— 13 — 
No. 
Date of 
planting. 
Pounds 
of seed 
per acre. 
Stand. 
Date of 
first cul- 
tivation. 
Date of 
thinning. 
Date of 
first irri- 
gation . 
Remarks. 
37 
May 20 
20 
Thick 
Nev^r 
Black sandy soil. 
38 
May 17 
20 
Thick 
June 20 
June 20 
Second crop from sod; daily 
rains Sept 16 to Oct 1 
39 
May 1 
12 
July 15 
July 15 
“ 
Sandy bottom land; manured 
1897. 
40 
April 28 
6 
May 20 
June 25 
Sandy loam; 2d year from sod. 
41 
42 
May 2 
8 
Thin 
May 26 
May 26 
Black sandy loam; second 
crop from sod. 
43 
Apr 29 
2 
Thin 
May 27 
June 1 
“ 
Black sandy loam; manured 
1897. 
44 
Same as 
No. 43 
45 
May 15 
6 
Thick 
J une 25 
June 25 
“ 
Firm sandy loam, 
46 
Same as 
No. 45 
“ 
47 
May 15 
5 
Thin 
June 20 
June 29 
Black sandy loam. 
48 
Same as 
No. 47 
“ 
49 
June 1 
8 
Thick 
June 18 
Black sandy loam. 
50 
May 20 
4 
High prairie soil with a little 
adobe. 
51 
May 20 
12 
Thin 
July 5 
July 18 
Sand with clay: manured 1897. 
52 
2 
Never 
1 
“ 
Sandy loam; broken in 1896. 
53 
May 15 
8 
1 
Light s^ndy loam. 
54 
June 1 
Thick 
J uly 10 
Sandy loam; manured 1896. 
55 
Same as 
No. 50 
56 
May 25 
Fair 
June 3 
June 26 
New ground, rather heavy; 
seed irrigated up. 
57 
Same as 
No. 56 
From a dryer part of the field. 
58 
June 1 
Thin 
June 10 
June 28 
June 14 
Sandy soil ; manured 1897. 
59 
Mch 25 
10 
April 13 
April 15 
April 20 
Black sandy loam. 
60 
June 3 
10 
Poor 
June 18 
July 4 
June 15 
Light sandy soil. 
61 
April 30 
20 
Good 
May 20 
May 20 
May 10 
Clay soil, with some grit. 
62 
Same as 
No. 59 
63 
Same as 
No. 61 
14 
May 19 
Good. 
June 10 
Never 
June 28 
Inclined to clay soil with 
some alkali. 
65 
May 10 
9 
Medium 
J une 15 
June 26 
J une 15 
Sandy soil, second year from 
breaking. 
66 
Same as 
No. 58 
No late irrigation. 
67 
Same as 
No. 58 
Medium late irrigation. 
68 
Same as 
No. 58 
Irrigated late in the season. 
69 
May 8 
24 
1 Tliick 
June 7 
1 June 7 
June 2 
Adobe soil; manured 1897 seed 
1 
irrigated up. 
