UNiVERSLUT Experimental farm. 
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grain 1058 lbs. Weight per bushel 51 lbs. Yield 17.G bushels. 
Percentage of grain to wt. of straw and grain 34.5. 
This variety was injured by thawing and freezing during the win¬ 
ter, and also by rust. 
Diehl. — Weight of seed per bushel 57^ lbs. Harvested July 12th. 
Weight of straw and grain per acre 2490 lbs. Wt. of grain 550 
lbs. Wt. per bushel 44 lbs. Yield per acre 9.1G bushels. Per¬ 
centage of grain to wt. of straw and grain 22.1. 
This variety was injured by the winter much less than the Claw¬ 
son, but was nearly destroyed by rust. 
Prussian .— One bushel seed weighed 56:^ lbs. Harvested July 
14th. Weight of straw and grain per acre 3830 lbs. Wt. of grain 
•810 lbs. Yield per acre 13.6 bushels. Wt. per bushel 49|- lbs. 
Injured by rust. 
WHITE RYE. 
One peck of white rye, received from the Commissioner of Agri¬ 
culture, was sown Sept. 27th, 1875, upon 26|- square rods of ground. 
Harvested July 12th, 1876. Yield of grain 385 lbs. Wt. per bush¬ 
el 57 lbs. This yield is at the rate of 41^ bushels per acre. The 
grain is quite light colored, much lighter than common rye. 
SPRING WHEAT. 
The following varieties were sown at the rate of 1^ measured 
bushels of seed per acre: 
Fed Alammoth. — Sown April 24th. Wt. of seed per bushel 56 
lbs. Harvested July 31st. Wt. of straw and grain per acre 3660 lbs. 
Wt. of grain 442 lbs. Wt. per bushel 49 lbs. Yield per acre 7.47 
bushels. Percentage of grain to wt. of straw and grain 12. 
TVhite Afichigan. — Sown iVpril 24th. Wt. of seed per bushel 
-57 lbs. Harvested July 24th. Wt. of straw and grain per acre 
5170 lbs. Weight of grain 528 lbs. Wt. per bushel 48 lbs. Yield 
per acre 8.8 bushels. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and 
grain 10.2. 
Oran. — Sown April 24th. Wt. of seed per bushel 56 lbs. Har-. 
vested July 24th. Wt. of straw and grain per acre 5902 lbs. Wt. 
of grain 230 lbs. Wt. per bushel 46 lbs. Yield per acre 3.8 bush¬ 
els. Percentage of grain to wt. of straw and grain 3.9. 
Odessa. — Sown April 24th. Wt. of seed per bushel, 57 lbs. 
Harvested Aug. 18th. Wt. of straw and grain per acre 3916 lbs. 
