ROTATION SHEETS
ROTATION AND TILLAGE EXPERIMENTS
MAIN FIELD - 1954
Project - Rotation and Tillage Trials
Rotation - 1 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
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Crop |
Wheat DC |
Oats FP |
Corn FP |
Variety |
Pilot |
Gopher |
Nodak 301 |
Plowing date |
9-6-53 |
9-6-53 |
|
Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 5-18-54 |
Seeding date |
4-22-54 |
4-23-54 |
5-19-54 |
Seeding rate |
1 bu. per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
8 lb. per acre |
Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
2-horse planter |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
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Harvest date |
8-9-54 |
7-30-54 |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
Total pounds |
6200# silage per acre |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
47 |
55 |
15 |
Yields per acre |
7.8 bpa |
17.5 b.p.a. |
3.5 b.p.a. |
Grade |
Test Wt. 53.0 |
Test Wt. 34.0 |
No. 2 |
Rotation - 2 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
|
Crop |
Wheat SP |
Oats SP |
Corn SP |
Variety |
Pilot |
Gopher |
Nodak 301 |
Plowing date |
4-20-54 |
4-20-54 |
5-18-54 |
Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
Tillage before seeding |
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Seeding date |
4-22-54 |
4-23-54 |
5-19-54 |
Seeding rate |
1 bu. per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
8 lb. per acre |
Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
2-horse planter |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
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Harvest date |
8-9-54 |
7-30-54 |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
Total pounds |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
56 |
102 |
67 |
Yields per acre |
9.3 b.p.a. |
31.9 b.p.a. |
16.0 b.p.a. |
Grade |
Test Wt. 53.0 |
Test Wt. 35.5 |
No. 2 |
Rotation - 3 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
|
Crop |
Wheat FP |
Oats FP |
Corn FP |
Variety |
Pilot |
Gopher |
Nodak 301 |
Plowing date |
9-7-53 |
9-6-53 |
9-6-53 |
Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 5-18-54 |
Seeding date |
4-22-54 |
4-23-54 |
5-19-54 |
Seeding rate |
1 bu. per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
8 lb. per acre |
Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
2-horse planter |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds. |
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Harvest date |
8-9-54 |
7-30-54 |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
Total pounds |
7800# silage per acre |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
48 |
48 |
20 |
Yields per acre |
8.0 b.p.a. |
15.0 b.p.a. |
4.7 b.p.a. |
Grade |
Test Wt. 54.0 |
Test Wt. 32.5 |
No. 2 |
Rotation - 4 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
|
Crop |
Oats DC |
Wheat FP |
Corn FP |
Variety |
Gopher |
Pilot |
Nodak 301 |
Plowing date |
9-6-53 |
9-6-53 |
|
Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 5-18-54 |
Seeding date |
4-23-54 |
4-22-54 |
5-19-54 |
Seeding rate |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
8 lb. per acre |
Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
2-horse planter |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds. |
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Harvest date |
7-3-54 |
8-9-54 |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
Total pounds |
7000# silage per acre |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
75 |
37 |
30 |
Yields per acre |
23.4 b.p.a. |
6.2 b.p.a. |
7.1 b.p.a. |
Grade |
Test Wt. 35.0 |
Test Wt. 54.0 |
No. 2 |
Rotation - 5 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
|
Crop |
Wheat F |
Oats FP |
Fallow |
Variety |
Pilot |
Gopher |
|
Plowing date |
9-6-53 |
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Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
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Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
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Seeding date |
4-22-54 |
4-23-54 |
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Seeding rate |
1 bu. per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
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Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
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Tillage after seeding |
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Harvest date |
8-9-54 |
7-30-54 |
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Total pounds |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
51 |
54 |
|
Yields per acre |
8.5 b.p.a. |
16.9 b.p.a. |
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Grade |
Test Wt. 52.0 |
Test Wt. 33.0 |
Rotation - 6 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
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Crop |
Barley DC |
Oats FP |
Corn FP |
Variety |
Trebi |
Gopher |
Nodak 301 |
Plowing date |
9-6-53 |
9-6-53 |
|
Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 5-18-54 |
Seeding date |
4-22-54 |
