29 BULLETIN 297, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
that it can not be said that any material advance has been made. 
More extensive trials, particularly of the earlier varieties, appear to 
be desirable. 
WINTER WHEAT. 
VARIETAL TEST. 
Winter wheat has been grown successfully at Newell in four of the 
six years from 1908 to 1913. In 1911 the spring rainfall was so defi- 
cient that the winter wheat died before making much growth, although 
the winter survival of all varieties was good. In the fall of 1911 the 
soil was so dry that the wheat did not germinate; hence, no crop was 
produced in 1912. 
Winter wheat has been sown each year on land fallowed the pre- 
vioussummer. The date of seeding in each case has been that which 
seemed to be most favorable in the particular season. The rate of 
seeding usually has been 4 pecks to the acre. 
The annual and average yields of the varieties of winter wheat 
grown on the Belle Fourche Experiment Farm from 1908 to 1913 
are shown in Table XII. 
TABLE XII.—Annual and average yields of varieties of winter wheat on the Belle Fourche 
Experiment Farm, 1908 to 1913, vncluswe. 
Yield per acre (bushels). 
wan Variety. 
1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | “ver 
Ode eA ertavhved.s. io .5- ccee ee ec cae ener bene eee 16.7 0 0 35: Ou | Saeeeeers 
NGG AIS BelOGh MD wc rai oe wis see ese eas eral reece 19.2 0 0 Sie 2al eee 
2239 DOS Peers A SS See. ESS ee eal eeaeeee 19.2 0 0 SOP4ol ane: 
143 5p |ACrIMCa sees ecm 2 sees oie ee 18.7 31.5 | Ee Beeeen Serena bees ec lla coca ce 
1437 (6) hs ee ete Bees Ae oe 25.3 36. 0 20.3 0 0 36. 4 19.7 
14422 Kah ARKO fares se ae ee ree eee 25.4 40.3 22.7 0 0 38. 6 21.2 
1583 DOR ad Pane se wit eee ene eee 22.5 39.0 23.6 0 0 38.8 20.7 
2208 DORE sete asseeto nee ia ck ders Salen anes fe Dinlewdesstoaloue see ee | Deere eee eee 
THOT a PH eISS. Cee eons. Sa oles oes ee eee See eene 19. 4 0 0 30:9" |/Pose eee 
T5583) INUIT C yen s anes oe oe ieee eee 24,1 41.0 17.8 0 0 38. 1 20. 2 
1571 DO RES wrnate eae eee loess 25. 5 39.0 20.3 0 0 38. 7 20. 6 
2943 ID Wa eee aC aS ee tase peo ern noc cona mnconage 15.0 0 0 BE Sie eae ee 
2998 I DO Seen ee ee se oe hes SURES MII Sols ede ek 14:2: | Soaccbee pcos secession eee 
3055 DOv sb ossesi ee ees ee see 22.3 44.5 (1) 0 0 35. 0 17.0 
1 Did not emerge in the fall. 
In the fall of 1907 the winter-wheat varieties were sown on new 
land which had been broken the previous spring and disked during 
the summer to keep down weeds. The seven strains grown that 
year were all of the hard red winter or Turkey group. The varietal 
names included Turkey, Kharkof, and Crimean. Two sowings were 
made of each variety, one on September 15 and one on October 5. 
The plants from both dates of seeding made a small growth before 
winter. The winterkilling ranged from 25 to 45 per cent in the 
various plats. The favorable spring conditions caused the plants to 
tiller, so that at harvest time the stand was about normal. The 
