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BULLETIN 1287, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
TaBLe 14.—Average agronomic data for Kanred winter wheat grown in combined 
experiments to determine the best rate and date of seeding on summer fallow, with 
comparison of bushel weight and yield on cornland, at the Akron Field Station, 
1920-1922, inclusive 
| Emer- 
gence 
Date andrate | to 
of seeding | matu- 
| rity 
(days) 
August 16 to 18: 
peckeaesa | 320 
2hDCCKS= ee eee 320 
SypCGESE eee 320 
4 pecks._ -.---- 319 
SypeCKkSmeee == =| 319 
Average - ---| 320 
September 1 to 4: 
lepeck {Ses 304 
DiCCKS= eee == 304 
SS DeCKSme ns eae 304 
ANDCCKSa= = == 303 
DIPECKS Ae eee 303 
Average - -_- 304 
September 16: 
HEpCCkes foes 295 
ZiDCCKS aa 295 
3 DECKS eee 294 
4 pecks-_-___-- 294 
SIDCCKSaeeeees . 294 
Average -_.- 294 
October 1: 
epecktee=- "= 269 
2 DECKS ase aa 269 
BIDECKS Sees ee 269 
4 pecks_-___-_- 268 
SPCCKS a aaa 268 
Average ___-_| 269 
October 15 to 17: 
lopeck= Sus. aee 248 
2 pecks2_--2- 248 
3 peCcksas_ = = 248 
4'necks!=s-5=5 248 
DI pDeCCKSae= 248 
Average - __- 248 
Summary,all 
dates: 
dpecke 2s = == 287 
2\pecksae- 2285 287 
3ipeckss 2] 287 
4 pecks______- 286 
O}PeCks aaa sae 286 
| 
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July 15 
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July 16 
July 16 
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July 15 
July 21 
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July 20 
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July 17 
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Stem- 
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Height | infec- 
(inches) | tion 
(per 
cent) 
37 1— 
37 1— 
36 J— 
36 1— 
36 1— 
36 1— 
39 4+ 
38 4+ 
37 4+ 
37 4+ 
37 4+ 
38 4+ 
35 1+ 
35 1+ 
34 1+ 
33 1+ 
32 1+ 
34 1-- 
33 3+ 
33 4— 
32 4— 
32 5 
32 5— 
32 4+ 
33 5+ 
33 5 
33 5-- 
33 5+ 
33 5+ 
33 5+ 
35 3 
35 3 
34 3 
34 3 
34 3 
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(pounds) 
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Acre yield 
Grain 
(bushels) 
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1! Many weeds in the plat were due to poor stands in 1920 and 1922. 
Straw 
(pounds) 
Corn- 
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2, 621 | 
Fal- | Corn- 
low | land 
2, 182 | 
2, 577 | 
ya Y dal 
2, 891 | 1, 
2,916 | 1,825 
2, 341 | 1, 758 
2, 749 | 2,027 
2,614 | 2, 166 
2, 802 | 2, 483 
2,971 | 2, 425 
The experiment has not yet been conducted long enough for the 
Nevertheless, the data obtained indicate 
that the medium-early seedings (about September 1) are more likely 
results to be conclusive. 
to produce satisfactory results than early or late seedings. 
Regard- 
less of the time of seeding, a rate of 3 pecks or more to the acre is 
better than lighter seedings. 3 
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