4-23-54 |
5-19-54 |
Seeding rate |
5 pecks per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
8 lb. per acre |
Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
2-horse planter |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds. |
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Harvest date |
8-3-54 |
7-30-54 |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
Total pounds |
8800# silage per acre |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
76 |
72 |
14 |
Yields per acre |
15.5 b.p.a. |
22.5 b.p.a. |
3.3 b.p.a. |
Grade |
Test Wt. 37.0 |
Test WT. 36.0 |
No. 2 |
21", Fair but slightly uneven. |
Rotation - 7 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
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Crop |
Oats SP |
Barley SP |
Corn SP |
Variety |
Gopher |
Trebi |
Nodak 301 |
Plowing date |
4-20-54 |
4-20-54 |
5-18-54 |
Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
Tillage before seeding |
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Seeding date |
4-23-54 |
4-22-54 |
5-19-54 |
Seeding rate |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
5 pecks per acre |
8 lb. per acre |
Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds. |
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Harvest date |
7-30-54 |
8-3-54 |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
Total pounds |
11,000# silage p.a. |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
82 |
90 |
65 |
Yields per acre |
25.6 b.p.a. |
18.4 b.p.a. |
15.3 b.p.a. |
Grade |
Test Wt. 33.5 |
Test Wt. 37.0 |
No. 2 |
Rotation - 8 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
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Crop |
Oats F |
Wheat FP |
Fallow |
Variety |
Gopher |
Pilot |
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Plowing date |
9-6-53 |
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Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
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Tillage before seeding |
D.F. 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
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Seeding date |
4-23-54 |
4-22-54 |
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Seeding rate |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
|
Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
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Tillage after seeding |
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Harvest date |
7-30-54 |
8-9-54 |
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Total pounds |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
102 |
32 |
|
Yields per acre |
31.9 b.p.a. |
5.3 b.p.a. |
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Grade |
Test Wt. 35.0 |
Test Wt. 53.0 |
Rotation - 9 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
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Crop |
Oats, SP |
Wheat, Sp |
Corn, SP |
Variety |
Gopher |
Pilot |
Nodak 301 |
Plowing date |
4-20-54 |
4-20-54 |
5-19-54 |
Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
Tillage before seeding |
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Seeding date |
4-23-54 |
4-22-54 |
5-19-54 |
Seeding rate |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
8 lb. per acre |
Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
2-horse planter |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds. |
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Harvest date |
7-30-54 |
8-9-54 |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
Total pounds |
8800# silage p.a. |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
82 |
52 |
58 |
Yields per acre |
25.6 b.p.a. |
8.7 b.p.a. |
13.6 b.p.a. |
Grade |
Test Wt. 34.0 |
Test Wt. 53.5 |
No. 2 |
Rotation - 10-Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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Crop |
Cr. Wheat |
Oats FP |
Corn SP |
Wheat DC |
Cr. Wheat |
Variety |
Standard |
Gopher |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
Standard |
Plowing date |
9-6-53 |
5-18-54 |
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Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
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Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
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Seeding date |
1952 |
4-23-54 |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
1953 |
Seeding rate |
1 ½ b.p.a. |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
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Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
2-hrse. planter |
DD press drill |
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Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds. |
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Harvest date |
6-28-54 |
7-30-54 |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
8-9-54 |
6-28-54 |
Total pounds |
105 |
14,600# silage |
165 |
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Straw, pounds |
|||||
Grain, pounds |
82 |
84 |
70 |
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Yields per acre |
