Report of the Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations (Paperback)

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. 1918 Excerpt: ... grain had to be cut with a scythe. It was then put on pole racks to cure a few days before being stored. A third plat was seeded May 25 adjacent to and in the same maimer as the third seeding of beardless barley. It was likewise eaten off by the stray horses. The earliest heads matured and the plat was harvested September 13. Oats.--Canadian oats broadcasted on a hillside and harrowed in May 6; by July 6 was beginning to head. On August 26 the greater part of the plat was ripe and the ripe grain was cut. On the brow of the hill the straw was short, about 18 inches high, but on better ground it was 4 feet high. The remainder of the plat was harvested September 16. This is a plump, heavy, white oat. If it does as well in the future as it did this year it is a promising variety for this region. It does not grow so tall as the Finnish Black and the grain is heavier. A second seeding was made May 16 on spring-plowed land. Owing to the fact that the ground dried out in some places more than in others the plat was very uneven in time of ripening. A considerable portion of the grain was shattered by winds before the whole plat was ripe. One acre of Finnish Black oats was seeded with the drill May 11. Part of the plat was cut and fed green to the horses, the remainder ripening by August 26. The height varied from 2 to 5 feet, depending upon the richness of the soil. Part of the plat lodged badly. The yield of grain was fair, being estimated at 30 bushels per acre. Another plat was seeded May 16 on spring-plowed hillside land. Part of the plat did very well. It grew tall and lodged badly, but N ripened in 110 days. The ground was too dry for the remainder of the plat. The rains caused a second growth, which was fit only for hay. A third seeding was made on May 25 on...