Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1892 [PAGE 288]

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AGRICULTURAL E X P E R I M E N T

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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, testing varieties Corn, testing varieties for ensilage Corn, time of planting Corn, depth of planting ,., Corn, thickness of planting Corn, planting in hills or drills Corn, frequency of cultivation Corn, depth of cultivation Corn, effect of root-pruning Corn, effect of fertilizers, large plats Oats, quantity of seed per acre Oats, compact or loose seed-bed Oats, time of sowing Oats, depth of sowing Grasses, comparison of varieties Clovers, comparison of varieties Grasses and clovers, sown with or without grain Grasses, field tests of varieties Clovers, held tests of varieties Grasses and clovers, field tests of mixtures Weeds, number and kinds on given areas Rotation, University experiments continued Fertilizers, comparison of, on corn—small plats Grasses and clovers, effect of ripeness on yield and chemical qualities Wheat, effect of time and manner of harvesting Corn, root growth Wheat, effect of fertilizers on (wheat sown in 1887) Wheat, effect of fertilizers Wheat, methods of soil preparation Wheat, large or small seed Wheat, quantity of seed per acre Wheat, time of sowing Wheat, depth of sowing Wheat, its relation to chess Wheat, effect of fertilizers upon. (Experiments this year) at Flora, Odin, and Belleville) Corn fodder, effect of ripeness Oats, testing varietie s Fertilizers, effect on grass lands Beets, testing varieties Corn, cross fertilization of Corn, rate of growth Comparative yield of corn planted with and without pumpkins, and of pumpkins planted with and without corn Wheat, test of varieties Oats, effect of time and manner of harvesting upon yield and chemical composition , Corn, effect of removing tassels To improve and produce varieties of cereals Tests of sugar beets Feeding Experiments. Cost of production of young steers Cost of production of young colts Cost of production of young calves Cost of production of young heifers Pigs, comparison between corn, grass, and corn and grass in feeding Pigs, comparative value of soaked and dry corn in feeding] Dairying Experiments.

Milk t e s t s , investigation of C r e a m r a i s i n g by dilution Composite milk s a m p l e s t e s t e d for b u t t e r fat C r e a m .separation, t e s t of m e t h o d s

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