1050 lbs. |
25.6 b.p.a. |
19.8 b.p.a. |
11.7 b.p.a. |
1650 lbs. |
Grade |
Good |
Test Wt. 36.0 |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 52.0 |
Good |
Rotation - 11 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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Crop |
S. Clover |
Oats, SP |
Corn, Sp |
Wheat, DC |
S. Clover |
Variety |
YB S. Clover |
Gopher |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
YB S. Clover |
Plowing date |
4-20-54 |
5-18-54 |
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Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
4 -5 inches |
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Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
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Seeding date |
1953 |
4-23-54 |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
4-23-54 |
Seeding rate |
10 lbs/acre |
1 ½ b.p.a. |
8 lbs/per acre |
1 b.p.a. |
8 lbs/acre |
Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
2-horse planter |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds. |
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Harvest date |
6-28-54 |
7-30-54 |
8-9-54 |
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Total pounds |
110 |
9900# silage per acre |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
79 |
69 |
44 |
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Yields per acre |
1100 lbs. |
24.7 b.p.a. |
16.2 b.p.a. |
7.3 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
Good |
Test Wt. 29.0 |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 52.0 |
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Year of establishment for 11 E. |
Rotation - 12 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
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Crop |
Corn SP |
Wheat DC |
Cr. Wheat |
Cr. Wheat |
Cr. Wheat |
Oats FP |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
Standard |
Standard |
Standard |
Gopher |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
9-6-53 |
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Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
4 - 5 inches |
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Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
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Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
1953 |
1952 |
1951 |
4-23-54 |
Seeding rate |
8 lb/acre |
1 bu./acre |
1 ½ bu./acre |
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Seeding manner |
2 row planter |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
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Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
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Harvest date |
9-8-54 |
8-9-54 |
6-28-54 |
6-28-54 |
6-28-54 |
7-30-54 |
Total pounds |
11,400# silage per acre |
90 |
105 |
75 |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
56 |
67 |
76 |
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Yields per acre |
13.2 |
11.2 b.p.a. |
900 lbs. |
1050 lbs. |
750 lbs. |
23.8 b.p.a. |
Grade |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 54.0 |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Test Wt. 33.0 |
Rotation - 14 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
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Crop |
Corn, SP |
Wheat DC |
S. Clover |
Oats, GM |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot YB S. Clover |
YB S. Clover |
Gopher |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
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Plowing depth |
4 - 5 inches |
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Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
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Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
4-23-54 |
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Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
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Seeding, manner |
2 Row Planter |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
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Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds. |
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Harvest date |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
8-9-54 |
7-30-54 |
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Total pounds |
12,200# silage per acre |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
57 |
60 |
120 |
|
Yields per acre |
13.4 b.p.a. |
10.0 b.p.a. |
37.5 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 55.0 |
Test Wt. 33.0 |
Rotation - 15 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
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Crop |
Corn, SP |
Wheat DC S. Clover |
S. Clover, GM |
Oats, GM |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot YB S. Clover |
YB S. Clover |
Gopher |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
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Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
