36 [ASSEMBLY 
Portions of each variety received spade cultivation on both sides of 
the drills, other portions on but one side of the drills, while still other 
portions were left unspaded; the design being to study the effect of 
excessive cultivation upon the plant. The weeds throughout the 
plants were kept down by pulling and by the use of the hoe. 
The yields per row and calculated per acre were as below. ‘The 
rows being 100 and 200 feet, but calculated alike to 100 feet. The 
Bohemian had but 75. feet of row spaded : 
Grain. 
Spaded. 
Per 100 feet row. Per acre. 
Robermiay or Hulless ijt. 0: se sine ce 3 lbs. 134 ozs. 26 bush. 
Ghames@ie Ef ulless oss)$ 5050) «cose jesece veto io, Jo fe eon nd aalen les vans etna 
Pringle’s Excelsior Hulless. ......... 5 lbs. 12 ozs. 39-1 bush, 
Mali asian bled. cits ses13&: «sun ietecs deve tee aaa en eee ee i i eee 
Meaimoth. RUSSIAN ; . 5.) cuneate 7 lbs. 10} ozs, 52-0 bush. 
Washington (Thorburn)............. 6 lbs. 15 ozs. 47-2 bush, 
Washington (Bliss) ...... IA i ae 8 Ibs. 134 ozs. 60-2 bush. 
INGA LISLCANAN , 5). <1. 2: ora) chete emae me oe 7 lbs. 24 ozs. 48-7 bush. 
CIT OO... .'. .:- + sites sana eons 6 Ibs. 122 ozs. 46-2 bush, 
WV GILG LIRUSSIAN, .. .% oe esierenaiede eek) S.ibs, aieoze. 59-5 bush. 
- Half-spaded. 
Per 100 feet row. Per acre. 
Bohemian or Hulless..........., --oe, & lbs. 144 ozs. 26-5 bush. 
Ohinese, Halless. ... 2. i. scpeie oc calahe + diecepile «+ Hid a Wiehe ee a 
Pringle’s Excelsior Hulless........... 5 lbs. 2402s. 34-9 bush. 
Mo.d’s Hinobled.... oi. ~sute ssn Pos ee 7 lbs. 84 ozs. 51-1 bush. 
Mammoth: Russian . ...0sni Gk. ee 8 lbs. 54 ozs. 56-7 bush. 
Wushington*(Thorburnjve., °2.’... .: 8 lbs. 72 ozs. 57-7 bush. 
Washing ton:( Bliss). .~.05 se eemaes «ees 9 lbs. 134 ozs. 66.9 bush. 
Wem Atstralian.). . Scr aiee v.84 7 lbs. 10 ozs. 51-9 bush. 
CLS CT 2 aes sedi AE ag 6 lbs. 124 ozs. 46-1 bush. 
Wate civiesian .).10) i. Sa ene ser 9 lbs. 94 ozs. 65-3 bush. 
Unspaded. 
Per 100 feet row. Per acre. 
Bobemianar,Halless... 0... 6s¢ wees) vs +0 ee 0 0 «ele enn 
Chinese: Hullessi.'.:. 2's sss. -sdeeeieiaees 4 lbs. 424 ozs. 29-0 bush. 
Pringle’s Excelsior Hulless.......... 5 Ibs. 33 ozs. 35-5 bush. 
Moid’s Hmobledacy |... 3s .:se's eames 9 lbs. 124 ozs. 66-5 bush. 
Maam mi ob Hea Ube1am.. ....55 iine!s vopce pretameuee 7 lbs. 44 ozs. 49-5 bush. 
Washington (Thorburn)............. 9 lbs. 2 ozs, 62-2 bush. 
Wiashingotoua bliss) On... <i s-5 eee 9 lbs. 114 ozs. 66-1 bush, 
Wawel USbRAITAN eaten is ot ck, ei re 7 lbs. 12 ozs. 52-7 bush. 
Ohallontegny ohio eee aso eee 6 lbs. 54 ozs. 43-2 bush. 
Wanite Russian tke, sae tee oss 8 lbs. 18} ozs. 60-0 bush. 
