16 BULLETIN 430, U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
In 1913 the sowings were in tenth-acre plats on land that was 
plowed in August, double disked twice, and harrowed before seed- 
ing. The sowings were made on October 5, 1912. Little or no 
winterkilling occurred. The seasonal rainfall was below normal 
and the yields were relatively low. With the Turkey the highest yields 
were obtained from the 5-peck and 6-peck rates, while with the 
Ghirka Winter the 3-peck and 6-peck rates gave the highest yields. 
In 1914 the two varieties were again grown in tenth-acre plats on 
fallow land. The seed was sown on September 10, 1913. There 
was sufficient moisture present in the soil to start germination im- 
mediately and a good fall growth resulted. The winter was cold 
and open, and as a result all rate sowings were so badly winterkilled 
that the plats were reseeded to spring crops. 
In 1915 the rate-of-seeding test included rates of 2 to 6 pecks 
per acre. Sowings were made on September 9, 1914, in triplicate 
thirtieth-acre plats on fallow land. The stands obtained were good 
and an excellent fall growth resulted. All plats had a high winter 
survival and the yields were high. The 3-peck and 6-peck rates 
gave the highest yields with the Turkey wheat, while with the 
Ghirka Winter there was a gradual decrease in yield as the rate of 
seeding increased. 
The average yields for the three years, 1913 to 1915, inclusive, 
are shown in Table VIII. With the Turkey, the highest average 
yields were obtained from the 3-peck, 5-peck, and 6-peck rates of 
seeding. The differences in yields from these rates were very small. 
With the Ghirka Winter the highest average yield was obtained from 
the 3-peck rate of seeding. Light seeding probably is to be preferred. 
It is the practice on the farms to sow about 3 pecks per acre in this 
section. 
DATE-OF-SEEDING EXPERIMENTS. 
Date-of-seeding experiments with the Turkey and Ghirka Winter 
wheats have been conducted since 1913. The annual and average 
yields obtained from the date-cf-seeding tests are shown in Table IX. 
In 1913 the sowings were in tenth-acre plats on breaking. The 
highest yields were from the earlier sowings. In 1914 the sowings 
were in tenth-acre plats on fallow land. Better stands and better 
fall growth were obtained from the earlier sowings. Winterkilling © 
was severe on all plats. The plats of both varieties sown Septem- 
ber 1 survived the winter best and were harvested. The plats sown 
on other dates were reseeded to spring crops. 
In 1915 the sowings were in triplicate thirtieth-acre plats on fal- 
low land. Good stands and excellent fall growth were obtained from 
the three earlier seedings. From the two later seedings fair stands 