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Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
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Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-23-54 |
4-22-54 |
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Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
|
Seeding, manner |
2 Row planter |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
|
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
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Harvest date |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
7-30-54 |
8-9-54 |
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Total pounds |
11,600# silage/acre |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
64 |
92 |
76 |
|
Yields per acre |
15.1 b.p.a. |
28.8 b.p.a. |
12.7 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
No. 2 |
Test wt. 30.0 |
Test Wt. 52.0 |
Rotation - 16 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
|
Crop |
Corn, SP |
Wheat, DC S. Clover |
S. Clover |
Oats, GM |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot YB S. Clover |
YB S. Clover |
Gopher |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
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Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
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Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
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Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
4-23-54 |
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Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
|
Seeding, manner |
2 Row Planter |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
|
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
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Harvest date |
9-18-54, 11-19-54 |
8-9-54 |
7-30-54 |
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Total pounds |
10,700# silage/acre |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
77 |
54 |
138 |
|
Yields per acre |
18.1 b.p.a. |
9.0 b.p.a. |
43.1 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 54.0 |
Test Wt. 35.0 |
Rotation - 17 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
|
Crop |
Corn , SP |
Oats, DC S. Clover |
S. Clover |
Wheat, GM |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Gopher YB. S. Clover |
YB. S. Clover |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
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Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
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Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
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Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-23-54 |
4-22-54 |
|
Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
|
Seeding, manner |
2 Row Planter |
DD Press Drill |
DD Press Drill |
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Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
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Harvest date |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
7-30-54 |
8-9-54 |
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Total pounds |
10,600# silage/acre |
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Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
72 |
89 |
69 |
|
Yields per acre |
16.9 b.p.a. |
27.8 b.p.a. |
11.5 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 33.5 |
Test Wt. 52.0 |
Rotation - 18 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|
A |
B |
|
Crop |
Oats, DC |
Corn, SP |
Variety |
Gopher |
Nodak 301 |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
|
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
|
Seeding date |
4-23-54 |
5-19-54 |
Seeding rate |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
8 lb. per acre |
Seeding manner |
DD Press Drill |
2 Row Planter |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|
Harvest date |
7-30-54 |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
Total pounds |
10,400# silage per acre |
|
Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
84 |
56 |
Yields per acre |
26.3 b.p.a |
13.2 b.p.a. |
Grade |
Test Wt. 37.0 |
No. 2 |
Rotation - 18 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|
C |
D |
|
Crop |
Corn, SP Fer |
Wheat DC Fer |
Variety |
Nodak 3-1 |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
|
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
|
Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
Seeding manner |
2 row planter |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|
Harvest date |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
8-9-54 |
Total pounds |
12,800# silage per acre |
|
Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
56 |
62 |
Yields per acre |
13.2 b.p.a. |
10.3 b.p.a. |
Grade |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 55.0 |
Year of uniform cropping. Do not include in future averages. |
Rotation - 19 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|
A |
B |
|
Crop |
Corn, SP CK |
