The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-08-25
Comparative Test of go
Varieties of Wheat.

About 60 differently named sorts
of wheat were included in the com.
parative test nude by the Ohio
Experiment station the past sea-
son. The results of the test were
somewhat obscured nv the fact
that the seed was treated with a
solution of blue vitriol in order to
eradicate the sinking smut, which
has been growing inceasi ngly
troublesome during recent years,
The solution used was not stronger
than had been previously used, ap-
p ,rently without injuring the seed
but the conditions for termination
were very unfavorable last fall,
owing to the excessive drouth, and
as II consequence large portion Of
the seed failed to grow.
AS in previous tests, Penquite's
Velvet Chaff was used as the
standard of comparasion, this vari-
g Y being sown on every third plot
of the series. AS compared with
Velvet Chat, the following vari-
cites show an increase in yield of
two bushels or more per acre:
Wyand0t Red, Deitz, Poole, Ken
lucky Giant, Niger, Geneva, New
Columbia (seed not treated), Mealy
Worlds Fair (seed not treated),
Red Russian, Red Fultz, Fultz,
Wisconsin Triumph, Extra Early
Oakley, Early Ripe, Bearded Mon
arch, Hickman, Hard Wheat, Am
erican Bronze, Post.
OF these varieties the following
sorts exceeded the Velvet Chaff in
yield last year; Wyandot Red,
Deitz, Poole, Niger, Geneva, Red
Russian, EARLY Ripe, Red Fultz
and Post.
The following sorts this year
yielded less than Velvet Chaff, by
by two bushels or more per acre:
Lehigh, Hindostan, Sibley's New
Golden, Diehl Mediterranean, Gold
Ell Prolific, New Longberry, Silver
Chag, Fulcaster, Royal Australian
(synonym of Clawson), Theiss
Rochester Red, Crate, Miami Val.
ley, Fultz Blue Stem, Nilsson ri
Blue Stem, EARLY Red Clawson
jones Square Head and Martin Z
Amber (synonym of Silver Chaff)
OF these sorts, Thesis, Fultz Blue
Stem and jones' Square Head fell
below Velvet Chaff last year.
The following sorts gave practi
cally the same yield this year As
+ Velvet Chaff: Mediterranean
Tasnanian Red, Democrat, Leban
ON, Valley Egyptian, Rudy, Mil
ler's Prolific, Tuscan Island, Sur
prise, Canada Hybrid, New Mon
arch, Currelt's Prolific, Gypsy, Fair
field, Yellow Gypsy, jones' Winter
Fife, New Michigan Amber, Bad
ger. EARLY White Lender, EARLY
Genesee Giant.
At the Indiana Experiment Sta
tion at Lafayette number of these
wheats have been tested this yeal
in comparison with the same Vel
, vet Chaff used in Ohio. From al
advance report furnished by Prof
, w. G. Latta, agriculturist of the
Indiana Station, we find that the
following sorts exceeded Velvet
Chaff in yield by two bushels Ol
more per acre: jones' Winter
Fife, Valley, Rudy. Canada WondeI
American Bronze, New Monarch
Niger, Red Wonder, Reliable
8 EARLY Genesee Giant, Canads
= Hybrid.
8 The following sorts fell below
Velvet Chaff by two bushels o.
more per acre: Deitz, Roberts
, Longberry Red, Gold Dust, Earl!
. Ripe, Pride of Illinois, Michigan
Amber. The soil ut the Indiana
, Station is black loan, that a
, the Ohio Station clay loan.
In ten year test at the Obi
Station the following sorts hav'
: exceeded Velvet Chaff in yield b!
a bushel or more per acre: Val
= ley, Red Fultz, Nigges, Poole
! Diehl Mediterranean, Egyptian.
: The following sorts have failel
!. below Velvet Chaff by bushel o
more per acre: Mediterranean
Thesis.
In test extending from 8 to ]
years at the Indiana Station, Vel
vet Chaff has Out-yielded all Othe
= sDrts, but the following Varietie