DRY-LAND GARDENING AT MANDAN, N. DAK. 7 
Table 3. — Data in regard to planting, yield, etc., of vegetables in the acre garden 
at the Northern Great Plains Field Station, Mandan, N. Dak., from 1920 to 
1924, inclusive 
Vegetable, class, and 
variety 
Beans, shell: 
Pilot 
Great Northern 
Pilot 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Beans, wax: 
Saddleback 
Kidney 
White 
Saddleback 
Do 
Kidney 
Do 
Saddleback 
Do 
Kidney 
Do 
Saddleback 
Do 
Kidney 
Do 
Saddleback 
Do 
Kidney 
Do 
Beets, early: 
Eclipse 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Eclipse (mixed) 
Beets, fall: 
Detroit Dark Red — 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Cabbage, early: 
Jersey Wakefield L_. 
Copenhagen Market. 
Jersey Wakefield 
Copenhagen Market. 
Jersey Wakefield 
Copenhagen Market. 
Jersey Wakefield 
Copenhagen Market. 
Jersey Wakefield 
Copenhagen Market. 
Cabbage, fall: 
Copenhagen Market- 
Do 
Enkhuizen Glory 
Copenhagen Market. 
Surehead 
Copenhagen Market. 
Autumn King 
Copenhagen Market. 
Danish Roundhead. . 
Carrots: 
Chantenay 
Do 
Do 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Year 
1920 
1920 
1921 
1922 
1923 
1924 
1920 
1920 
1920 
1921 
1921 
1921 
1921 
1922 
1922 
1922 
1922 
1923 
1923 
1923 
1923 
1924 
1924 
1924 
1924 
1920 
1921 
1922 
1923 
1924 
1920 
1921 
1922 
1923 
1924 
■1920 
1921 
1921 
1922 
1922 
1923 
1923 
1924 
1924 
1921 
1921 
1922 
1922 
1923 
1923 
1924 
1924 
1920 
1921 
1921 
1922 
1922 
1922 
1923 
1923 
1923 
1924 
1924 
1924 
Date 
planted 
May 10 
..do.... 
May 18 
May 15 
May 10 
May 14 
May 7 
May 3 
May 10 
-do.--. 
June 2 
May 18 
June 2 
May 9 
June 1 
May 9 
June 1 
May 5 
May 25 
May 5 
May 25 
May 7 
May 28 
May 7 
May 28 
Apr. 28 
May 6 
May 9 
Apr. 21 
Apr. 22 
May 10 
May 18 
May 22 
May 25 
May 28 
Mar. 15 
..do.-.. 
_.do._.. 
..do 
..-do.—. 
—do 
_. do..... 
..do— . 
..do..... 
Apr. 15 
Apr. 20 
.. do..... 
Apr. 27 
--do..... 
May 1 
-.do..... 
Apr. 20 
..do..... 
May 10 
May 6 
May 18 
Apr. 29 
May 9 
May 22 
Apr. 21 
May 10 
May 25 
Apr. 22 
May 7 
May 28 
Row 
length 
or 
number 
of hills 
(feet) 
640 
960 
1,440 
1,440 
1,440 
1,280 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
320 
480 
160 
160 
160 
160 
160 
160 
160 
160 
320 
320 
160 
320 
160 
320 
320 
160 
160 
160 
160 
160 
160 
160 
160 
160 
160 
160 
Planting 
distance 
(inches) 
36 by 3_. 
..do 
...do 
..do 
..do 
...do 
36 by 5.. 
-do 
..do 
..do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do.... 
...do 
...do.— 
...do 
...do 
...do 
36 by 3_. 
...do 
...do..- 
...do 
...do 
36 by 5- 
...do__- 
...do 
...do.... 
...do 
36 by 24. 
...do._.. 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
36 by 2.. 
... do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
Stand 
(per 
cent) 
100 
100 
75 
95 
100 
100 
90 
90 
80 
95 
85 
65 
65 
75 
65 
75 
65 
60 
85 
35 
75 
65 
85 
65 
75 
95 
100 
75 
35 
85 
100 
85 
65 
65 
75 
100 
98 
85 
85 
15 
15 
100 
95 
90 
95 
90 
65 
90 
75 
75 
75 
Date 
when 
first 
ready 
Sept. 
..do. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
July 
..do. 
July 
Aug. 
Aug. 
-do. 
Aug. 
July 
Aug. 
July 
Aug. 
July 
July 
..do- 
July 
—do. 
July 
July 
Aug. 
July 
July 
July 
July 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
July 12 
July 18 
July 22 
July 28 
July 15 
July 30 
July 27 
Aug. 2 
...do—. 
Aug. 4 
Sept. 2 
Sept. 21 
Aug. 17 
Sept. 14 
Aug. 15 
Sept. 20 
Sept. 28 
Sept. 21 
...do- 
Sept. 14 
.. do— 
..do- 
July 21 
Sept. 22 
...do- 
July 25 
Sept. 4 
Oct. 6 
Yield 
Total 
42 
65 
18 
120 
105 
110 
70 
5 
12 
12 
13 
168 
124 
189 
42 
119 
103 
77 
76 
99 
134 
103 
93 
150 
156 
268 
190 
355 
218 
207 
558 
420 
613 
485 
89 
272 
140 
184 
530 
195 
285 
245 
614 
448 


864 
322 
145 
151 
166 
366 
343 
186 
190 
304 
128 
60 
122 
108 
Per 100 
feet of 
row, or 
10 hills 
6.6 
6.8 
1.3 
8.3 
7.3 
8.6 
24.1 
13.4 
21.9 
1.6 
3.8 
3.8 
4.1 
52.5 
38.8 
59.1 
13.1 
37.2 
32.2 
24.1 
23.8 
30.9 
41.9 
32.2 
29.1 
46.9 
48.8 
83.8 
59.4 
110.9 
68.1 
64.7 
174.4 
131.3 
191.6 
101.0 
55.6 
170.0 
241.3 
438.1 
23.8 
87.5 
115.0 
331.3 
60.9 
89.1 
153.1 
191.9 
280.0 


270.0 
201.3 
45.3 
94.4 
103.8 
228.8 
214.4 
116.3 
118.8 
190.0 
80.0 
37.5 
76.3 
67.5 
Jersey Wakefield and Copenhagen Market were used, but separate records were not kept. 