Wheat, DC CK |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
|
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
|
Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
Seeding manner |
2 Row Planter |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|
Harvest date |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
8-9-54 |
Total pounds |
11,200# silage per acre |
|
Straw, pounds |
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Grain, pounds |
61 |
66 |
Yields per acre |
14.4 bu. per acre |
11.0 bu. per acre |
Grade |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 57.0 |
Year of uniform cropping. Do not include in future averages. |
Rotation - 19 Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|
C |
D |
|
Crop |
Corn SP |
Wheat DC Fer |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
|
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
|
Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
Seeding manner |
2 Row Planter |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|
Harvest date |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
8-9-54 |
Total pounds |
10,600# silage per acre |
|
Straw, pounds |
||
Grain, pounds |
60 |
82 |
Yields per acre |
14.4 bu. per acre |
13.7 bu. per acre |
Grade |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 53.0 |
Year of uniform cropping. Do not include in future averages. |
Rotation - 31 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|||
A |
B |
C |
D |
|
Crop |
Corn, SP |
Wheat, DC S. Clover |
S. Clover |
Oats, GM |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot YB S. Clover |
YB S. Clover |
Gopher |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
|||
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|||
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
||
Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
4-23-54 |
|
Seeding rate |
3 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
|
Seeding, manner |
2 Row Planter |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
|
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|||
Harvest date |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
8-9-54 |
7-30-54 |
|
Total pounds |
11,400# silage per acre |
|||
Straw, pounds |
||||
Grain, pounds |
61 |
45 |
107 |
|
Yields per acre |
14.4 b.p.a. |
7.5 b.p.a. |
33.4 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 51.0 |
Test Wt. 34.0 |
Rotation - 32 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|||
A |
B |
C |
D |
|
Crop |
Corn SP |
Oats DC S. Clover |
S. Clover |
Wheat GM |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Gopher YB S. Clover |
YB S. Clover |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
|||
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|||
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
||
Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-23-54 |
4-22-54 |
|
Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
|
Seeding, manner |
2 Row planter |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
|
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|||
Harvest date |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
7-30-54 |
8-9-54 |
|
Total pounds |
11,300# silage/acre |
|||
Straw, pounds |
||||
Grain, pounds |
56 |
84 |
70 |
|
Yields per acre |
13.2 b.p.a. |
26.3 b.p.a. |
11.7 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 31.0 |
Test Wt. 52.0 |
Rotation - 42 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|||||
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
|
Crop |
Alfalfa |
Alfalfa |
Alfalfa |
Oats, FP |
Corn, SP |
Wheat, DC |
Variety |
Ladak |
Ladak |
Ladak |
Gopher |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
9-6-53 |
5-18-54 |
||||
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
4-5 inches |
||||
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DD 4-20-54 |
||||
Seeding date |
1954 |
1953 |
1952 |
4-23-54 |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
Seeding rate |
10 lbs/acre |
10 lbs/acre |
10 lbs/acre |
1 ½ bu/acre |
8 lbs/acre |
1 bu./acre |
Seeding manner |
DD Press Drill |
DD Press Drill |
2 Row Plant |
DD Press Drill |
||
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary Cultivation to control weeds |
|||||
Harvest date |
6-28-54 |
6-28-54 |
7-30-54 |
9-8-54 11-19-54 |
8-9-54 |
|
Total pounds |
20 |
160 |
12,500# Silage/Acre |
|||
Straw, pounds |
||||||
Grain, pounds |
53 |
66 |
62 |
|||
Yields per acre |
200 lbs. |
1600 lbs. |
16.6 b.p.a. |
15.5 b.p.a. |
10.3 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
Good |
Good |
Test Wt. 31.0 |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 51.0 |
|
Year of establishment for 42 A. |
Rotation - 61 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
||
A |
B |
C |
|
Crop |
Oats, SP |
Fallow |
Wheat, F |
Variety |
Gopher |
Pilot |
|
Plowing date |
4-20-54 |
||
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
||
Tillage before seeding |
DF 4-20-54 |
||
Seeding date |
4-23-54 |
4-22-54 |
|
Seeding rate |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
|
Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
|
Tillage after seeding |
|||
