| Show GRAIN TESTS TO BE conducted CONDU ClED AGAIN the exten extension Eon kilT VICe and UK thic fedrial Fede ial office of 0 cereal crops and diseases are cooperating with the following three farmers pt iron C county roice B nelson of cedar city samuel of parowan carowan and samuel abbott of 0 paragonah Para gonah in conducting three tests of small email grains and corn this season these tests will be very similar to the one conducted on the farm of 0 rolce roice nelson last year at least six varieties each of wheat barley oats and corn will bo be tested the ol of the Is to rell reliable able iii 13 to the tiie comparative yielding qualities ot of tho the different varieties under iron county conditions the difference in yield between tre bl the highest yielding variety ot 0 barley annd colleas Col seas sess the lowest ii I elding variety in the test last year vear was bushels per acre thi the difference between machton Marh ton on the ugliest yielding variety of oats and victory tile alio lowest yielding variety was 62 bits bushels hels per acre these figures indicate the importance of selecting not only high seed of the varieties chosen to plant but also the need tor for selecting varieties which are known to be high yielding under local conditions farmers may nery ery profitably interest themselves in III the tests which are to be conducted in the county this year |
