CEREAL EXPERIMENTS IN MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA. 
27 
years from 1909 to 1914. At Arlington the tests have included four 
varieties and selections of spelt, one variety of emmer, and one emmer 
selection. 
Table VIII. — Tests of winter spelt and emmer at the Maryland Agricultural Experi- 
ment Station (College Park) and at Arlington Farm, Va.,for the years stated. 
Annual and Average Yields. 
C.I. 
No. 
Yield per acre (bushels). 1 
Crop and variety. 
1909 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
Aver- 
age. 
AT COLLEGE PARK. 
Spelt: 
1773 
1772 
1724 
2 1774 
2481 
2337 
2337-1 
2101 
1773 
3264 
1772 
1724 
2337 
2337-1 
52.53 
43.07 
54.50 
22.67 
52.57 
21.07 
21.47 
12.53 
59.27 
61.87 
53.73 
48.20 
50.00 
35.80 
33.47 
30.80 
88.00 
70.27 
66.27 
69.73 
72.00 
54.27 
66.13 
73.33 
69.73 
63.23 
63.18 
Do. 
Emmer: 
45.20 
47.07 
32.00 
36.67 
36.80 
34.13 
48^53 
3 18.93 
36.57 
Black Winter selection 
31.96 
White 
AT ARLINGTON FARM. 
Spelt: 
50.67 
48.00 
45.00 
40.67 
11.67 
19.87 
78.20 
89.67 
79.89 
74.67 
30.67 
34.67 
51.33 
49.33 
54.00 
48.33 
20.50 
( 5 ) 
102. 20 
107.30 
97.10 
87.20 
14.50 
74.08 
73.56 
85.33 
57.00 
34.33 
36. 67 
72.26 
61.69 
Emmer: 
Black Winter 
22. 33 
MlSCELL ANEOUS DATA FOR THE PRINCIPAL VARIETIES FOR PERIODS OF FOUR TO SIX YEARS. 
C.I. 
No. 
Num- 
ber of 
years 
grown. 
Average date- 
Aver- 
age 
height. 
Average yield 
per acre. 
Aver- 
age 
weight 
Crop and variety. 
Heading. 
Ripe. 
Grain.i 
Straw. 
per 
meas- 
ured 
bushel. 
AT COLLEGE PARK. 
Spelt: 
1773 
1772 
2337 
2337-1 
1773 
3264 
1772 
1724 
2337 
6 
6 
6 
6 
5 
4 
5 
5 
5 
s May 23 
...do 
7 May 31 
.. .do 
May 26 
May 28 
May 26 
.. .do 
May 31 
6 June 23 
e June 22 
s June 28 
8 June 27 
June 23 
June 22 
...do.... 
...do.... 
June 25 
In. 
42 
41 
45 
45 
41 
41 
43 
43 
41 
Bush. 
63.23 
63.18 
36.57 
31.96 
74.08 
73.56 
72.26 
61.69 
22.33 
Lbs. 
6 2, 950 
6 3,030 
6 2, 080 
6 1,950 
3,100 
3,510 
3,280 
3,290 
1,940 
Lbs. 
24 8 
Red Awnless 
24.0 
Emmer: 
Black Winter 
21.0 
Black Winter selection 
AT ARLINGTON FARM. 
Spelt: 
21.0 
30 5 
Alstroum selection 
29 
Red Awnless 
29.6 
Servia 
26.9 
Emmer: 
Black Winter 
* 25.5 
1 Bushels of 30 pounds each. 
2 Identical with Servia, C. I. No. 1724. 
3 The low yield was due to a poor stand. 
4 Identical with Alstroum, C. I. No. 1773. 
5 Accidentally mixed with original strain in thrashing. 
6 Data for five years only. 
7 Data for three years only. 
8 Data for four years only. 
