. The work of the Yuma Reclamation Project Experiment Farm in 1919 and 1920 . Table 11.—Tests of wheat varieties at the Yuma Experiment Farm in 1919 and 1920. Variety. Yield per acre (bushels). 1919 1920 Average. Early Baart (C I No 1697) Kanred (C I. No. 5146) 26 Department Circular 221, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. The varieties grown and the respective yields in bushels per acrefor the years 1919 and 1920 are shown in Table 11. Of the varieties listed in Table 11, the Early Baart is the first tomature, the Defiance, Sonora, Durum,
. The work of the Yuma Reclamation Project Experiment Farm in 1919 and 1920 . Table 11.—Tests of wheat varieties at the Yuma Experiment Farm in 1919 and 1920. Variety. Yield per acre (bushels). 1919 1920 Average. Early Baart (C I No 1697) Kanred (C I. No. 5146) 26 Department Circular 221, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. The varieties grown and the respective yields in bushels per acrefor the years 1919 and 1920 are shown in Table 11. Of the varieties listed in Table 11, the Early Baart is the first tomature, the Defiance, Sonora, Durum, and Kanred following in theorder named. The yields of all varieties except the Kanred areshown to be fairly consistent for each year. The exception in thecase of Kanred is probably due to the difference in climatic condi-tions at the time of maturity. This variety has the disadvantage ofbeing nearly three weeks later than the others and in ripening at atime when both the maximum and minimum daily temperatures arequite high. A plat of Kanred wheat is shown in Figure Fig. 6.—Kanred wheat grown in a variety test at the Yuma Experiment Farm in 1920. It is important that winter grains be well supplied with moistureat all times until the grain is nearly ripe. Light, shriveled grain anda low yield are often caused by the lack of late irrigation. FLAX. Beginning with the year 1914 there has been conducted at the YumaExperiment Farm a series of experiments with flax for seed produc-This work has covered the testing of varieties, methods ofplanting, and the time and rate of seeding. Although this crop hasnever been commercially important in this region, sufficient informa-tion has been obtained from these experiments to indicate its pos-iibilities as a profitable crop under certain conditions. 3 which were made with over 20 varieties to determine their yielding qualities and their adaptability to this climate show t eight of them may be grown with fair success. A list of and the
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