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BULLETIN 400, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. 
RESULTS AT BURNS, OREG. 
Tlie Marquis variety has been included in the cooperative varietal 
experiment at Bums during two years, 1914 and 1915. The annual 
and average yields of the Marquis and other varieties, representing 
seven different groups of wheats, are shown hi Table XXIII. The 
average yield of the highest yielding variety in each group is shown 
graphically in figure 7. 
The results show that all the varieties in all the groups except the 
two durum varieties outyielded the Marquis by percentages varying 
from nearly 5 to over 64. The hard red winter wheats are again the 
highest yielders. though not so markedly superior as in Utah or even 
in Idaho. The Palo use Bluestem and Early Baart excel the. Marquis 
here by more than 29 and 27 per cent, respectively. Two varieties 
of the Preston group, the Fretes and Erivan, outyield Marquis by 
nearly 10 per cent, while the Little Club excels it by about 5 per cent. 
In the Fife group, the Ghirka Spring again outyields the Marquis, this 
time by 19 per cent. 
Table XXIII. — Annuel and average yields of the Marquis and 10 other varieties of wheat 
grown at the Harney Branch Station. Bums. Greg., during 1914 and 1915. 
[Experiments conducted cooperatively with the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station.] 
Yield per 
acre 
Yield per acre 
(bushels). 
(bushels . 
Group and variety . 
C.I. 
Group and variety. 
CI. 
No. 
1914 
1915 
Aver- 
age. 
1914 
age. 
Fife: 
Preston: 
"Marquis 
4158 
9.3 
21.3 
15.2 
Fretes 
1596 
13.3 20.0 
16.7 
Ghirka Spring 
1517 
15.7 
20.5 
1S.1 
Erivan 
2397 
12.7 20.3 
16.5 
Crimean (-winter : 
Little Club: 
Turkev 
1558 
19.3 
30.7 
25.0 
Little Club 
4066 
13.7 
18.0 
15.9 
Kharkof 
1442 
12.0 
27.1 
19.6 
Kubauka (durum): 
White Australian: 
Kubanka 
2246 
S.O 
15.3 
11.7 
Palouse Bluestem... 
4067 
16.7 
22.7 
19.7 
Marouani 
1593 
7.2 16.0 
11.6 
Baart: 
Early Baart 
1687 
18.2 
20.5 
19.4 
RESULTS AT MORO. OREG. 
At the Eastern Oregon Dry-Farming substation at Moro the 
cooperative varietal experiments have included the Marquis wheat 
during the 3-year period. 1913 to 1915. inclusive. The annual and 
average yields of the Marquis and numerous other varieties . are 
shown hi Table XXIV. The average yield of the best variety repre- 
senting each group is shown graphically in figure 7. 
The tabulated data show that the average yields of all groups 
except the durum lie between 21 and 2S bushels per acre. The hard 
red whiter wheat here occupies about the middle of the scale, with a 
yield of 24 bushels per acre. At Moro the Marquis outyielded the 
Palouse Bluestem and Little Club about 5 per cent, but is excelled 
by the Early Baart by nearly 14 per cent. The highest yielding 
