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The comparative yield tests have not given tinally definite re- 

 sults inasmuch as in 1915 the White Sonera gave the best yield, 

 whereas, in 1916, the best yielder was Early Baart. Table XII 

 gives a brief summary of the yields and milling and baking tests of 

 these wheats for 1915 and 1916. 



At the right in I'latt- II is shown a loaf of bread produced from 

 a plot of Mummy or Alaska wheat. The yield and loaf volume of 

 this variety are shown in Table XII. Several years ago this wheat, 

 under the name of Alaska wheat, was introduced into Arizona and 

 the seed sold at a high price by parties who made wonderful claims 

 for its yielding power and milling quality. These tests show that 

 it is in reality a practically worthless sort under Arizona conditions, 

 and they moreover emphasize the necessity and economy of having 

 some competent and reliable authority (such as the State Exi)eri- 

 ment Station) test all varieties of agricultural crops before the/ 

 are widely sold or planted within the state. 



The results of several years tests at this station have shown 

 the decided superiority of Early Baart as a milling wheat and that 

 in yield it is at least not inferior to other sorts. Under these cir- 

 cumstances the Experiment Station does not hesitate to recommend 

 this variety where it is planned to grow a milling wheat. 



Thus a superior wheat, introduced about twelve years ago by 

 the Experiment Station, has now almost completely replaced all 

 other varieties as a milling wheat, and has not only gone a long 

 wav toward saving the several hundred thousand dollars invested 

 in milling machinery but has also held for the farmers a local mar- 

 ket for one of their principal farm crops which otherwise was slip- 

 ping away from them in the gradual death of the milling industry 

 t)f the state. 



It is not claimed that the Early Baart is a perfect wheat and 

 that it would be impossible to improve upon it. As a matter of 

 fact, among the several hundred hybrid wheats produced by this 

 department there are a number which appear very promising, and 

 it may be possible that some of them will prove superior to the 

 Early Baart. Until, however, they have been thoroughly tried by 

 both yield and milling tests it would be unwise to substitute any 

 tif them for a variety which has already established its value and 

 reliability in the state. Geo. F. Freeman, 



Plant Breeder. 

 W. E. Bryan, 

 Asst. Plant Breeder. 



