HARD RED WINTER WHEATS IN DRY AREAS LY 
The annual and average yields of the winter wheat varieties are 
given in Table 6. The varieties were grown in duplicate plats in 
1913, single plats in 1914, and triplicate plats in 1915. Since 1917 four 
systematically replicated plats of each variety have been grown. 
Fallow land was used from 1913 to 1916, but since 1917 two plats have 
been seeded on cornland and two on fallow. 
Yields of winter wheat were obtained during each of the years from 
1913 to 1921, inclusive, except in 1916, when the crop was completely 
winterkilled. Six varieties produced higher average yields than the 
standard Kharkof, but none had significantly higher yields. Altara 
had the highest comparative yields but was grown in only two years. 
Kanred appears to be slightly superior to all other varieties. 
TaBLe 6.—Yields of 20 varieties and strains of winter wheat grown at the Cheyenne 
Field Station, Archer, Wyo., during the 9-year period from 1918 to 1921, inclu- 
sive, compared with those of Kharkof in comparable years 
[Data obtained in cooperation with the Wyoming State Board of Farm Commissioners] 
Yield per acre (bushels) 
{ 
Per- 
Average 
Class and Odds lage of 
variety ae \Years Dif- hare 
Nou 1913/1914/1915)1916 1/1917/1918/1919/1920)1921| com-| Vari- |Khar-| fer- kof 
; pared| ety | kof, | ence 
named| same 
years 
| 
Hard red | 
winter: 
Alberta Red - 2979)____| 7. 7/37. 8 0)16. 0/30. 6) 5. 4/17. 2'24. 2 8} 17.4) 16.9) +0. 5} 3. 1:1) 103.0 
Adfara * . . 1 BAM th We Ae old a=-e|acce}17.16|22.3 2} 20.0} 18.5) +1. 5) 4 1:1) 1081 
Alton -- sated 1438) 9. 3] 7. 8:37. 6 0/19. 0/33. 7, 5. 7:14. 2/21. 4 9 16.5) 16.1! + . 4) 3.9:1) 102.5 
Armavir___.- 1355-2-2)____| 4. 0/32. 6 0}13. 7/28. 7| 6. 8)17. 6/22. 1 8} 15.7) 16.9) —1.2) 7.8:1) 92.9 
Beloglina___- 1543}____| 5. 0/36. 8 0|15. 4/30. 0) 5. 0111. 3/19. 8 8} 15.4) 16.9) —1.588.3:1, 91.1 
Blackhull-___- G25 TiS 2) sees A Se Sh ee 9. 0/25. 4 2} ¥7. 2} 18.5} —b 3}:124:1) “93:0 
Crimean _-_--- 1432) 9. 5| 4 7/36.1 0/19. 0/30. 8} 4. 4)18.-1|19, 5 9}. 15.8} 16.1) — .3):2, 4:1) 98.1 
(ye 2 eek 1437) 9. 2) 2.5/35.1 0/17. 7'31. 3) 5. 0/17. 2'22. 4 9 15. 6} 16.1) — -5} 5.8:1) 96.9 
Oe err 1559) 9. 7| 3. 2/38. 6 Q|17. 7|32. 9} 4. 7/18. 0/23. 7 9; 16.5) 16.1) + .4} 3.2:1) 102.5 
Kanred_-__-__- ALC oa Pe a ae ee 29. 7| 7. 5}21: 0/22. 6 4) 20.2) 18.8} +1. 4| 3. 4:1) 107.4 
Kharkof ____- 1442| 9.8] 4.7/37.1| 0/18. 4/31. 6] 6. 5/15. 1/21. 9 OPC yee Bik Pe Os Pane 
eee 1583}___.| 6. 0/35. 6 Q}19. 7/31. 7| 4. 2)15. 9/20. 7 8, 16.7} 16.9) — .2) 1.9:1| 98-8 
Malakof- - --- 2908/10. 3} O (87.6 0}17. 4/30. 8} 5. 4/17. 7/22. 6 9} 15.8. 16.1) — .3} 2.5:1). 98.1 
Minturki__-- tak] Seb ex |e pg ees (fete Lee ee tere ease 16. 6/13. 0 2 14,8} 18. 5) —3. 7) 2.3:1] 80.0 
Red Russian_ 1532|____| 5. 6/32. 8 0)16. 0/29. 1) 4. 0/16. 6/20. 8 8 15; 6] 16,9} —1.3)18.0:1| 92:3 
Red Winter-_- 291 lp onl S| Pee Bl ier 81 F Se PEELS POLE 2) ee 11. 3}21. 2 2} 16.3] 18.5) —2.2}-43:1) 88.1 
Turkeys -. -- 1571/10. 0} 7. 9/32. 0 0)20. 2|28. 4) 6. 3/12. 0/21. 2 9} 15.3) 16.1) —.8} 42:1) 95.0 
1B {toes Ae See 2998)|____|13. 7/32. 5 0}19. 7/29. 6} 5. 4/18. 6/19. 7 8| 17.4} 16.9) + . 5] 1.6:1] 103.0 
Soft red winter: 
Buffum No.17 3330|_-_ - -|12. 8/27. 1 0/19. 7/35. 7} 3. 0\17. 2/13. 7 8} 16.2) 16.9] — .7| 1.8:1]' 95.9 
Diehl-Medi- ; 
terranean_-_ 1395)._-_| 4 538.0 0/16. 4/33. 4 6, Olea sho 6 16.4; 16.4, 0 | 10:1) 100.0 
J | 
1 Winterkilled. 
RESULTS AT SHERIDAN, WYO. 
The Sheridan Field Station is located in northern Wyoming at an 
altitude of 3,800 feet on dark clay-loam soil. The average annual 
precipitation during 23 years was 14.72 inches. The cereal experi- 
ments were started in 1917 in cooperation with the Office of Dry~- 
Land Agriculture Investigations. Since 1921 the experiments have 
been conducted by that office, which has furnished the data reported 
for 1922. The annual and average yields of the winter-wheat 
varieties are given in Table 7. The varieties have been grown on 
fallow land in three systematically replicated plats. 
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