Harvest date |
7-30-54 |
8-9-54 |
|
Total pounds |
|||
Straw, pounds |
|||
Grain, pounds |
110 |
61 |
|
Yields per acre |
34.4 b.p.a. |
10.2 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
Test Wt. 33.0 |
Test Wt. 51.0 |
Rotation - 62 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
||
A |
B |
C |
|
Crop |
Oats, SP |
Corn, SP, Manured |
Wheat, FP |
Variety |
Gopher |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
4-20-54 |
5-18-54 |
9-6-53 |
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
4-5 inches |
4-5 inches |
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
||
Seeding date |
4-23-54 |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
Seeding rate |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
2 Row Planter |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary Cultivation to control weeds |
||
Harvest date |
7-30-54 |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
8-9-54 |
Total pounds |
12,200# silage per acre |
||
Straw, pounds |
|||
Grain, pounds |
110 |
43 |
75 |
Yields per acre |
34.4 b.p.a. |
10.1 b.p.a. |
12.5 b.p.a. |
Grade |
Test WT. 30.5 |
No. 2 |
Test Wt. 51.0 |
Rotation - 63 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
||
A |
B |
C |
|
Crop |
Oats, SP |
Fallow |
Wheat, F |
Variety |
Gopher |
Pilot |
|
Plowing date |
4-20-54 |
||
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
||
Tillage before seeding |
DF 4-20-54 |
||
Seeding date |
4-23-54 |
4-22-54 |
|
Seeding rate |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
1bu. per acre |
|
Seeding manner |
DD press drill |
DD press drill |
|
Tillage after seeding |
|||
Harvest date |
7-30-54 |
8-9-54 |
|
Total pounds |
|||
Straw, pounds |
|||
Grain, pounds |
100 |
47 |
|
Yields per acre |
31.3 b.p.a. |
7.8 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
Test Wt. 33.5 |
Test Wt. 52.0 |
Rotation - 78 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|
C’ |
D’ |
|
Crop |
Corn, SP |
Wheat DC Fer |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
|
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
|
Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
Seeding manner |
2 Row Planter |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|
Harvest date |
9-8-54 |
8-9-54 |
Total pounds |
13,200# silage per acre |
|
Straw, pounds |
||
Grain, pounds |
78 |
|
Yields per acre |
13.0 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
Test Wt. 52.0 |
|
Year of uniform cropping. Do not include in future averages. |
Rotation - 40 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|
A |
B |
|
Crop |
Corn SP |
Wheat DC Fer |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
|
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
|
Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
Seeding manner |
2 Row Planter |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|
Harvest date |
9-8-54 |
8-9-54 |
Total pounds |
8800# silage per acre |
|
Straw, pounds |
||
Grain, pounds |
56 |
|
Yields per acre |
9.3 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
Test Wt. 52.0 |
|
Year of uniform cropping. Do not include in future averages. |
Rotation - 49 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|
A |
B |
|
Crop |
Corn SP-Ck. |
Wheat DC-Ck. |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
|
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
|
Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
Seeding manner |
2 Row Planter |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|
Harvest date |
9-8-54 |
8-9-54 |
Total pounds |
10,400# silage per acre |
|
Straw, pounds |
||
Grain, pounds |
86 |
|
Yields per acre |
14.3 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
Test Wt. 51.0 |
|
Year of uniform cropping. Do not include in future averages. |
Rotation - 79 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|
A |
B |
|
Crop |
Corn SP |
Wheat DC Fer |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
|
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
|
Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
Seeding manner |
2 Row Planter |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|
Harvest date |
9-8-54 |
8-9-54 |
Total pounds |
9800# silage per acre |
|
Straw, pounds |
||
Grain, pounds |
60 |
|
Yields per acre |
10.0 bu. per acre |
|
Grade |
Test Wt. 52.0 |
|
Year of uniform cropping. Do not include in future averages. |
Rotation - 242 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|
A |
B |
|
Crop |
Corn Sp Fer |
Wheat Dc Fer |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
|
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
|
Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
Seeding manner |
2 Row Planter |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|
Harvest date |
9-8-54 |
8-9-54 |
Total pounds |
8200# silage per acre |
|
Straw, pounds |
||
Grain, pounds |
57 |
|
Yields per acre |
9.5 bu. per acre |
|
Grade |
Test wt. 55.0 |
|
Year of uniform cropping. Do not include in future averages. |
Rotation - 245 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|
A |
B |
|
Crop |
Corn SP CK. |
