Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-21
OHIO EXPERIMENT STATION.
Bulletin No. 3-Descriptive Notes of
Some of the Leading Varieties of
Winter Wheat.

Bulletin No. 0--DescflpIlVe notes 0l
Some of the Leading Varieties OF
Winter Wheat.
BENNETT-Made good fall growth
nearly covering the ground. Passed the
winter without material injury. Straw
tall and of medium strength. Ripened
unevenly Heads rather small and slen4
der. Res, mbles Egyptian. Bearded
Light colored cbaff. Yield 29.4 bushels
per acre. Weight of straw 3,427 pounds
per acre. Weight of straw per 100 weight
of grain, IA pounds Weight of meas
ured bushel, 63 pounds.
CHAMPION AMBER a rather
weak growth in fall; stood the winter
fairly well, but appeared somewhat weak
and uneven in spring; straw short and
strong; heads medium size; small, white
chaff; kernels medium size, somewhat
uneven, and slightly shrunken; yield 36.9
bushels per acre; weight of straw. 8, 722
pounds per acre; weight of straw per 100
weight of grain, l6S pounds; weight OF
measured bushel, 5S pounds.
| CLAwSoN-Moderate growth in fall,
and quite uneven; about 40 per cent. win
ter killed; StOOled out well, and made a
rank growth in early spring; straw nedi-
um length, and unusually strong; heads
large, but not very compact; kernels me-
dium, and quite even; yield 3s.S bushels
per acre; weight of straw, 4,070 pounds
per acre; weight of straw per 100 weight
of grain, lS9 pounds; weight of measured
busrel, SO pounds.
DEMOCRAT-Grew well in fall, making
very even stand; but slightly injured
| by the winter; straw medium height, and
strong; heads medium size, and quite
compact; kernel average size, and very
even; yield 35.9 bushels per acre; weight
of straw, 3,506 pounds per acre; weight of
straw per 100 weight of grain, 163 lbs;
weight of measured bushel, 81 pounds.
EGYPTIAN OR GYPsY-Made a rank
growth in fall and looked we'll in spring
appeared to be but little injured by the
winter; straw of medium height and
rather weak; kernels very uneven and
somewhat shrunken; yield, 30.6 bushels
per acre; weight of straw, 1886 pounds
per acre; weight of straw per 100 weight
grain, lS4 pounds; weight of measured
Dushel, 81 pounds.
FNLEY-Made a strong healthy fall
growth; from 10 to Is per cent winter
killed; stooled out well in spIing; straw,
fine, short and strong; heads medium
size, compact; kernels rather small. une-
ven and slightly shrunken; one of the
first varieties to ripen; cut June 26; yield,
| 30.1 bushels per acre; weight of straw,
| 2, 437 pounds per acre; weight of straw
per 100 weight of grain. 135 pounds;
weight of measured buShel. 81 pounds.
Fully Growth in fail rather slight
this individual plants appearing small
and weak: about 10 per cent winter kill
ed straw of medium height and strength;
heads good size; ripe June 2Sth: kernels
medium SiZr, rather uneven and slightly
slrunken; yield, 36.7 bushels per acre;
weight OF straw, 4,424 pounds per acre;
weight of straw per 100 weight of grain
POI pounds; weight Of measured bushel,
60.5 pounds.
GOLDEN DROP-Made a rather small
but healthy fall growth; fully onehalt
winter killed; the remainder looked weak
and sickly i'll spring;otraw about average
height and strength; heads good siZe;ripe
June 30; kernels large and uneven; yield,
1856 bushels per acre; weight of straw,
| 3,62S pounds per acre; weight of straw,
per 100 weight of grain, 1TS pounds
weight of measured bushel, 60.5 pounds.
GOLDEN STRAw-Growthi in fall rather
slight; about 40 per cent. winter killed;
stooled out we'll and made good stand ];
straw of medium length and strong; one
| of the earliest to ripen; cut June 26; ker-
nels fair size, somewhat uneven and a
little shrunken; yield per acre 37.1 bush
els; weight of straw, $3.50 pounds per
acre; weight of straw per 100 weight Of
grain III pounds; weight of measured
bushel 60.5 pounds.
HEIGHES PROLdFIC-Made fine fall
growth; about 20 per cent. winter killed;
Iappeared weak and sickly in spring straw
short and strong; ripe June 81; heads
Ismali; kernels small and uneven; yield
342 bushels Fer acre; weight of straw
| 3,155 pounds per acre;weight of straw per
100 weight of grain 154 pounds; weight
of measured bushel 605 pounds.
LANCASTER-Madea rank growth in
| fall; 10 per cent. winter killed; grew
finely in spring and made guod stand
straw weak but not lodged; heads small /;
lripe June 30; closely resembles Mediter-
ranean yield 2S.9 bushels per acre weight
of straw per 100 weight of grain ITO
pounds; weight of measured bushel 81
pounds.
LANDRETH-Made good fall growth.
Not much injured by the winter. Grew
thrifty in spring. Straw quite tall and
strong; heads large; ripened late; cut
July g.; kernels medium size and even
resembles Martins Ambler; yield 3l.6
bushels per acre; weight OF straw 1927
pounds per acre; weight of straw per
100 weight of grain l91 pounds; weight
of measured bushel COS pounds.
MCGHEE's RED-Good growth in fall /;
about 10 per cent. winter killed; straw
medium size and strong; heads good
size; Sripe June 80; kernels large and
even; yield 3S.3 bushels per acre weight
of straw per acre, $3.50 pounds; weight
pounds; weight of measured bushel, 81
pounds.
MCGHEE's WHITE-Grew finely in
fall and but slightly injured by the win
ter; straw medium length and strong
heads good size, few imperfect; ripe
June 80; kernels medium size. slightly
uneven; yield per acre, 2S.S bushels !;
weight of straw, 1888 pounds per acre +;
weight of straw per 100 weight of grain,
l64 pounds; weight of measured bushel,
81 pounds.
MCPHERsON-Made good stand in
the fall and but slightly winter killed /;
straw short and strong; heads good size /;
beardless; about onerhalf velvety and
one half smooth; ripe June 2S; kernels
medium size, uneven, and somewhat
shrunken; yield 269 bushels per acre /;
weight of straw, 1897 pounds; weight
of straw uer 100 weight of grain l79
pounds; weight of measured bushel. sos
pounds.
MEDITERRANEAN in fall
rather small; about 20 per cent. winter
killed straw medium length and much
stronger than usual; heads fair size;
identical with Lancaster; ripe June 80; /;
kernels good size somewhat variable and
slightly shrunken; yield 81 bushels per
acre; weight of straw per 100 weight of
grain, l75 pounds; weight of measured