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BULLETIN 450, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table IV. — Agronomic data for unselected Ghirka wheat, used as a check, and 30 pure 
lines selected therefrom, grown at the Dickinson (iV. Dak.) substation in 1913 and 1914. 
C.I. 
No. 
Date. 
Plant- 
ing to 
ma- 
turity. 
Stand. 
Height. 
Yield per acre. 
Weight 
per 
bushel. 
Ghirka and 
selections. 
Head- 
ed, 
July— 
Ripe, 
Aug. — 
Plants 
per 
acre. 
Esti- 
mated. 
Actual. 
Computed. 
Grain. 
Straw. 
Grain. 
Straw. 
Thou- 
Season of 1913: 1 
Days. 
sands. 
Perct. 
In. 
Bu. 
Cu-t. 
Bu. 
Cwt. 
lbs. 
Ghirka 
1517 
14 
12 
113 
640 
86 
27. 3 
20.4 
30.0 
24.6 
61 
Selections — 
No. 4 
4413 
14 
12 
113 
696 
94 
32.1 
35.6 
25.3 
39.0 
31.0 
62 
No. 5 
4414 
12 
9 
110 
776 
105 
34.0 
40.5 
23.3 
44.3 
28.8 
62.5 
No. 12 
4415 
12 
12 
113 
688 
93 
33.4 
35.3 
22.4 
38.7 
2S.0 
62.5 
No. 13 
10 
12 
10 
12 
111 
113 
844 
700 
114 
95 
34.2 
31.3 
27.3 
19.6 
19.2 
32.3 
30.0 
25.2 
24.6 
61.5 
Ghirka.... 
'ihiY 
62.3 
Selections — 
No. 15 
4416 
16 
15 
116 
560 
76 
33.2 
28.8 
19.8 
31.3 
24.3 
61.5 
No. 17 
4417 
14 
12 
113 
724 
98 
34.5 
35.2 
21.7 
36.1 
25.5 
62.5 
No. 19 
12 
10 
12 
12 
9 
12 
113 
110 
113 
860 
692 
700 
116 
94 
95 
34.3 
32.3 
27.7 
32.2 
29.5 
20.2 
23.5 
23.5 
28.9 
33.2 
30.0 
22.9 
25.6 
24.6 
61.5 
No. 20 
61 
Ghirka 
1517 
62 
Selections — 
No. 21 
12 
12 
113 
608 
82 
32.4 
33.0 
24.3 
31.8 
24.1 
62 
No. 23 
441S 
14 
12 
113 
868 
117 
35.0 
34.7 
25.6 
31.9 
24.2 
62.5 
No. 24 
4419 
14 
12 
113 
728 
98 
34.0 
36.0 
25.2 
31.6 
22.6 
61.5 
No. 25 
4420 
14 
12 
113 
840 
113 
34.3 
36.2 
26.9 
30.4 
22.2 
62 
Ghirka.... 
1517 
12 
12 
113 
680 
92 
37.2 
30.1 
30.0 
24.6 
62.5 
Selections — 
No. 29 
4421 
10 
9 
110 
860 
116 
32.3 
33.2 
25.7 
27.3 
21.5 
61 
No. 31 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
113 
113 
113 
113 
768 
820 
836 
64S 
104 
111 
113 
88 
32.7 
32.3 
31.8 
38.0 
34.1 
33.3 
33.3 
29.2 
28.0 
26.0 
26.8 
31.9 
29.3 
29.3 
30.0 
25.0 
24.5 
23.3 
24.6 
62 
No. 36 
62.5 
No. 37 - 
62 
Ghirka 
1517 
62 
Selections- 
No. 40 
4422 
12 
12 
113 
768 
104 
31.7 
32.0 
23.2 
29.7 
21.2 
62 
No. 47 
12 
13 
114 
752 
102 
30.4 
28.8 
27.9 
27.6 
25.4 
61 
No. 61 
12 
14 
9 
9 
110 
110 
688 
896 
93 
121 
34.3 
33.4 
31.7 
33.0 
26.7 
25.9 
31.4 
33.8 
24.1 
23.4 
62 
No. 65 
...... 
