obtained on all plats. 
cipitation for the growing season was below normal. 
June 14 damaged the spring wheat to some extent. 
CEREAL EXPERIMENTS ON THE CHEYENNE EXPERIMENT FARM. 
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In 1914 the spring-wheat varieties were sown on April 21 and 22 
in tenth-acre plats on spring-plowed fallow land. Good stands were 
The spring was late, cool, and wet. 
The pre- 
A hailstorm on 
During both 
1913 and 1914 the crop prospects were excellent until about June 1, 
when the crops began to suffer from drought. 
The yields in 
1914, as shown in Table X, ranged from 3.1 bushels per acre for 
Crossbred (C. I. No. 3695) to 13 bushels per acre for Kubanka 
(C. I. No. 1516). 
The average yield of the 14 durum varieties was 12 
bushels, while the average yield of the 18 spring common varieties 
was 8.9 bushels per acre. 
The best variety of durum yielded 13 
bushels, or 2.6 bushels more than the best common wheat. 
TABLE X.—Annual and average yields of 33 varieties and strains of spring wheat grown 
on the Cheyenne Experiment Farm in 1913, 1914, and 1915. 
Yield per acre (bushels). 
Group and variety. C is 
oO. 3-year 
1913 1914 a1915 average. 
COMMON WHEATS. 
Preston: 
PU ToL VTA ON ett ety Stet ty eI SUMO Cio: Sea OR Pe 2397 9. 4 9.5 22.0 13.6 
EVO CBECTASSTORIN yep Ua NUS SEIN escapee EN AVC | Ra ea 4141 8.3 10.2 19.0 25 
Syoperbaves 4 Nib hel enya) Sastre cet ony Mei ARIES ares Aa ai ener a PARR Sn ee 4154 8.7 8.5 19.5 12.2 
Common S prime cae see lees sale aie he. es = ee aes 1541 7.2 9.3 19.3 11.9 
TPs SSR AON OS) TU hi I TR NA A Lg UR} Te 3698 6.7 9.8 1548) 10.6 
TDG) oh ses ee VR AES IS ce 0 OE AU or Eee a RR eA 3081 4.7 8.1 14.8 9.2 
Unclassified: “ 
GATS BOSE Mee cele ESE oe SO tae ic Nar ee 2398 67.9} ¢10.3 DAIB 13.1 
HEB) Ge fiT EA TN PUA ipa NEF A I ge Re ca SP ys 3703 stl 9.3 9.5 8.8 
Fife: 
(CLONE) TE Uy op EKG ES ee SP a aE a eee 4062 8.5 10. 4 19.7 12.9 
INEWRO RUNS Sd cts caste a payee ae SU RMR eit 3641 9.0 c8.4 20.9 12.8 
GENIE S 0 TSAI ey eee a erate) Sey lan Os 21a ee 1517 b9.2| ¢10.0 13: 2 10.8 
HERA Lila ae Pepe ete ss epee) ONL ol tae ee ils = Sou pa nat 3022 8.3 8.1 167 9.4 
Givi donk (linn eNO 163) \sse4e oe ec ees one 2 Seer eee 2873 b5.8 9.6 205 9.3 
TEXOR GA EIES ince ey A ee Ee a aes RE AA R/S da 3697 4.7 Tod 12.3 8.1 
Bluestem: 
Is lenwatess) GWibabals IN[O5 IG) oy oobo essa neeseee saseasasedccobcoods 2874 64,4 c9.0 7, 8.4 
Ma Tave ie iy toriapa ps RANA AOS es Belo ie TT i a eaailermadn 3082 3.4 6.5 11.2 7.0 
REEVE yA OS eager dee aie ese a NIT ee 1 ae SEE Ye oo Rem 3021 2.6 a3 10.7 6.2 
CROSSTOTE CA eee UME IAS Seat) ee a a Ae ey fete MCt! 3695 1533 3.1 9.0 4.5 
DURUM WHEATS. 
Kubanka: 
PS ClO LURK AR ene se Ls eters eee lblt os Gp aeeibaaeeva et 1520 Uoll 11.9 28.9 16.2 
NEG uilo enrallceg Wie ecerayet cri cole TI RRP Le UR OH 9d tee 1516 oil 13.0 27.6 15.9 
TEAS pireyeONG Wega AE AN Ne NS a am MN S'S Ea 1350 8.3 12.8 26.0 Ia 7/ 
TRUDI OSH UE 3 NTA IE ae RT a cee Zp ea eae NN 1440 WS) 12.5 25.6 15. 2 
DYGell Ona GnarimO vie sae ene Na AE hea a 1444 7.8 11.5 25.9 15s 1 
(GHANA O A EEE A Bo AE IN Ua Ae ae i a Nd 8 1447 Uo) 12.3 24.1 14.6 
ANS EOE WB WG) LSPs Ne al Pe UI ee RIA A US 8 1493 a7, 2) || e123 23.8 14.4 
BES UTII ERTS AS A eRe A CAL CANE 28 NON STAN A012 2 1 GRU a 1354 aval 12.8 ORAM. 14.2 
WMI ROY Oe OTH Ss os a CT Oe Se NA a I RR OR Co Ue 1593 ve Ya 8 Ue 2185 13.6 
PANTING UIT cree ae pier mene VN RUE A TER EUR es ELAS RAD MAZE 4064 b6.4 10.7 23.6 13.6 
Pelissier: 
TE XSD A ISISH ST By Ae A IS a CESS TO aa ne es UE BR Oe eT gE ea a 1584 68.7 | ¢€11.6 22.6 14.3 
NSEC C0) Was RU SI ae se TR oa eH I NN EA mee pp Ua 2228 627 10.3 18.8 11.9 
Velvet Don: 
AV ZC Live GSD) OTe eet rere er lo pay ait ICE 2 SRC 1445 8.6 10.8 24.4 14.6 
Kahla: 
TRADES OD Key ae ANN SU NNN es SU i Mo ro 3024 67.5 | ¢10.5 22.8 13.6 
ESSA ae eeret nies mae eR RUA Rise Sh AEE EC 2 MS epee eg 1471 eS 11.8] 13.1 10.7 
a Average of 2 twentieth-acre plats. 
b Average of 2 tenth-acre plats. 
¢ Average of 3 tenth-acre plats. 
d@ Average of 15 check plats. 
e Average of 12 check plats. 
f Severely rogued. 
