39 BULLETIN 1287, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
TaBLE 15.—Yields of spring-wheat varieties grown at the Akron Field Station, 
1908-1922, inclusive 
Acre yield (bushels) 
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Class and Gals Average 
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variety NO. | 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912|1913|1914 191511916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921/1922 fara 
1908 1917 |1920 
| to to | to 
1922 1922 1922 
DURUM } 
Weimer a) ce 5284! CoRR G| Smee: ames lean a eee [Seer Sl ee pe Ha RN Catia Ped 14.6), TTS Ble 10. 4 
Akrona(Arnaut- | 
ica) Seli=12-), S80) 2 oe 2 (ee eas (ee (es (reer ee | sare Ese! 16.7) 8.6|120.4/10. 210. 2)_____|_____/13. 6 
Arnautka__.____ 1493 26. 9/20. 7, 16. 4 10. 6.27. 5/10. 6.25.6 27.9)10.7 7.0 7.1 8.6) 15.2 7.89.2 15.4 9110.7 
Arnautka (Sel. | (Pers) | 
Gibds) ta Fille ek 19. 5/15. 7/37. 0/10. 6/25. 0/27. 6/11. 4! 6.5) 6.4) 5.4) 13.8) 7.2) 7.4)__-_- 7.8) 9.5 
Beloturka_--_-_- | 152031. 1/19. 419.9 8. 0/21. 1/10. 6/19. 5.26. 7/11. 4 5.5) 3.1 8.3/120.2 8.5) 9.6) 149, 9.2128 
Hleidur 2. 240 | 1471)15. 5/16. 8|17. 7/10. 6/33. 0} 8. 3/26. 3/33. 6|____|____|___|_---|-----|---- ete a pad ues ies? 
Gharnovka-___-_ | -1447|29:1120. 9 25:.0|°9),2136. 5.3. 3/23. 62202 |2 | sen =) Se ae oe ee ee | 
Gpiden -Ball= 222) 6227|- | ae Ser i eeek see Epes eee Peas) Pe ase fa 8.817503] 152s ee ee jo 
RG nl geea= Be: 5549) Sata a8 [eee eee iS (Se a end (eek 2 | eee eee fee se CT) a Sef Jey Rs le 8.4 
Kubanka_____-- 1354/27. 3 18. OTSA. FILO WSIS 86 2G eee ee ab BE pa ee ee Re ed RS 
Doms SS | 1440/26. 8) 9.317. 1) 9.0)25.1) 5. 1/20. 627. 612.9, 7.5) 3.0 6.0 14.8 8.6) 9.6) 13.5) 8211.0 
Doe | 1516\____|_-__|32. 3] 9. 1/30. 0] 6. 0126. 4/31. 3]____ (ee| eae et eA es |< eee Eee es 
KqrhankasNo. 8-| 4063 ese |Sae ee AGF) ) ARE nee AST Gi 50 | see ee ee ae aoe eae es 
Marouani-_--___- 1593 22. 9)14. 2:19. 2/10. 6/18. 9/14. 1/23. 9)____|____ ieee sais 2S cam Fees ees | £2 Ss 
Mindum-_-_-__-_- 5206 [ae ee ee poe ees Be fief © oan) 8 bon ol fae Saar Sa al eae lgiot anes eae Es 
WMonades 2-2. U1 fee es Reena ae Oe ELE Dee fe ol a 6.5} 2.0) 8.7| 14.9] 7.2! 9.6)____- 8.110. 6 
Relissere ce aos 1584/24. 7/23. 6/15. 810. 6.35. 6/10. 5/26. 631. 6144 7.8) 3.7| 8.8| 16.9] 9.1] 7.9] 16.5) 9.0/11.3 
TEEN ENCE GTN Dz) tae 74 Ape Md (in Pr (Bl Ei (De (er | 7.8] 2.51-6.5| 15.71 8.4) 8. 7)|--___ | 8.3/10.9 
Pererodka-___-_- 1350/2109)i5) 9) 115] ES eee aaa | 22/2). SS SdT Ss CEOS Aa ee ee 
Purpless- 3024|24. 7/20. 7/15. 3 7.938, PAVATONE 1) pos 8 (Ok ef (ORY | APS RET TSE aes © | Sd care é 
Maganrog-——- = 1570/20. O22 S| Sea eee eee |e cereal ee ae | ice bo Fa 1 a (a Nees | ens ees 
Velvet Don_--_- | 1445/33. 3/21. 1/13. 510. 038. 2 Nie ARC Pas | boc | oe al eee are! 2 jie < Sa e e Re ue 
Yellow Ghar- | 
novka_-_____- 1444/32. 8 25. 5/15. 0/10. 834.2 5, 3227 5S! Ok ot sh: SE oe) ok RAR ee rhe 
