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1906, Big 'our ranked first il yield, with 58.1 bu. pler ;rc. he. e heaviest oalt
was produced by English, which weighed 38 lbs. per bushel. In considering the
average yields for 4 years it is shown that the late-maturing varieties were the
most prolific.
The percentage of hull and the chemical composition of the whole oat, the
hull, and the meat were determined, and the results secured apparently indicate
that seasons favorable for a variety of oats decrease the percentage of hull,
that some varieties give uniformly a higher percentage of meat; and that
correlation seems to exist between the weight per bushel and the percentage
of meat to hulls. As the rudimentary kernels decrease in size the percentage
of hull up to a certain degree increases. It was also found that the variety
weighing most per bushel is not necessarily the most valuable, and that the
thickness of the hull seems to be somewhat hereditary.
In 1906 the yield of barley, owing to excess of rain, was very low. Among
the varieties grown for 4 years Russian stands first, with an average yield of
41.7 bu. per acre, followed by common and M[ansury, with 37.9 and 37.8 bu.,
respectively. Great Beardless gave the lowest average yield and McEwan Hulless
the next lowest. The 6-rowed varieties led in yield in nearly every case.
The 2-rowed varieties have weaker straw and are more easily affected by adverse
conditions than the 6-rowed sorts.
The highest average yield of flax for 3 years, 14.4 bu. per acre, was secured
from Select Russian. A mixture of durum wheat and oats produced 1,950 lbs.
of grain per acre, while the grain grown separately produced only 42 lbs. more.
The mixed crop produced the larger proportion of wheat. The crops grown
separately produced 3.8 lbs. more digestible protein and 7.7 per cent more digestible
ether-extract than the mixture, while the mixture contained 20.1 lbs. more
digestible carbohydrates than the separate crops.
Dry farming in New Mexico, J. J. VEPNON (New Mexico Sta. Bill. 61, pp. 54,
pls. 30).-This bulletin defines dry farming, describes in detail the different
practices it includes, gives reasons why fall seeding is preferable to spring seeding,
discusses the importance and methods of storing and conserving the moisture,
gives directions for the use of seed under dry farming conditions, and
points out the results that may be expected.
The methods followed, as well as the results secured, in growing oats, sorghum,
melons, squash, corn, wheat, alfalfa, spelt, potatoes, millet, barley, and
beans by dry farming at Isador and in the vicinity of Las Vegas are presented.
Report of chemist [Field crops], A. L. KNISELY (Oregon Sta. Rpt. 1905, pp.
53-57) .-Experiments in steaming silage during the process of filling the silo
seemed to indicate that corn fodder is the crop best adapted to steaming. Determinations
of acidity showed that untreated silage varied in acidity from 1.01
to 1.94 per cent and averaged 1.58 per cent, while in the case of steamed silage
the variation was from 0.30 to 0.88, with an average of 0.53 per cent.
Experiments to determine the effect of summer fallow were carried on in pot
culture tests. The data reported show that in the fall of 1901, during the first
month in which leaching occurred, the summer-fallow pots lost from 3 to 5
times as much nitrogen as those not summer-fallowed, and during succeeding
years the summer-fallowed pots invariably lost considerably more nitrogen than
those upon which crops were grown.
[Report of the] department of chemistry, F. W. MORSE (New Hampshire
Sta. Bul. 129, pp. 239-242).-Several analyses of silage crops and of oat samples
representing the different weights per bushel of market oats are reported with
brief comments.
The results with oats show that the light oats are inferior to the heavy grades
in protein, fat, and nitrogen-free extract, while the fiber is higher. It is stated
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