Bulletin Volume 58-95.cPennsylvania State Station
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Author: Pennsylvania State Station
Page Count: 138 pages
Published Date: 01 Mar 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781130627343
File size: 31 Mb
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ... the best. The best variety of one season may be among the poorest of another, and vice versa. 3. Long year averages seem best for determining variety qualities. Taking yield as a basis the five best varieties for conditions as they exist at the Station farm are: Fulcaster, China, Royal Red Clawson, Reliable, and Dawson's Golden Chaff. 4. The yield of wheat in Pennsylvania is too low. Good varieties and attention to the management of the soil and the culture of the crop will greatly aid in securing more wheat and greater profits. 5. No specific date for sowing wheat can be given. Too early or too late sewing should not be practiced. There is a rather long intermediate season during which wheat may be sown with likelihood of good results. For the past several years the Pennsylvania Experiment Station has been conducting tests with various varieties of winter wheat. In this time many varieties have been tested, some of which have proved of little value, while others have been shown to have many desirable characters. The tests have shown that some new varieties which are lauded very highly by their introducers often have no redeeming qualities, while others are often very valuable, and that many of the old and well known varieties possess characters of much merit. Figure I. Field of Reliable wheat. This variety is a large yield, and produces a large amount of stiff, straight straw. The results shown by the crops of 1906 and 1907 are no exception to the rule. They show that varieties differ widely in their habits and productive powers. The summary of the results obtained during the whole time of the experiment, also is of interest. It shows that certain varieties stand head and shoulders above others in the long year averages, and it gives some indication as to...
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