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and killed entirely. It is a French variety, and not sufficiently 
hardy for our climate. 
Treadwell Winter Wheat .—This variety, so well known as a 
valuable and hardy variety in Michigan, was first sown upon the 
University Farm in 1869, upon land partially protected by a belt 
of timber from the west winds. One-half the ground was mulched, 
the remaining half unmulched. The mulched portion yielded 
eleven bushels per acre, the unmulched six and one-half bushels, 
being badly winter killed where not thoroughly protected. In our 
trial of this variety the past year, it again winter killed so entirely 
as to show that it is not sufficiently hardy for cultivation here. In 
the Baraboo valley, and in some other timbered portions of the 
state, these varieties might possibly prove sufficiently hardy. But 
for all localities where the conditions of soil and climate are similar 
to those of Dane county, our experience with White Winter 
Touzelle, Red Winter Saissette and Treadwell varieties for three 
years will warrant the statement that they are too tender to with¬ 
stand the severity of our winters. 
There are now in cultivation upon the University Farm, the 
following varieties of winter wheat: “ Fultz.” A bearded variety 
selected from “Fultz.” “Tappabannock.” “ Arnold’s Hybrid, 
No. 9.” “ White Winter Touzelle,” and “ Diehl.” 
Spring Wheat. 
To test the value of different amounts of seeds to the acre, 
eight adjacent plats of \ acre each, were sown April 80th, to 
Mammoth Red Spring Wheat, raised upon the University Farm 
in 1871, as follows : 
Plat 1. One bushel seed to the acre, 8 qts,, 15 lbs. Harvested 
July 26th. Weight of straw and grain, 938 lbs. Weight of grain 
200 1-2 lbs. Weight of one bushel, 54 lbs. f Yield per acre, 
13 1-3 bushels. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 
21.37. One pound seed yields 13 1-3 lbs. 
Plat 2. One and one-fourth bushels seed to the acre. Harvested 
July 25th. Weight of straw and grain, 1,084 lbs. Weight of 
grain, 234 lbs. Weight of one bushel, 56 lbs. Yield per acre, 
16 1-5 bushels. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 
22.41. One pound seed yields 12.06 lbs. 
