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BULLETIN 1175, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 11. — Agronomic data for the kaoliangs grown at the Woodward Field Station during 
the 8-year period from 1914 to 1921, inclusive. 
[In the statement of yields of grain the bushel is rated at 58 pounds.] 
Variety and 
Row- 
space. • 
Length of period. 
Stalks Stalks 
Height Grain 
Yields per acre. 
year. 
Plant. 
Stalk. 
Vege- 
tative- 
Fruit- 
ing. 
Total. 
plant. 
ed. 
plants. 
crop. 
Total. 
crop. 
Grain. 
Mukden (C. I. 
No. 190): 
In. 
In. 
Days. 
Days. 
Days. 
P.ct 
Feet. 
P.ct. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Bush. 
1914 
5.7 
5.5 
65 
26 
91 
1.03 
93.0 
5.8 
29.0 
2,225 
653 
11.3 
1915 
7.4 
5.7 
64 
43 
106 
1.30 
92.1 
8.0 
26.8 
6,390 
1,710 
29.4 
1916 
6.7 
6.6 
65 
43 
108 
1.02 
SI. 1 
7.0 
1 25.0 
2,520 
630 
10.8 
Average.. 
6.6 
5.9 
65 
37 
102 
1.12 
88.7 
6.9 
25.9 
3,712 
998 
17.2 
Blackhull: 
1914 
5.3 
5.1 
68 
28 
96 
1.03 
94.1 
4.8 
35.8 
2,025 
725 
12.5 
1915 
5.6 
5.0 
68 
38 
106 
1.10 
94.1 
6.7 
31.8 
5,805 
1,845 
31.8 
1916 
6.4 
6.3 
64 
44 
108 
1.11 
85.9 
o. o 
27.7 
3,195 
887 
15.3 
1917 
4.8 
4.0 
108 
34 
142 
1.19 
87.6 
5.3 
22.1 
4,815 
1,062 
IS. 3 
1918 
5.0 
4.5 
68 
19 
87 
1.11 
79.2 
5.0 
24.0 
2,600 
625 
10.8 
1919 
11.2 
9.2 
77 
36 
113 
1.22 
94.6 
4.6 
30.7 
3,870 
1,188 
20.4 
1920 
9.8 
7.9 
72 
46 
118 
1.23 
93.7 
4.9 
27.7 
4,106 
1,136 
19.6 
1921 
11.8 
10.3 
79 
38 
117 
1.16 
94.5 
5.8 
35.6 
3,375 
1,200 
20.7 
Average.. 
7.5 
6.5 
76 
35 
111 
1.14 
90.5 
5.3 
29.4 
3,724 
1,084 
18.7 
Manchu (C. I. 
No. 171): 
1914 
• 8.6 
8.5 
63 
26 
89 
1.01 
93.9 
5.0 
61.5 
1,134 
698 
12.0 
1915 
6.5 
5.7 
58 
42 
100 
1.15 
91.0 
6.0 
33.8 
5,220 
1,764 
30.4 
1916 
6.0 
5.8 
58 
31 
89 
1.03 
88.0 
5.8 
36.6 
2,115 
774 
13.3 
1917... 
4.8 
105 
34 
139 
5.0 
6.4 
2,610 
167 
2.9 
1918 
4.9 
4.9 
60 
28 
86. 
1.00 
82.4 
4.5 
29.3 
1,980 
581 
10.0 
1919 
6.5 
6.3 
71 
29 
100 
1.04 
84.7 
5.8 
31.4 
2, 925 
918 
15.8 
1920 
9.2 
8.6 
70 
42 
112 
1.05 
89. 7 
5.6 
26.2 
2,893 
759 
13.1 
1921 
4.6 
4.7 
70 
27 
97 
.99 
93.3 
6.0 
22.9 
2,363 
540 
9.3 
Average.. 
6.4 
69 
32 
101 
5.5 
31.0 
2 655 
775 
13.4 

Valley (C. I. 
No. 309): 
1914 
5.0 
4.8 
66 
30 
96 
1.04 
92.8 
4.7 
30.1 
1,809 
545 
9.4 
1915 
5.9 
4.8 
64 
39 
103 
1.22 
82.9 
7.0 
36. 1 
."., 535 
1,998 
34.5 
1916 
5.7 
5.5 
63 
37 
100 
1.04 
83.7 
6.0 
36.1 
2,655 
958 
16.5 
1917... 
4.4 
108 
34 
142 
5. 5 
8.1 
2,430 
198 
3.4 
1918 
4.4 
4.2 
60 
27 
s7 
1.04 
80.0 
5.0 
29.7 
1,950 
580 
10.0 
1919 
8.5 
8.0 
71 
29 
100 
1.07 
86.1 
0. 
32.8 
2,813 
923 
15.9 
1920 
7.8 
6.9 
70 
44 
114 
1.14 
92.5 
5.7 
37.1 
4,050 
1,504 
25.9 
1921 
5.4 
5.2 
71 
27 
98 
1.03 
94.4 
6.0 
29.0 
2,250 
653 
11.2 
Average.. 
5.9 
72 
33 
105 
5.7 
29.9 
2,937 
920 
15.9 
Manchu (C. I. 
No. 328): 
1914 
5.1 
5.0 
51 
27 
78 
1.02 
97.7 
4.5 
20.3 
1, 593 
324 
5.6 
1915 
•6.1 
6.0 
53 
33 
86 
1.02 
91.7 
6.2 
37.8 
3, 330 
1,260 
21.7 
1916 
5.5 
5.5 
51 
31 
82 
1.00 
85.5 
5.5 
25.4 
1,850 
470 
8.1 
Average.. 
5.6 
5.5 
52 
30 
82 
1.01 
91.6 
5.4 
27.8 
2,258 
685 
11.8 
Shantung 
Dwarf (C. I. 
No. 293): - 
1914 
5.3 
5.2 
68 
21 
92 
1.02 
88.2 
2.8 
26.7 
1,179 
315 
5.4 
1915 
7.4 
6.7 
64 
36 
100 
1.10 
94.8 
3.8 
42.2 
3,690 
1,557 
26.8 
1916 
6.4 
6.4 
61 
29 
90 
.99 
70.1 
2.7 
34.1 
1,450 
495 
8.5 
Average.. 
6.4 
6.1 
64 
30 
94 
1.04 
84.4 
3.1 
34.3 
2,106 
789 
13.6 
Parker (C. I. 
No. 424): 
1914 
4.0 
3.9 
63 
26 
89 
1.03 
94.6 
4.3 
25. 2 1, SIS 
459 
7.9 
The grain yields of the kaoliangs have been low when compared 
with the other groups. Of the three varieties grown during the 8-year 
period, the Blackhull kaoliang has averaged highest, 18.7 bushels per 
It is noteworthy that this is the onlv grain sorghum that has 
acre. 
never fallen below 10 bushels per acre in any year, although its yield 
