The agricultural experiment stations in the United States . Fig. 2.—South Dakota Station—Horticultural Building. U. S. Dept. of Agr., Bui. 80, Office of Expt. Stations. Plate Fig. 2.—South Dakota Station—Dairy Herd. SOUTH DAKOTA. 405 UNES OF WORK. The station has no control duties. The scientific investigations ofthe station have been mainly along lines of production of cereals,animal husbandry, and dairying. In the agricultural division testshave been carried on to determine the varieties of maize that can bemost safely relied on to mature and give fair returns in an averageseason in
The agricultural experiment stations in the United States . Fig. 2.—South Dakota Station—Horticultural Building. U. S. Dept. of Agr., Bui. 80, Office of Expt. Stations. Plate Fig. 2.—South Dakota Station—Dairy Herd. SOUTH DAKOTA. 405 UNES OF WORK. The station has no control duties. The scientific investigations ofthe station have been mainly along lines of production of cereals,animal husbandry, and dairying. In the agricultural division testshave been carried on to determine the varieties of maize that can bemost safely relied on to mature and give fair returns in an averageseason in South Dakota: the varietiesof wheat, oats, and barley that havestrongest straw, are freest from rust, and give the largest yield andbest quality of grain; the grasses, clovers, or other forage plants bestadapted for pasture and meadow and others that may supply coarse fod-der in seasons of drought. Various cultural methods have been studied,including methods of preparing the seed bed for different crops,methods of seeding or planting, quantity of seed, and time of have been made with wheat and oats with reference tomanuring, effects of broadcast and dr
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