Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1906-08-30
Results of Winter Wheat Variety
Tests.
MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT
STATION.

MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT
STATION.
In the accompanying table will be found
the results Of the winter wheat variety
test conducted by the Missouri Expen'
ment Station at Columbia during the past
season. The varieties are placed in the
order in which they were grown in the
field regardless Of the relative yields.
1. Dawson's Golden Chaf, yield per
acre 1905, 2i.2 bu.; weight 59.6; smooth
head; very strong straw; yield per acre
1905, 1873 bu.
2. Rochester Red, yield per acre 1905,
22.6 bu.; weight59.5; smooth head; very
strong straw; yield per acre 1906, 1876 bu.
8. Velvet Chaff, yield per acre 1905,
2s.2 bu.; weight 90; bearded head; strong
straw; yield per acre 1905, i2.i bu.
4. Grains % Gold, yield per acre 1905,
22.s bu.; weight go; bearded head;
medium straw; yield per acre 1905, 1914
bu.
s. Golden Bronze, yield per acre 1905
9t.7; weight 81; smooth head; strong
straw; yield per acre 1905. 1873 bu.
6. Nixon, yield per acre 1906, T'2;
weight 6O.5; smooth head; strong straw;
yield per acre 1905, 32.6 bu.
7. Jones' Longberry, yield per acre
1906, 14.i; weight 57.5; bearded head;
strong straw; yield per acre 1905, i7.4bu'
s.. Turkey, yield per acre 1906, 1866;
weight 6i.5; bearded head; weak straw;
yield per acre 1906, 35.2 bu.
9. Mealy. yield per acre 1905, 22.2 bu'i
weight 6O.5; smooth head; strong straw
yield per acre 1905, l4.2 bu.
10. Hickman, yield per acre 1906, III
bu.; weight 60; bearded head; strong
straw; yield per acre 1905, 1871 bu.
ii. Ghirka, yield per acre 1905, 26 bu'
weight els; bearded head; weak straw
yield per acre 1905, 1873 bu.
i2. Poole, yield per acre 1905, II bu.
weight go; smooth head; strong straw
yield per acre 1905, 1872 bu.
10. Lebanon, yield per acre 1908, 12.'
bu.; weight 81; bearded head; medium
straw; yield per acre 1905, Si.t bu.
IA. Economy, yield per acre 1905, i
bu.; weight 60.5; smooth head; medium
straw; yield per acre 1905, III bu.
is. Fulcaster, yield per acre 1906 To-
bu.; weight COS; bearded head; stron
straw; yield per acre 1905, 25.9 bu.
IS. Kharkoy, yield per acre 1906 TO-
bu.; weight 50; bearded head; wea
straw; yield per acre 1905, 26.9.
n. Pride of Genesse, yield per acr
1905. 23.6 bu.; weight 60; bearded head
very strong straw; yield per acre lSO'
2t.8 bu. .o.
ts. Deitz, yield per acre i9o6' ID: ou
weight 81; bearded head; strong straw
Weld per acre 1905, 1862 bu.
3 10, Michigan Amber, yield per acl
r 1905. 2i.9 bu.; weight 60; smooth heao
strong straw; yield per acre 1905, i2'Sb'
20, Beechwood Hybrid, yield per acl
1905. 16 IS bu.; weight 59.5; smooth heae
: strong straw; yield per acre 1905 IL b.
q. sibley's New Golden, yield p'
r acre 1906, 1879 bu.; weight 59.5; bearde SG
;. head; medium straw yield per acre iSO
:; 15.9 bu. ,,o,o oo
}. %. Early Red Clawson, yield per ac
e 1905, i6.s bu. weight 6O.5; smooth hea' a.
o strong straw; yield per acre lSOO' Il
}, bu. ,on
It %. Early Ripe, yield per acre lSo
d 1873 bu.; weight so; smooth head; strOl
,r straw; yield per acre 1905, III ioOU Oo' 90
!: 81. Gluten, yield per acre 1906 Il
bu,; weight 80; bearded head; wei
IL straw: Weld per acre 1905, ii.5 bu' =,
10 o5. Red Wonder, yield per acre iSN
It t4,bbu.; weight 81; bearded head Stro'
re straw: Weld per acre 1905, 1873 ,C 6u' :,
r 26. Niger, yield per acre iSOO, l' !.
8, bu.; weight COS; bearded head; s'rO'
n straw; yield per acre 1906 i6'0 Ou' an,
Of u. Perfection, yield per acre iy'
in % q bu.; weight 81; smooth head; Str0'
* .traw: Weld per acre 1905, @'7 "C 0u. =,
he %. valley, field per soFs isSa' :
DO bu,; weight 6Si bearded head; meOl'
ay straw; yield per acre 1906 1915 ,dOn oU. :.
ds %. Lehigh, yield per acre 1910, ,.o =
s. bu.; weight so; bearded head; he |" ''rO
er straw; yield per acre 1906, iS.S .S0. OT: .o :,
Nv 30. Fultz, yield per acre iSOO, 10 o., =
ws;cht 81; smooth head; strong SUI"
4. visls per acre 1905, i7.5 bu, 4,
no Most Of the above varieties come u
"a sTceptiOn Of Nos. i2, is, Il, To- 10; =.
ne %, q. 2s, %, which were damaged u,
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