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Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. 
Chamberlin. —From 9 pounds of this variety, 145 pounds were 
raised weighing 58 pounds per bushel. 
This wheat was all very seriously injured by the chinch-bug. 
BARLEY. 
The following varieties were sown April 24, two bushels of seed 
per acre being used. They were all injured by the chinch-bug. 
Saxonian. —Weight of seed per bushel, 44 lbs. Harvested July 
24. Weight of straw and grain per acre, 5,581 lbs; weight of grain, 
2,205 lbs.—45 bushels, 45 lbs.; weight of one bushel, 49 lbs. Per¬ 
centage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 39.4. 
Common , (Scotch.)—Weight of seed per bushel, 42 lbs. Har¬ 
vested July 24. Weight of straw and grain per acre, 5,332 lbs.; 
weight of grain, 2,129 lbs.—44 bushels, 17 lbs.; weight per bushel, 
48 lbs. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 40.3. 
Manshury. —Weight of seed per bushel, 45 1-5 lbs. Harvested 
July 23. Weight of straw and grain per acre, 6,090 lbs.; weight 
of grain, 2,905 lbs.—60 bushels, 25 lbs.; weight per bushel 49, lbs. 
Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 47.7. 
OATS. 
Sown April 26, by hand, to 2-J- bushels of seed per acre. All va¬ 
rieties were injured by the chinch-bug, and wfere badly lodged. 
Somerset. —Weight of seed per bushel, 28 lbs. Harvested July 
26. Weight of straw and grain per acre, 7,420 lbs.; weight of grain, 
2,283 lbs.—71 bushels, 11 lbs.; weight per bushel, 37 lbs. Percent¬ 
age of grain to weight of straw and grain, 30.7. 
Bohemian. — Weight of seed per bushel, 32 lbs. Harvested July 
16. Weight of straw and grain per acre, 6,608 lbs.; weight of 
grain, 1,879 lbs.—58 bushels and 23 lbs.; weight per bushel; 31.4 
lbs. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 28.4. 
Houghton. —Weight of seed per bushel, 28.8 lbs. Harvested 
July 29. Weight of straw and grain per acre, 7,092 lbs.: weight 
of grain 2,154 lbs.—67 bushels 10 lbs.; weight "per bushel, 33 lbs. 
Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 30.3. 
White Schonen. —Weight of seed per bushel, 29 lbs. Harvested 
July 29. Weight of straw and grain, 7,676 lbs.; weight of grain, 
3,042 lbs.—95 bushels, 2 lbs. Percentage of grain to weight of 
straw and grain, 39.5. 
