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BULLETIN No. 297 23-9151 | 
Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry... ia inh Vd = 
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Washington, D. C. Vv October 28, 1915 
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1} CEREAL INVESTIGATIONS ON THE 
{| BELLE FOURCHE EXPERIMENT FARM 
By 
CECIL SALMON, formerly Plant Physiologist, | 
Office of Cereal Investigations 
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Introduction . . .....-+-22- 1 | Experiments with Oats . .....-. 29 
- Description of the Field Station .. . 2 | Experimentswith Barley ....-.-. 34 
Experimental Methods . ...... 10 | Experiments with Minor Cereals ... 38 
Interpretation of Experimental Results . 13 | Experiments with Flax ......- - 39 
Experiments with Wheat ...... 14s SUMMALH soe sh st eieen eee sleeneter etre 40 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1915 