4424 
61.5 
No. 66 
4425 
12 
12 
113 
828 
112 
31.6 
35.2 
25.9 
37.3 
23.1 
61.5 
No. 68 
4426 
10 
10 
111 
792 
107 
31.3 
22.0 
34.5 
19.7 
60.5 
No. 72 
4427 
11 
12 
113 
720 
97 
"*33.' 9' 
32.0 
25.6 
36.6 
22.9 
62.5 
Ghirka 
1517 
12 
12 
113 
684 
92 
25.2 
27.7 
30.0 
24.6 
61 
Selections — 
No. 74 
12 
12 
113 
524 
71 
34.2 
19.3 
17.6 
24.0 
22.8 
61 
Season of 1914:- 
Ghirka 
1517 
10 
8 
112 
616 
114 
41.5 
6.4 
17.3 
10.3 
19.0 
51 
Selections- 
No. 4 
4413 
10 
8 
112 
532 
99 
11.2 
20.2 
15.8 
21.6 
52.5 
No. 5 
4414 
10 
8 
112 
454 
84 
" "37.2" 
13.2 
25.7 
16.4 
26.9 
52.5 
No. 12 
4415 
10 
8 
112 
436 
81 
39.8 
7.6 
9.8 
8.5 
10.1 
53 
No. 17 
4417 
10 
8 
112 
490 
91 
39.2 
8.8 
9.1 
9.0 
9.1 
51.5 
No. 20 
10 
10 
8 
8 
112 
112 
460 
596 
85 
110 
36.7 
41.5 
6.4 
12.0 
24.0 
19.7 
5.9 
10.3 
23.6 
19.0 
49 
Ghirka 
'ihiY 
Selections — 
No. 21 
12 
8 
112 
460 
85 
39.9 
10.4 
20.6 
8.9 
20.1 
53 
No. 24 
"4419 
10 
8 
112 
464 
86 
39.9 
10.0 
23.8 
8.6 
23.2 
51. 5 
No. 25 
4420 
10 
8 
112 
440 
82 
41.1 
9.2 
20.4 
7.2 
20.2 
52 
No. 29 
4421 
8 
8 
112 
456 
85 
39.2 
10.0 
19.0 
8.6 
18.9 
49 
No. 31 
10 
10 
8 
8 
112 
112 
472 
644 
87 
119 
39.4 
39.8 
9.2 
12.0 
17.5 
18.7 
7.2 
10.3 
17.6 
19.0 
52 
Ghirka 
'ihiY 
52 
Selections — 
No. 36 
10 
11 
8 
8 
112 
112 
552 
472 
102 
87 
41.9 
40.2 
11.2 
10.4 
22.1 
28.3 
9.9 
9.6 
22.1 
28.0 
51.5 
No. 40 
"4422' 
52 
Selections — 
No. 47 
10 
9 
8 
8 
112 
112 
644 
636 
119 
118 
38.1 
40.3 
9.6 
12.8 
15.4 
25.0 
9.2 
12.7 
15.0 
24.1 
51.5 
No. 50 
"4423" 
52 
No. 55 
9 
10 
8 
8 
112 
112 
5S0 
604 
108 
112 
41.3 
40.4 
10.4 
9.6 
23.5 
20.2 
10.7 
10.3 
22.4 
19.0 
53.5 
Ghirka. . . . 
'ihiY 
51. 5 
Selections- 
No. 57 
9 
11 
10 
10 
8 
8 
8 
8 
112 
112 
112 
112 
628 
532 
592 
516 
116 
99 
110 
96 
43.5 
38.8 
40.9 
40.7 
11.2 
10.0 
10.0 
9.2 
19.2 
27.6 
17.0 
22.3 
11.9 
10.4 
10.3 
9.4 
IS. 7 
27.9 
18.0 
24.5 
52 
No. 59 
51 
No. 61 
53 
No. 62 
50.5 
No. 65...., 
"4424' 
10 
8 
112 
544 
101 
37.1 
11.2 
20.2 
11.2 
23.1 
51 
Ghirka 
1517 
10 
8 
112 
512 
95 
41.6 
10.4 
15.8 
10.3 
19.0 
52 
Selections — 
Nos. 4 and 
66 
9 
9 
8 
8 
112 
112 
528 
584 
98 
108 
40.1 
42.6 
10.0 
12.4 
21.8 
27.1 
9.8 
12.0 
24.5 
28.8 
52.5 
No. 66 
4425* 
52.5 
No. 68 
4426 
10 
.8 
112 
524 
97 
39.2 
9.6 
18.2 
9.2 
18.2 
51 
No. 72 
4427 
10 
8 
112 
496 
92 
14.4 
29.8 
13.6 
2^.2 
51.5 
No. 102.... 
14 
8 
112 
664 
123 
8.4 
24.7 
7.8 
22.3 
49 
Ghirka.... 
ihiY 
11 
8 
112 
596 
110 
"'42.'4' 
11.2 
22.1 
10.3 
19.0 
52.5 
1 Sown Apr. 21, emerged May 10. harvested Aug. 15, 1913. 
2 Sown Apr. 1^, emerged May 2, harvested Aug. 10, 1914. 
