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New Seedings
A new sweetclover trial with six varieties in four replications was seeded on June 14, 1960. Individual plots in the trial were 6' x 20', and the varieties included were Evergreen, Goldtop, Common White, Common Yellow, Spanish, and Madrid. Excellent stands were obtained. The sweetclover trial seeded in 1959 produced very poor stands, and the trial was not harvested in the 1960 season.
| Table 10. Two-year Hay Yields from Station Grass Trials seeded in 1958 | |||
| Dry-weight -Lbs./Acre | |||
| Grass Varieties | 1959 | 1960 | Two-Year Average Yield Lbs./Acre |
| Intermediate Whtgr. (N 50) | 2865 | 3440 | 3152 |
| Lincoln Brome | 2559 | 3107 | 2833 |
| Summit Crested | 2653 | 3310 | 2981 |
| Southland Brome | 2344 | 3293 | 2818 |
| Nordan Crested | 2364 | 3203 | 2783 |
| Northern Brome | 2324 | 2876 | 2600 |
| Manchar Brome | 2332 | 2560 | 2446 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | 1937 | 2601 | 2269 |
| Russian Wildrye 2355 | 1368 | 2086 | 1727 |
| Russian Wildrye (Com.) | 1404 | 1913 | 1658 |
| Average | 2215 | 2839 | 2527 |
A new dryland alfalfa trial was seeded on June 23, 1960, and excellent 1st-year stands were obtained. Twelve varieties in four replications were seeded, with individual plots 6' x 30'. Alleys were seeded with crested wheatgrass. The varieties included in the new trial are Ladak, Du Puits, Ranger, Rambler, Teton, Scandia, Pfister FD-180, Rhizoma, Vernal, Narragansett, Grimm, and S. Dak. H-2157.