0 9.3 1, 060 
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Blackhull can not be recommended for the section in which the 
station is located. The variety has failed to withstand the winters 
at Akron as well as the other hard red winter wheats. The hardy 
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