Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1890 [PAGE 246]

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AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION.

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T A B L E SHOWING E X P E R I M E N T S IN H A N D DURING T W O Y E A R S .

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Field Experiments. Corn, t e s t i n g v a r i e t i e s 1887-8 Corn, t e s t i n g varieties for ensilage Corn, time of planting Corn, d e p t h of p l a n t i n g Corn, t h i c k n e s s of planting Corn, planting in hills or drills Corn, frequency of cultivation Corn, d e p t h of cultivation Corn, effect of r o o t - p r u n i n g Corn, effect of fertilizers Oats, quantity of seed p e r acre Oats, compact or loose s e e d - b e d Oats, time of sowing Oats, d e p t h of sowing G r a s s e s , comparison of varieties Clovers, c o m p a r i s o n of varieties G r a s s e s and clovers, s o w n with or w i t h o u t g r a i n G r a s s e s , field t e s t s of varieties Clovers, field t e s t s of varieties G r a s s e s a n d clovers, field t e s t s of m i x t u r e s Weeds, n u m b e r a n d k i n d s on given a r e a s . . Rotation, University e x p e r i m e n t s continued F e r t i l i z e r s , c o m p a r i s o n of, on corn—small plats G r a s s e s a n d clovers, effect of r i p e n e s s on yield a n d chemical qualities Wheat, effect of time a n d m a n n e r of h a r v e s t i n g . Corn, r o o t g r o w n Wheat, effect of fertilizers on, (wheat s o w n in 1887) 1888-9 W h e a t effect of fertilizers Wheat, m e t h o d s of soil p r e p a r a t i o n Wheat, large or small seed Wheat, quantity of ^eed p e r a c r e Wheat, time of sowing, Wheat, d e p t h of s o w i n g . . Wheat, its relation to c h e s s . Wheat, effect of fertilizers u p o n . ( E x p e r i m e n t s t h i s y e a r a t I Flora, Odin, and Farina.) Corn fodder, t r a n s l o c a t i o n after c u t t i n g Corn fodder, effect of r i p e n e s s Oats, t e s t i n g varieties Oats, effec of s o w i n g s p r i n g w h e a t with Fertilizers, effect on g r a s s lands Beet s, t e s t i n g varieties Corn, c r o s s fertilization of Corn, r a t e of g r o w t h Corn, effect, of s o w i n g r y e in it at last plowing a n d later 1889-90 Comparative yield of c o r n planted with a n d w i t h o u t pumpkins, a n d of p u m p k i n s planted with andiwithout c o r n . . . Feeding Experiments. 1887-8 F e e d i n g cattle of different b r e e d s Cost of p r o d u c t i o n of y o u n g s t e e r s Cost of p r o d u c t i o n of y o u n g coits Cost of p r o d u c t i o n of y o u n g calves Effect of a s h c o n s t i t u e n t s u p o n pigs Record of milk p r o d u c t (milk m e a s u r e d in e x p e r i m e n t No. 29) Cost of production of y o u n g heifers Pigs, c o m p a r i s o n b e t w e e n corn, g r a s s , a n d c o r n and g r a s s in feeding 1888-9 Comparative value of new a n d old corn in feeding s t e e r s . Comparative value of c o r n and p u m p k i n s , of corn, a n d of | c o r n a n d a p p l e s in feeding p i g s Valup* of offal fed to pigs F e e d i n g ensilage to colts Comparison of c o r n meal, a n d of c o r n meal a n d wheat meal fed to pigs Pigs, c o m p a r a t i v e value of soaked a n d dry corn in feeding. ^Dairying Experiment. i Milk t e s t s , investigation of Tree Culture. Orchard, soil cultivation and m a n a g e m e n t 1887-8 Orchard, soil fertilization

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