62 BULLETIN 698, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
about eight days in favor of the Dawn, which gives it about the 
same earliness as Sunrise kafir. In some seasons this difference 
was reduced to 1 or 2 days. In 1914, a dry year, and in 1915, a wet 
year, the difference was increased to 13 or 14 days. In 1916, a very 
dry year, the Dawn headed about 10 days ahead of the standar¢ 
kafir and produced some grain, but the standard produced no grain 
whatever. 
TaBLE XXII.—Agronomic data for Dawn (dwarf) kafir grown at the Amarillo Cereal 
Field Station during the 9-year period from 1908 to 1916, inclusive. 
[In the statement of yields per acre the bushel is rated at 60 pounds. ] 
Row space. | Length of period. Seed in— | Yields per acre. 
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1908: Ins. | Ins. |Days.|Days.|Days.| P. ct.|P. ct. | Feet. |P. ct. |P. ct. |P. ct. | Lbs. | Lbs. | Bus. 
HSA Feces: 14.1] 6.8) 82 | 25 |107 BE Oroes te Ae a Se deal erae IES cel aise oe eee 29.0 
1909: 
S40 SSsecsccce IPRA TORI) | Te ee a Sallenoase DAS SIT SSS ee Alem a | 64.9 |....-.|------ 14.4 
1910: | 
SAO eeicscec 21.2 | 8.41 91 35 |126 60.4 | 73.8 | 4.0 | 39.0 | 17.3 | 44.5 |8, 363 |1,310 9.7 
S4QRS. esac 23.9 |} 8.6] 91 38 |129 64.2 | 63.2] 4.0 | 31.1 | 14.3 | 45.9 |8, 884 |1, 209 9.3 
B40 eect es e23a i 1835) 12900 38 |128 64.4 | 61.3 | 4.0 | 30.6 | 14.6 | 47.7 |3, 644 |1,117 8.9 
Average.| 22.9 | 8.5 | 90.6 37 |127.6 | 63.0 | 66.1 | 4.0 | 33.6 | 15.4 | 46.0 3, 630 |1, 212 | - 9.3 
1911 
SAN EE eocie cae 304) | = 226) 1 79 46 |125 ANAS eee 5.0 | 36.3 | 16.7 | 45.8 |9,320 [3,390 | 35.9 
DAO Sass ce 9.2] 4.9 | 77 46 |123 AGS8) | ceceac 4.3 | 48.0 | 28.3 | 59.0 |7,491 |3,600 | 35.4 
BY OR erie bt Ses |e 46 |123 ADS SO practice 4.3 | 43.3 | 20.7 | 62.3 |7,423 |8,214 | 33.4 
Average., 7.2] 4.3] 77.7 | 46 |123.7 | 37.8 |_....- 4.5 | 42.5! 21.9 | 55.7 |8,078 [3,401 | 34.9 
1912: | 
ay eecasoese 7.7 | 5.2 | 95 39 |134 32.4 | 61.5] 3.5 | 46.7 | 17.6 | 37.7 {3,110 |1, 453 9.1 
By ee ee 8.5 | 4.9 | 95 39 {134 42.2 | 65.9 | 3.5 | 34.3 | 14.2 | 41.3 |4,990 }1,713 |} 11.8 
SAO ae cseee 7.7| 4.6 | 95 42 |137 39.8 | 52.8 | 3.5 | 26.4] 8.3 | 31.6 [5,900 |1,558 8.0 
Average.| 7.9 4.9 | 95 40 |135 38.1 | 60.0 | 3.5 | 35.8 | 13.3 | 36.9 4, 666 1,574 9.6 
1913 fe 
B40 ee cease 7.4 Z| Mts Wiel lare-e-esel Ss Geee BYE EGsbac 1 al BAe EM ORAScaACoOnicca sce Goodsolissase: 
D410 So Sanleo see 8.1 Deed (SO ea ertamete meres SOalleecerss Is 5 Sec csc leeea cal Scceee See es Soe eee 
BAD emacs as Mba VAS SNR SO Me alse mete | Serer ADB Woscboe 15 \ockce olkwc ck |e Bees RSS. Se eees eeoeese 
PTS || Ga | Aas) Pehle WecocebilooHose BUS |ledasas P.5' les Jo 0 | eke osc oomenleeboes epee Sees 
1914: | | 
B40 2. eee s Be 4h 1 78} 29 |102 UGS TAI OUBGS MBS lessaue 16.1 woatseiel 9,440) sence 14.7 
1915: 
SAO FER eee ec NOL] GS(ar |) cal 50 |131 45.3 | 94.8] 4:3 | 49.2 | 36.1 | 73.4 |8,860 |4,360 | 53.3 
1916: 
SAO See eee 9.1] 4.4 /118 26 |144 505945 o25 ove: leo eee laa loiroere| 552005 |aeenee 37) 
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In the matter of germination and stand, the Dawn kafir has been 
comparable to the ordinary Blackhull kafir and to the Sunrise kafir. 
In 1908, the plant space was 14.1 inches and in 1910, a dry spring, it 
was 22.9 inches. The average spacing in the entire period of nine 
years was 11.4 inches, which is about 1 inch closer than that of 
Blackhull kafir, but is about 2 inches wider than that of Sunrise 
kafir. The final stand, or original stalks plus suckers, has been 
good. The average stalk space is 6.1 inches, compared with 7.6 
