Purdue University Agricultural Extension Service
AY 1-F
November 1953
INDIANA
•SUMMARY 1953, 1952 and 1951 COUNTY WHEAT DEMONSTRATIONS AND THE SAME VARIETIES IN EXPERIMENT STATION TRIALS
Division of Agronomy, Agricultural Extension Service, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind* in cooperation with county agents and farmers* By Division of Agronomy*
AVERAGE YIELDS
Exp.  fair-

Average of: Butler 399 field Knox Royal Saline Seneca Thorn Vigo_________________________________
1953
27 County Dems.	36.5	38.5 35.5 38.5 	36	38.5	38	34
Ave. Test Wt.lbs - Butler and Expt.399, 58.5
2 N. Ind. Station Trials 45.5	58		52	 44.5	51.5	—	43.5
Ave, Test Wt.lbs - Butler, Saline, Seneca and Vigo, 60.5; Exp. 399, 61; Knox, 61.5


4 Cent. Ind. Sta. Trials 39	41.5 	41		35.5	37.5		34
Ave, Test Wt. lbs - Seneca and Vigo, 57; Exp. 399 and Saline, 57.5; Butler and
Knox, 58

1952

30 County Dems.	38.5	38.5 36	38.5 34.5 37.5	38.5	37	36.5
Ave. Test Wt.lbs - Butler, Exp. 399, Saline, Seneca and Vigo, 58: Royal, 60:
Fairfield, 57; Thorne 56.
2 N. Ind. Station Trials 30.5	40		34	32	32	31	 31
Ave. Test Wt.lbs - Seneca, 57; Butler, Saline and Vigo, 58; Exp. 399, 59;
Knox, 59.5; Royal 60.5
4 Cent. Ind. Sta. Trials 34	34		33	31	34	34		32
Ave. Test Wt. lbs - Seneca, 58; Butler and Vigo, 58.5; Exp. 399 and Saline59;
Knox 59.5; Royal 61.
1951
9 County Dems.	23.5	24.5			25	24	22
2 N. Ind. Station	Trials 30	48		38.5 27	34	36.5		31
Ave, Test Wt .lbs - Butler, Knox and Seneca,58; Vigo, 59; Exp. 399 and Saline.
59.5, Royal, 61.
4 N. Ind, Station Trials 26	30		25	25.5 29.5	23.5		25.5
Ave. Test Wt. lbs - Seneca, 55.5; Butler, 56; Vigo, 57; Exp. 399 and Saline, 57.5,
Knox, 58; Royal, 59,
---------1958 Results of Six Trials. Including Hard Wheats In Northwest Counties_____________________________
Bushels Test Percent
Variety ---------per acre ------------------test weight moisture
Exp* 399---------42.5----------------------58--------------------------14
Fairfield	40.5	58	13.5
Knox	42.5	58	14
Pawnee	41	eg.«	11
Ponca	41,5	60	13.5
Saline	a.5	52.5	13.5
Seneca	43	-jo
Thorne	41	56.5	13
Vigo 	  38	------------------------------       58---13.5
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Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics State of Indiana, Purdue University and the United States Department of Agriculture Cooperating H. J. Reed, Director, Lafayette, Indiana Issued in furtherance of the Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914