Variety
II. Urambo Experiment Station
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Table 30-cont.
Date of
Planting
Date of Harvest
Days to Harvest
Yield, lbs./acre
(a) Batavia varieties, red soil:
Yellow kedele...
25/2
10/6
106
287
Black kedele
25/2
14/6
110
340
(b) United States varieties, red soil:
Tokio
25/2
7/6
103
393
Woods, yellow
25/2
7/6
103
256
Woods, early yellow
25/2.
7/6
103
181
Virginia
25/2
12/6
108
141
Ralsoy
25/2
12/6
108
150
Wilson Black
25/2
7/6
103
137
Red Tanner
Ogden
Volstate
Ogden green
(c) Batavia varieties, grey soil:
Yellow kedele...
Black kedele
(d) United States varieties, grey soil:
Tokio
...
Woods, yellow
Woods, early yellow
Virginia
Ralsoy
25/2
7/6
103
137
25/2
7/6
103
248
25/2
12/6
108
35
25/2
12/6
108
53.
::
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23/2
21/6
119
128
23/2
24/6
122
840
*
...
20/2
28/5
128
402
20/2
27/5
127
164
20/2
27/5
127
159
20/2
27/5
127
93
20/2
28/5
128
80
Wilson Black
Red Tanner
Ogden
20/2
28/5
128
66
20/2
28/5
128
133
20/2
28/5
128
124
These data are discussed on page 118.
Maize
The details of maize planting at Kongwa (discussed on page 119) are as follows:-
Table 31.-Results from Maize Observation Plots, Kongwa, 1947-48
Variety
Katumbili
Katumbili small seed
Katumbili
Katumbili large seed
...
Katumbili small seed
Hickory King
•
Sahara yellow
Kenya yellow
Yellow Bushman
::
Dates of Planting
Dates of Days to Harvesting Harvest
Yield, lbs./acre
22/12
5/7
196
556
22/12
5/7
196
309
18/1
5/7
169
408
10/2
· 20/6
131
502*
18/2
26/6
129
1,401†
21/12
15/7
207
1,236
12/3
5/8
146
370
3/3
5/8
155
806
12/3
5/8
146
910
Safflower
cwt. 6: 30 N.P. mixture per acre.
1 cwt. 6: 30 N.P. Mixture per acre.. cwt. ammonium nitrate per acre.
The details of the safflower results at Kongwa (discussed on page 119) are as follows:
Table 32.-Results from Safflower Observation Plots, Kongwa, 1947-48
Variety
Dates of Dates of Days to Planting Harvesting Harvest
Indian Nebraska 55
79
Sudanese
...
Yield, lbs./acre
4/2
15/7
162
139
+
4/2
2/6
119
182
4/2
15/7
162
453
6/2
8/7
153
162
21/2
10/7
140
116
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393 Spineless
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