248 WISCONSIN STATE AORIGULTURAL SOCIETY. 
"VVt. of grain 688 lbs. Wt. per bushel 53 lbs. Yield per acre 11.8 
bushels. Percentage of grain to wt. of straw and grain 17.6. 
German Fife. — Sown April 24th. Wt. of seed per bushel 56 
lbs. Harvested July 31st. Wt. of straw and grain per acre 3916 
lbs. Wt. of grain 728. Wt. per bushel 56 lbs. Yield per acre 
12.1 bushels. Percentage of grain to wt. of straw and grain 18.5. 
April. —Wt. of seed per bushel 57 lbs. Sown April 24th. Har¬ 
vested July 26th. Wt. of straw and grain per acre 4622 lbs. Wt. 
of grain 660 lbs. Wt. per bushel 49 lbs. Yield per acre 11 bush¬ 
els. Percentage of grain to wt. of straw and grain 14.2. 
Arnautha. — Sown April 24th. Wt. of seed per bushel 58 lbs. 
Harvested July 24th. Wt. of straw and grain per acre 4038 Ibs^ 
Wt. of grain o80 lbs. Wt. per bushel 50 lbs. Yield per acre 9.66' 
bushels. Percentage of grain to wt. of straw and grain 3 4.3. 
FismarJc. — Sown April 24th. Wt. of seed per bushel 55 lbs. 
Harvested Aug. 3d. Weight of straw and grain per acre 3840 lbs. 
Wt. of grain 566 lbs. Wt. per bushel 54 lbs. Yield per acre 9.4 
bushels. Percentage of grain to AVt. of straAV and grain 14.7. 
Oseca. — Sown April 26th. Wt. of seed per bushel 59 lbs. Har¬ 
vested July 22d. Wt. of straw and grain per acre 3222 lbs. Wt. 
of grain 500 lbs. Wt. per bushel 50 lbs. Percentage of grain to 
wt. of straw and grain 15.5. 
Chamberlin. — Sown April 26th. Wt. of seed 62 lbs. per bush, 
el. Harvested July 21st. Wt. of straw and grain per acre 2940 
lbs. Wt. of grain 228 lbs. Wt. per bushel 38 lbs. Yield per acre 
3.8 bushels. Percentage of grain to wt. of straw and grain 7.7. 
All varieties of spring wheat gave promise, until about June 20th,, 
of an excellent yield. The warm rains of the last half of Juno 
caused the straw to rust badly, and at the same time the chinch- 
bugs were working at the roots, so that from both these sources the 
plants were robbed of the nutriment which otherwise might have 
yielded a bountiful supply of grain. 
BARLEY. 
The following four varieties were sown April 27th, with two- 
bushels of seed per acre: 
Manshury. — Wt. of seed per bushel 49 lbs. Harvested Jul}r 
18th. Wt. of straw and grain per acre 5410 lbs. Wt. of grain 
2384 lbs. Wt. per bushel 45 lbs. Yield per acre 49.6 bushels* 
Peicentage of grain to AVt. of straw and grain 44. 
