Variety
Table 29-cont.
Page 402
Date of Planting
Date of Harvest
Days to Harvest
Yield, lbs./acre
III. Queensland varieties.
(a) January plantings:
Kalo
Wheatland Milo
::
20/1
20/5
121
1,420
20/1
20/5
121
1,210
(b) February planting:
Hegari
--་
4/2
13/7
160
95
IV. United States varieties (plantings marked (K) are
from seed once grown in Kenya).
(c) January plantings:
Dwarf Kafir 44-14
(2) February plantings:
Flainsman Milo (K) Plainsman Milo (K) Martin's Milo (K) Martin's Milo (K) Westland Milo (K) Westland Milo (K) Kaffir Combine (K) Kaffir Combine (K) (c) March plantings:
Caprock
DD Sooner
V. Argentine varieties.
(a) January plantings: Milo Feterita Durra Sweet cane
:
:
12/1
6/5
115
1,320
10/2
20/7
168
48
A
5/2
22/7
175
500
10/2
13/7
161
35
5/2
22/7
175
231
10/2
A
20/7
168
16
5/2
22/7
175
404
10/2
13/7
161
50
5/2
22/7
175
824
::
::
2/3
20/7
140
14
3/3
P
Failed
Minnesota
Azucarado Akafirado
12/1
12/1
12/1 12/1
5055
5/5
6/5
5/5
5555
114
320
115
440
114
2,040
114
1,760
210
From this table it appears that late plantings at Kongwa are unsatisfactory. The effect of the adverse conditions of February planting in lengthening the maturity time is well shown. Further trial is to be made of plantings of the more successful varieties in December and in March, and varieties planted in February will be tested again at more suitable dates.
The most promising varieties are the Sudan Feterita Managil, the Queensland Kalo and Wheatland Milo (particularly when the insect damage (see p. 150) from which they suffered is taken into account), the U.S. Dwarf Kafir 44-14, and Minnesota and Azucarado Akafirado received from the Argentine. The two last- named varieties were giants and would not be easy to harvest by combine.
Soya bean
A wide range of United States soya beans and two from Batavia were planted. All seed was inoculated. The results were as follows:-
Table 30.-Results from Soya Bean Observation Plots, Experiment Station, 1947-48:
Variety
1. Kongwa Experiment Station
(a) Batavia varieties:
Yellow kedele
Black kedele
(b) United States varieties:
Tokio
Woods, yellow
Woods, early yellow
Woods, carly yellow
Virginia
Ralsoy
Wilson Black
Red Turner
Ogden
Volstate
S 100 Acadian
C.N.S.
Mamloxi
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Brown Biloxi (two plantings) and Ogden Green
failed
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Date of Planting
Date of Harvest
Days to Harvest
Yield, lbs./acre
7/2
31/5
114
500
7/2
20/5
103
65
6/2
30/4
6/2
30/4
17/3
10/6
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84
88
84
25
85
173
7/2
30/4
83
158
6/2
30/4
84
128
7/5
91
98
6/2
10/5
94
200
7/5
90
530
7/
10/5
93
455
7/2
7/5
90
95
17/3
10/6
85
300
17/3
10/6
85
307
17/3
10/6
85
285
17/3
10/6
85
272
17/3
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