Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-26


INK and iilinc has been adopted. and
an effort made ~ asscnhl, aud con
dense the old notes oi the office The
WORK under the Hatch fund has been
continued with sumr additions. fht
principal study oi The ycar has bc"n
Win wheat; with which large mum
Der ~ studies have been made, o.
follows
Wore than twenty varieties have
boon grown IN the breeding plats.
uud'r close individual study rms
Is necessary, on account uf the aim.
,uli in getting pufc varieties m.
proved for the existing conditions
IiH work has resulted Ia selecting
oU plro strains Tor continuing other
Studies. aud also IN selecting indlvid
uli. to hC used In variation studies
iaioi 0u
The eject OF the time OF seed.
.ua h1. been studied with the spring
wheat Noe range of time being from
urio1,I 18Th 90 April 18Th The rc.
suits obtained show mat tall seeding
oi aptiHg wheat does not seem 10 at
icrt lhr maturing ~ the CROP anu
tha. seeding ON or before Fcbruagl
10th gives tbD best results. hut there
is nu doc.d .d difference IN The tim. at
seeding from October 18TH 10 Febrll.
airy 18TH Fo thD coming winter the
work is bcIne enlarged b, using win.
Tea wheat iu connection with sprine
wheat
\ variety study Win yyutpru
Varieties resulted in yields ut from
90 to g. bushels per acre.
w order to ascertain o. the pre-,
aloni custom ol using spring wheat ls
best for this region. con pgIisou is
being made uf the comparative Yields
OF spring ana winter whcats ana or
spring aud winter varieties sce.pd ihc
wrong season
Other experiments with small grains
showed that oats, when selected va.
ricty Is used. may be- grown success
iully hcrc Rye ana barley gave sat
isiactofy Yields
Two varieties of cotton one short
staple the other long staple upland
were grown in plais Both yario-
ties truitcd very heavily. but were
very late In opening Drspitc this
Tact ho,h varieties Welded heavily
and The results warrant further stud.
In the report of the irrigation d..
par,ment F. l. BiXby says.
WORK IN thr soil moisture project
under the Adams act was continued
In connection with the agrouomv and
soil physics departments Corn was
planted ami irrigated twice before
the close of the fiscal year. Tho dis
iributiou system was Ia poor repair.
and some difficulty Was experienced
In giving zach plnt the exact amount
of measured water intended FOR IL,
In connection with the multiple
strainor PROF ct a study Is being made
OF the movement of thu underground
waters Of the valley testing each we'll.
The multiple straincr project VIII not
he carried on a. the station ~ urigiu-
ally planned owing 10 the cxuonsr Of
putting down the necessary numbcr
Ui wells Instead. several representa-
tive wells having two 10 four straincrs
viii be- tested and IN, data used In
PR pairing bulletin This project,
Judging from the inquiries witch have
been received, IS certainly "A pertinent
one aud the Information gained from
the Investigation viii bc much Sough,
after
Nothing has been done with the
submerged urihcr project . yet con.
ditiutN have not been ripe for such
investigation. The force nf the do
partmcnt of irrigation investigations
has been asked to submit drawings
ot submerged orinccs. the same To- ho
used IN designing an orincc which viii
be suitable To- an conditions whore
muddy water Is used for irisntion
II IL believed by having the advic,
"l large number of practical irrl.
cation engineers that better result,
VIII bc obtained IN designing ana mis-.
takes VIII not Ice made which might
otherwise occur IT the Model irri.
CATION pumping plant IL Unstable,
soon, conditions VIII he ideal for test.
Ing submerged orificoS ana the pro.
icct is being held up pending tac de-
'clopmcni of this latter enterprise
TN" following Investigations hav,
been carried ON IN the animal nus
bandry department by ~ IT, Simp
son during the wear l,oa-ial0.
/ A feeding experiment with
NoHtling range strcrs, To determine
the following
q. Possibility 81 fattcnIng steer,
on alfalfa ana corn slower
b. Proitapicncss Of feeding groun,
corn with alfalfa.
e. Feasibility az feeding steer
FIRST 60 DAVIS ON alfalfa nlonc am,
feeding light grain ration TO nnisl
them Ia" last 80 days.
In general the results were as FOL
lows
Gain