Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1890 [PAGE 40]

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PROCEEDINGS OP BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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Exhibit ^L—Record of Experiments undertaken by t h e Experiment Station for the year ending March 12, 1889:

No. of Experiment... * Failed. Reported in bulletin Still in progress

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Field Experiments— 1 + No ;< 4 Corn, t e s t i n g varieties V I Corn, t e s t i n g varieties for ensilage + + 3 Corn, t i m e of p l a n t i n g + 4 + 5 + 6 * 7 Corn, effect of d e p t h a n d t i m e of plowing . 8 + No. 4 9 + 10 + + 11 + No : < 3 1? + 13 + 14 + 15 * 16 * 17 Clovers, c o m p a r i s o n of v a r i e t i e s . . 18 G r a s s e s and clovers s o w n with o r w i t h o u t g r a i n + 19 G r a s s e s , field t e s t s of varieties + 20 Clover, field t e s t s of varieties + 21 1 G r a s s e s a n d clovers, field t e s t s of m i x u r e s + 2? "Weeds, n u m b e r s a n d k i n d s o n given a r e a s + 23 1 B o ati« >n, University e x p e r i m e n t s c o n t i n u e d + 94 + No. 4 5<* G r a s s e s a n d clovers, effect of r i p e n e s s o n yield a n d chemical qualities + + 53 + 54 + No. 4 -f61 l W h e a t , effect of fertilizers [wheat s o w n i n 1887] + 62 W h e a t , effect of fertilizers + 63 Wheat, m e t h o d s of (• oil p r e p a r a t i o n + 64 Wheat, la? g e o r small s e e d + 65 \ W h e a t , q u a n t i t y of s e e d p e r acre + 66 1 W h e a t , i ime of s o w i n g + 67 W h e a t , d e p t h of s o w i n g + 68 1 Wheat, i t s r ela ion t o c h e s s + 69 W h ' a t , i t s protection from chinch b u g s ; effect of fertilizers u p o n . [Exper i m e n t a t Flora, Clay county.] + 70 Corn fodder, translocation after c u t t i n g + + 71 -f+ IFeeding Experiments— 25 Feeding ensilage to growing cattle 26 Feeding cattle of different breeds 27 Cost of production of young steers 28 Cost of pr oduction of young colts 29 Cost of production of young calves 30 Effect of ash constituents upon pigs 58 Record of milk product, milk measured in experiment No. 29.... 59 , Cost of production of young heifers 60 Pigs, comparison between corn, grass, and corn and grass in j feeding.

+ No. 2 + + + + + + + + + 4+