The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14
Average yield

varieties years. leu 1917.
Dawson's Golden Chaff 53.4 Blu 535 blu
Early Red Clawscn d. sos blu 58.4 blu
Egyptian .50.2 bu 52.3 blu
Early Genesee Giant. SOL bu $40 blu
Reliable ............ 1872 blu SOL blu
Golden Drop ......... 400 blu SIG blu
Imperial Amber. ....... 4S.S blu 56.2 blu
Although the comparative order of
the yields Of these seven varieties are
not the same in 1897 as in the average
Of four years. still the fact that they
gave the largest yields in both cases
among all the varieties tested is a very
important feature in the experiment.
Land upon which peas were used as a
green manure in 1896 produced con-
siderably larger yield of winter wheat
per acre than similar land upon which
rape or buckwheat had been used as
q green manure, or which had been
worked as bare summer fallow. This
experiment was conducted in dupli-
cate, but for only one year. It is be-
ing repeated this season in a similar
way.
Large plump seed sown In the au-
tumn of 1896 produced 2-3 bushels
per acre more than the small plump
seed; 6 As bushels per acre more than
shrunken seed; and AZ 2-3 bushels per
acre more than the seed which had
been broken with the machine in
threshing. The same number of win
ter wheat grains were used in the diff
ferent selections, and the experiment
was conducted in duplicate.
In the average Of four years expert
ments in cutting two varieties of grain
at five different stages Of ripening, the
results show that the grain cut before
maturity does not give as large yield
as that which was allowed to become
fully ripened. The details of this ex-
pertinent can be more fully studied
when they are printed in the annual
report of the college for 1897.
The average results of an expert
ment conducted for five years in sue
cession in sowing winter wheat at diff
ferent dates in the autumn, show that
the seedlings of September and gave
three-fourths Of bushel per acre more
than the seedlings of September Z and
9. and w bushels per acre more than
the seedlings of September II and 20. It
is found that it is not usually advisable
to SOW winter wheat in the vicinity of
Guelph later than September 9.
An experiment in treating seed wheat
for the prevention Of smut has been
conducted for two years with quite
satisfactory results. Infected seed
wheat not treated for smut produced
a crop containing an average of 2,146
smut balls per bushel of grain; while
that treated with potassium sulphide
produced an average of 100 balls of
smut; that treated with copper sui
plate, IL balls Of smut; and that treat
ed with hot water, 9 balls of smut per
bushel Of grain. The hot water treat
ment, which is one Of the cheapest and
most effectual remedies, consists in i'm
mersing seed wheat for fifteen minutes
in hot water at temperature of 1872
degrees F. The water should not 20
below 100, and not above 135 degrees
Not only is the hot water treatment
spores, but it frequently improves the
productive power of the seed, as shown
by the increased yield Of grain per
acre. Every farmer in smut infected
districts should treat sufficient seed to
insure the harvesting of clean grain
for seed next year.
CONCLUSIONS FROM CO-OPERA-
TIVE EXPERIMENTS.
1. In the average yield of winter
wheat per acre, the Dawson's Golden
Chat stood highest among II varie-
ties tested over Ontario in 1893, 9 var
ieties in 1894. varieties in 1895, 8
varieties in 1896. and Z varieties in
1897. also among So varieties grown
at the agricultural college for six years
In succession.
2. Three varieties of winter wheat
have been tested over Ontario for four
years in succession, with the following
yields Of grain per acre: Dawson's
Golden Chaff, 32h bushels: Early Red
29H bushels, and Early Cen
esee Giant. % 1-20 bushels.
3. Dawson's Golden Chaff was the
most popular variety with the expert
in each Of the past four years.
4. In the cooperative experiments
Tor 1897, Stewards Champion, Pride of
Genesee, Dawson's Golden Chat and
made the best appearance in |
the spring.
s. Dawson's Golden Chaff and Early |
Senesee Giant possessed the strongest,
md the Pride of Genesee and Siberian
he weakest straw in 1897.
6. The Dawson's Golden Char and
he Stewards Champio-- 1ere the least.
md the Pride Of Genesee and the Early |
Senesee Giant were the most affected |
BY rust
Z. The Stewards Champion and the |
Pride Of Genesee produced the great |
ut length Of straw.
8. The Early Red Clawson and the |
Dawson's Golden ChaR were the first |
% mature. and the Early Genesee Giant |
md the Stewart's Champion were the |
At 70 mature.
.. The DgwsonS Golden Char and |
- SteWart's Champion produced the |