Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
r. O. BRIDGFORD GIVES
GRAIN TESTS RESULTS
Variety Tests Ssow Early Seeding
Best Policy: Recommendations
Given Wheat, Oats Barley

That hot weather this year was
more injurious to wheat than rust
and that early seeding yields a larger
crop and is one of the best ways to
escape rust are two of the conclusions
arrived at by r. o. Bridgford, agron-
omy man at the West Central School
of Agriculture in connection with his
variety tests for grain carried on for
the benefit of county farmers. All
grains are tested over a period of
four or five years in order to make
the result authentic.
Marquis hard wheat has been the
hard spring wheat in the past four
years, having yearly average of
Mindum Durum was the best yielder
this year, the tests showing 17.47
bushels to the acre. Mr.. Bridgford
found that Kukanka is also a good
yielder. D which is a rust resistant
variety developed at the North Da-
kota Agricultural Station did not
show much promise in Stevens coun-
ty soil. Ruby wheat a Canadian sell
ection only brought IL bushels to the
acre in two years average. Red
Bobs Supreme, another Canadian sell
ection can not be recommended for
the community, for it showed a very
low average, 10 bushels to the acre.
Turkey was the best variety of win
ter wheat, testing 1885 bushels an
acre. Minturki, hybrid, with 17.72
was close second. Minradi showed
1851 bushels and Crimean 1857. Mr.
this section. He discovered that dates
of seeding made great difference in
the yield from Crimean wheat. Cri
mean seeded September /, 1920 yield.
ed 1921 bushels to the acre, a second
seeding September 10 brought forth
15.43 bushels, seeding September
20, 1899 bushels, the seeding Sept
tember 80 SAT and an October
seeding only 3.75 bushels to the acre
Five pecks to an acre in seeding
brought better results than nine.
Minnesota Swedish No. proves
to much the best yielder of the win
ter ryes. 1t showed an average O
1884 bushels to the acre over a. per
iod of four years while it's neares
competitor, Rosen, a Michigan select
ion only brought 1922 bushels
Eighty-four pounds or one and hal
bushels gave better results in seedin,
than a heavier one. That early seed
ing were preferable is proved by tn
difference of bushels in a Septembe
1 seeding over a September 20. Sep
tember 1 showed % bushels to tn
acre, September 20 only 17.17. Wit
these results on file the agriculture
school is strong for No. 2.
Early oats are the best yielders &C
cording to Mr.. Bridgford. They ar
less affected by the rust in that the
are early enough to be rust escaping
, The best yielder among the early oat
is so Day which showed 48.72 bU
shells. Iowar go yielded 1854 bu
shells this year but only 41.17 in
two year average. Of the latest oat
White Tartar, the side oats was bes
yielding 37.93 bushels an acre an
showing itself absolutely free frol
rust. Iowar 1O3 brought 36.42 bu
shells over two year period.
The barley yields were nothing t
brag about Improved Manchuria Of
herwise known as Minnesota 1874 we
the best yielder, in four year avel
age showing 80 bushels to the acr
Another Manchuia selection is ais
showing promise. Chevalier an
Svansota are also being tested, bl
have made only four yields up to tt
l present.
: Grains put through the yearly tes
l at the West Central Station are M
given any special treatment to il
Y crease the yield, but are handled ;
Y any farmer in the county would hal
1 die them in order to get results tn;
4 will be practical to the average IA
mer.
Mr.. Bridgford said that had tt
l hot weather come in August instes
s of July as it did this year, Steve1
= county would have had wonderf1
v crop.