Wheat DC CK. |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
|
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
|
Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
4-22-54 |
Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
Seeding manner |
2-horse planter |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary Cultivation to control weeds. |
|
Harvest date |
9-18-54 |
8-9-54 |
Total pounds |
7200# silage per acre |
|
Straw, pounds |
||
Grain, pounds |
54 |
|
Yields per acre |
9.0 bu. per acre |
|
Grade |
Test Wt. 53.0 |
|
Year of uniform cropping. Do not include in future averages. |
Rotation - 414 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|
A |
B |
|
Crop |
Potatoes F |
Fallow |
Variety |
Cobbler |
|
Plowing date |
||
Plowing depth |
||
Tillage before seeding |
DF 5-4-54 |
|
Seeding date |
5-5-54 |
|
Seeding rate |
10 b.p.a. |
|
Seeding manner |
Hand planted |
|
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|
Harvest date |
10-5-54 |
|
Total pounds |
490 |
|
Straw, pounds |
||
Grain, pounds |
||
Yields per acre |
63.3 b.p.a. U.S. No. 1 18.3 b.p.a. Culls |
|
Grade |
Rotation - 415 - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|
A |
B |
|
Crop |
Potatoes SP |
Wheat DD |
Variety |
Cobbler |
Pilot |
Plowing date |
5-4-54 |
|
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
|
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
|
Seeding date |
5-5-54 |
4-22-54 |
Seeding rate |
10 b.p.a. |
1 bu. per acre |
Seeding manner |
Hand Planted |
DD press drill |
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|
Harvest date |
10-5-54 |
8-9-54 |
Total pounds |
410 |
|
Straw, pounds |
||
Grain, pounds |
70 |
|
Yields per acre |
50.8 b.p.a. U.S. No. 1 17.5 b.p.a. Culls |
11.7 bu. per acre |
Grade |
Test Wt. 53.5 |
Rotation - Wheat - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|||
A |
B |
C |
D |
|
Crop |
Wheat SP |
Wheat FP |
Fallow |
Wheat F |
Variety |
Pilot |
Pilot |
Pilot |
|
Plowing date |
4-20-54 |
9-6-53 |
||
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
4-5 inches |
||
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DF 4-20-54 |
||
Seeding date |
4-22-54 |
4-22-54 |
4-22-54 |
|
Seeding rate |
1 bu. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
1 bu. per acre |
|
Seeding, manner |
DD Press Drill |
DD Press Drill |
DD Press Drill |
|
Tillage after seeding |
||||
Harvest date |
8-9-54 |
8-9-54 |
8-9-54 |
|
Total pounds |
||||
Straw, pounds |
||||
Grain, pounds |
54 |
27 |
62 |
|
Yields per acre |
9.0 bu. per acre |
4.5 bu. per acre |
10.3 bu. per acre |
|
Grade |
Test Wt. 54.0 |
Test Wt. 53.0 |
Test Wt. 53.0 |
Rotation - Oats - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|||
A |
B |
C |
D |
|
Crop |
Oats SP |
Oats FP |
Fallow |
Oats F |
Variety |
Gopher |
Gopher |
Gopher |
|
Plowing date |
4-20-54 |
9-6-53 |
||
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
4-5 inches |
||
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DF 4-20-54 |
||
Seeding date |
4-23-54 |
4-23-54 |
4-23-54 |
|
Seeding rate |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
1 ½ bu. per acre |
|
Seeding, manner |
DD Press Drill |
DD Press Drill |
DD Press Drill |
|
Tillage after seeding |
||||
Harvest date |
7-30-54 |
7-30-54 |
7-30-54 |
|
Total pounds |
||||
Straw, pounds |
||||
Grain, pounds |
81 |
42 |
103 |
|
Yields per acre |
25.3 b.p.a |
13.1 b.p.a. |
32.2 b.p.a. |
|
Grade |
Test Wt. 36.5 |
Test Wt. 31.0 |
Test Wt. 33.0 |
Rotation - Barley - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|||
A |
B |
C |
D |
|
Crop |
Barley SP |
Barley FP |
Fallow |
Barley F |
Variety |
Trebi |
Trebi |
Trebi |
|
Plowing date |
4-20-54 |
9-6-53 |
||
Plowing depth |
4-5 inches |
4-5 inches |
||
Tillage before seeding |
DD 4-20-54 |
DF 4-20-54 |
||
Seeding date |
4-22-54 |
4-22-54 |
4-22-54 |
|
Seeding rate |
5 Pecks |
5 Pecks |
5 Pecks |
|
Seeding, manner |
DD Press Drill |
DD Press Drill |
DD Press Drill |
|
Tillage after seeding |
||||
Harvest date |
8-3-54 |
8-3-54 |
8-3-54 |
|
Total pounds |
||||
Straw, pounds |
||||
Grain, pounds |
78 |
32 |
76 |
|
Yields per acre |
15.9 bu, per acre |
6.5 bu. per acre |
15.5 bu. per acre |
|
Grade |
Test Wt. 37.0 |
Test Wt. 37.0 |
Test Wt. 36.0 |
Rotation - Corn - Main Field |
Year - 1954 |
|||
A |
B |
C |
D |
|
Crop |
Corn SP |
Corn FP |
Fallow |
Corn F |
Variety |
Nodak 301 |
Nodak 301 |
Nodak 301 |
|
Plowing date |
5-18-54 |
9-7-53 |
||
Plowing depth |
4.5 inches |
4-5 inches |
||
Tillage before seeding |
DD 5-18-54 |
DF 5-18-54 |
||
Seeding date |
5-19-54 |
5-19-54 |
5-19-54 |
|
Seeding rate |
8 lb. per acre |
8 lb. per acre |
8 lb. per acre |
|
Seeding, manner |
2 Row Planter |
2 Row Planter |
2 Row Planter |
|
Tillage after seeding |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
Necessary cultivation to control weeds |
|
Harvest date |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
9-8-54, 11-19-54 |
|
Total pounds |
5200# Silage/acre |
7800# Silage/acre |
11,100# Silage/acre |
|
Straw, pounds |
||||
Grain, pounds |
18 |
14 |
51 |
|
Yields per acre |
4.2 bu. per acre |
3.3 bu. per acre |
12.0 bu. per acre |
|
Grade |
No. 2 |
No. 2 |
No. 2 |