Unnamed_--_--- Te aa aes ee ee Pe Bees Bae Bee eee | Eaee eee Cae eee een D7 |e a — Ee 
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HARD RED | [ | 
SPRING | | | ae | 
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Cole Hybrid_..-| 4062/11. 8)27. 9)21. 5/12. 3/18. 2/ 8. 0/21. 0)___.|____) ____| ____) _-_] --_--|-_-_|__-_|_____ | See a see 
Converse-___---- 4141|____|15, 2/15. 6/12. 1/23. 2/ 8. 3/23. 0/23. 9| 7.7| 7.0| 7. 5|11.1| 16.8) 6. 7/10. 8)? 13.6] 10. Oj11. 4 
Pyavan--io 3 2397/19. 3/26. 3/15. 1/11. 9120. 7/12. 0/19. 3/19. 5| 7.8) 9. 2/10. 5/12. 9]122.9)____|____}__ adres eart 
Ghirka___)_-__-| 1517/20. 6/23. 8/18. 7| 8. 5/23. 3/11. 6/19. 3/22. 6| 7.5] 8.2) 4.1) 7.5]117.9)____|_-_|--- | =we 
Glyndon_-_.___- 2873|__..|----|----| 9. 4|17. 3] 8. 0/16. 6/16. 2| 7.2) 6.6] 2.5) 4.3] 14.2) 4.0).--]----_}o Ree 
Haynes__------- 27 fs ena [ON | eel SGA 15 48) 4591 ae Oo aay Me Sl ee eee Eee Kee 
HIG ae = sek S020 2521593119" S| | eee ee [cing Re fea asi Se phorat labee§ Es ade (BES Se ae es 
Kitchener- ----- A800] 25 | eS 5le Ek) es SEO Oe Oe és eee ee FA) TSI SPOUT alee ee ate ee 9.6 
Rota eee 3) ia (igi ES ne EF, fea See BE oe Re SAS S155) Gh. Spee eee 11.9 
Sbaramiess 2s. =: 6235|-- 23S ees EES BaP S ER ARR IS ST RS GUST SE Dee al ee 8) eee ia 
Manchuria - ---- | 2492/18. 2/23. 3/25. O|____|_--- Pet YADA De Ae jiceeae dies Se ETT) aa ees eens 
Marquis. 14. - 3641/6 iS forages ee (SAE 7. 5/19. 6/26. 5/11. 8| 7.3} 3.7) 8.5] 14. 5) 7.4) 6.0)_____ | 7.9] 9.3 
orka(s 2252: | zy 7d eee [eee fesse [ogee | fn SG) (6)3|2 a ees np eege Foe Cy eB hs ae eee meee 
Pioneer__-__---- A394 Sea ae ee _---|----|28. 7] 6.9] 8.0} 9. 1/13. 9] 15. 5] 7. 6) 9. 4)____- 10. 6/10. 8 
Powers .622 16 1936972 FA Seba ee LIEL EY SEPTATE GAS SP 71 1s Ae ene ee —s 
Prelude________- CEP 2| aes I Gee PS BS .---|29. 5| 8.3] 6.0| 9.8/17. 5| 11.6] 4.2) 9.0|_____ 9.7| 8.3 
Preston. _! ks bee iy Pei PE | "9. 6118. 3.26. 2| 7. 2| 6.9} 2.3] 5.9)118.3/13.0)_ |. - je ee 
Red Bobs-__-_-_-_- P6255 al Faleees| Pet Sey eG | 36s eae Pf Oey eres & 43 1975] Grain eae 10.0 
RT Dye tL 7 Re aN ES a oe ae Be ee et =3=—| 4 16.5) 07. 610.5) Se 11.5 
COMMON WHITE | 
Baar tse 1697). <n | aed eea|d sti | oe el freee EOE ppl pee eee 16.012. 7|....jot222 ($304 
Galgalos_-_____- | 2398/21. 8/19. 8/20. 5/19. 6/20. 5 14. 1/21. 6244 10. 5| 9. 2/10. 7| 5.8) 18.3)_-._|--_- eee Fee Les 
Hard Federa- | 
tion=—..2: .4 4733} ___- ars en) |S eal eA ed |e | = ey seer 1S Sey See | ners {isch mee 5 abet 1 eee fas Be teh 
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1 Grown on fallow only. 
2 Average of yields of Erivan (19.3 bushels) and Fretes (10.3 bushels), two similar varieties, are included 
or 1908, when Converse was not grown. 
Four varieties of durum wheat have been grown during the entire 
15-year period from 1908 to 1922, inclusive; but most of the varieties 
of common wheat which yielded well for the first 5 to 10 years had 
objectionable characters, such as poor quality of grain, shattering 
