Higher Crop Yields From Improved Varieties
soybeans   wheat   oats   legumes   grasses
Purdue University Agricultural Extension Service Lafayette* Indiana
Mimeo Ay-1n Revised
December, 1960
SIMMARY OF COUNTY WHEAT VARIETY AND FERTILIZER DEMONSTRATIONS AND THE SAME VARIETY IN EXPERIMENT STATION TRIALS
1960 and Previous Years
Division of Agronomy, Agricultural Extension Service, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, in cooperation with county agents and farmers.
COUNTY DEMONSTRATIONS
Table 1, County Demonstrations—State Wide
I960______________1959_______________1958_____________1957
30 Counties	25 Counties	28 Counties 30 Counties
bu. test	bu. test	bu.	test	bu. test
Varieties
Dual
LaPorte
Knox
Seneca
Vermillion
Vigo
Monon
48.5	57	36.5	58	45.5	54.5	36.5	55.5
47.5	58.5	35	59	45	55.5	35	57
41.5	58	33.5	59.5	42.5	56	32	55.5
--	--		27.5	     57	           40.5	     54.5	36	    55
42	58	34.5	58.5	42.5	55.5	33.5	55
--	--		28	     58	            40	      55    	31	     55
42	57	-	-	-

Table 2o County Demonstrations—Northwest Area with Pawnee
Varieties		1960		1959		1958		1957	
		9 Counties		5	Counties	10	Counties	6 Counties	
	bu	. 0	test	bu.	test	bu.	test	bu.	test
LaPorte	47.5		58.5	35.5	62.5	49.5	57	36.5	58
Dual	53		57	38	61.5	49.5	56.5	39.5	55
Knox	47		59	33.5	64.5	47	57.5	34.5	55.5
Monon	46		58		-				
Seneca	—		—	26.5	62	43	56	38	56
Vermillion	45		59	35.5	63	44.5	57	36	56
Vigo	-		-	27.5	62.5	42.5	56.5	32	56.5
Pawnee	43.5		59	33	62.5	47	57	31.5	56.6
* Three northwest county demonstrations were abandoned because of severe winter and ice sheet kill.
Soft Wheat Varieties; Indiana climate and soil conditions are well suited for growing high quality soft red winter wheat but unfavorable for good quality hard wheat„ ual, Vermillion, Knox and LaPorte are new high yielding varieties. Dual and Monon are fly resistant; Knox and Vermillion are early short-strawed; Vermillion is very winter hardy. LaPorte resists loose smut and powdery mildew. Monon is short, early,
stiff-strawed.