Experiments on University Farm. 
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SPRING WHEAT. 
The following varieties were sown by hand April 24, to two 
bushels of seed per acre: 
Bed Mammoth Spring .—Weight of seed per bushel, 56.6 lbs. 
Harvested July 30. Weight of straw and grain per acre, 4,360 
lbs.; weight of grain 1,251 lbs.—22 bushels 51 lbs.; one bushel 
weighed 56 pounds. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and 
grain, 28.9. 
White Michigan .—Weight of seed per bushel, 55 lbs. Harvested 
July 26. Weight of straw and grain per acre, 4,707 lbs.; weight 
of grain 1,186 lbs.—19 bushels 46 lbs.; one bushel weighed 56J 
lbs. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 25.2. 
Oran .—Weight of seed per bushel, 56 lbs. Harvested July 28. 
Weight of straw and grain, per acre, 4,297 lbs.; weight of grain, 
786 lbs.—13 bushels 6 lbs. Percentage of grain to weight of straw 
and grain, 18.3. 
Odessa .—Weight of seed per bushel, 56.6 lbs. Harvested August 
5. Weight of straw and grain per acre, 4,672 lbs.; weight of grain, 
1,125 lbs.—18 bushels, 45 lbs. Percentage of grain to weight of 
grain, 24.1. 
German Fife .—One bushel and twenty-nine quarts of seed per 
acre, weighing 61 lbs. per bushel. Harvested July 31. Weight of 
straw and grain per acre, 4,100 lbs.; weight of grain 1,198 lbs.—19 
bushels; 58 lbs.; one bushel weighed 56 lbs. Percentage of grain 
to weight of straw and grain, 29.2. 
The following varieties were sown April 24. 
April .—Weight of seed per bushel 48 lbs. Harvested July 31. 
Weight of straw and grain per acre, 4,618 lbs.; weight of grain, 1,114 
lbs.—18 bushels, 34 lbs.; one bushel weighed 55 lbs. Percentage 
of grain to weight of straw and grain, 24.6. 
ArnautJca .—One and three-quarter bushels of seed per acre, 
weighing 58J lbs. per bushel. Harvested July 26. Weight of 
straw and grain per acre, 5,760 lbs.; weight of grain, 1,278 lbs.—21 
bushels, 18 lbs. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 
22.3. 
Bismark .—Weight of seed per bushel, 46.2 lbs. Harvested Au¬ 
gust 19. Weight of straw and grain per acre, 4,113 lbs; weight 
of grain, 1,175 lbs.—17 bushels, 32 lbs; one bushel weighed 55 lbs. 
Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 28.5. 
