. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). 554 Grasses and Leguminous Crops in New York promising types in order that they conld be tested in broadcast plats in comparison with each other and with commercial seed. To do this, either inbred seed or cuttings from the desired types were planted in isolated beds. Such beds should be, at least, two hundred feet apart, and it is still better if they can be surrounded by some tall-growing crop, such as rye. (See Fig. 607.) In these beds the 2:»laiits were placed eighteen inches apart each way in order to a
. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). 554 Grasses and Leguminous Crops in New York promising types in order that they conld be tested in broadcast plats in comparison with each other and with commercial seed. To do this, either inbred seed or cuttings from the desired types were planted in isolated beds. Such beds should be, at least, two hundred feet apart, and it is still better if they can be surrounded by some tall-growing crop, such as rye. (See Fig. 607.) In these beds the 2:»laiits were placed eighteen inches apart each way in order to allow of some cultivation. Such a bed, containing four to five hundred plants, under proper conditions, furnishes from. Fig. 607. A View of the Isolated Plats Which Furnish Seed FOR Broadcast Tests and for Distribution. two to three bushels of seed, and with some care can be maintained for a number of years, thus furnishing a constant pure supply. These isolated beds produce the seed that is used for broad- cast plats, which are one rod by four rods, constituting one- fortieth acre, (See Fig. 608) Every fourth plat is a check sown to a good brand of commercial seed. The same amount of seed is sown on each plat, at the rate of 16 pounds per acre. As many duplicate plats as possible of each variety are sown. Alto- gether, there are some 75 varieties in these broadcast tests at the present Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture; New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Albany : State of New York, Dept. of Agriculture
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