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BULLETIN 214, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
in bushels per acre it appears that no particular method of prepara- 
tion for spring wheat is essential at this station. From the stand- 
point of profits per acre it would appear that the greatest profits are 
derived from the least expensive methods. 
HUNTLEY FIELD STATION. 
The field station at Huntley, Mont., is located in the valley of the 
Yellowstone River at the foot of the first bench. The soil is" a heavy 
gumbo to a depth of about 8 feet. Underlying the soil is a considera- 
ble depth of free-drained gravel. This soil carries a large proportion 
of available water and allows deep feeding of the crop. It is conse- 
quently possible to store in it a maximum quantity of water that 
can be recovered by the crop. 
Table VI. 
Yields and cost of production of spring wheat by different methods at the 
Huntley Field Station, 1913 and 1914. 
Treatment and pre- 
X um- 
ber 
of 
plats 
aver- 
aged. 
Yield per acre 
(bushels). 
Treatment and pre- 
vious crop. 
Num- 
ber 
of 
plats 
aver- 
aged. 
Yieh' per acre 
(bushels). 
vious crop. 
1913 
1914 
Aver- 
age. 
1913 
1914 
Aver- 
age. 
Fall plowed: 
Corn 
1 
2 
1 
19.3 
15.8 
11.8 
21.5 
27.8 
20.2 
20.4 
21.8 
16.0 
Listed: Wheat 
SubsoiJed: Wheat... 
Disked: Corn 
Green manured: 
Rye > 
1 
1 
8 
16.5 
11.5 
18.2 
19.5 
17.5 
26.5 
18.0 
16 
Oats 
22.4 
1 
1 
15.0 
21.3 
26.0 
26.8 
Total or aver- 
4 
15.7 
24.3 
20.0 
20.5 
Peas 
24 1 
Total or aver- 
age 
Spring plowed: 
Corn 
1 
1 
1 
18.6 
14.3 
16.0 
24.6 
24.8 
18.3 
21.6 
19.6 
17.2 
2 
18.2 
26.4 
22.3 
Summer tilled 
Average of all 22 plats 
Wheat 
3 
25.5 
26.3 
25 9 
Total or aver- 
3 
16.3 
22.6 
19.5 
18.2 
24.8 
21.5 
Summary of Yields and Digest of Cost. 
Tillage treatment. 
Previous crop. 
Yields, values, etc. (average 
per acre). 
Fall 
plowed 
(4 
plats). 
Spring 
plowed 
(3 
plats). 
Disked 
(8 
plats). 
Listed 
(lplat). 
Sub- 
soiled 
(lplat). 
Green 
ma- 
nured 
, (2 
plats). 
Sum- 
mer 
tilled 
(3 
plats). 
Corn 
(10 
plats). 
Small 
grain 
plats). 
Yields of grain: 
1913 bushels.. 
1914 do.... 
15.7 
24.3 
16.3 
22.6 
18.2 
26.5 
16.5 
19.5 
14.5 
17.5 
18.2 
26.4 
25.5 
26.3 
18.4 
25.8 
15.0 
22.3 
Average 
20.0 
19.5 
22.4 
18.0 
16.0 
22.3 
25.9 
22.1 
18.7 
Crop value, cost of produc- 
tion, etc.: 
$14 00 
6.56 
S13.65 $15.68 
6. 09 4. 75 
S12.60 
5.55 
S11.20 
7.17 
S15. 61 
14.61 
$18. 13 
11.50 
Cost. . 
Profit 
7.44 
7.56 
10.93 
7.05 
4.03 
1.00 
6.63 
Barley was used in place of rye in 1913. 
