20 IMPROVEMENT OF THE WHEAT CROP IX CALIFORNIA. 



Table II. — Results of variety tests of wheat in the San Joaquin Valley, California. 



Grain 

 Investi- 

 gations ] 

 No. 



Variety. 



1698 



3019 



2511-2 



3018 

 1437 

 2988 

 1697 

 2397 



1596 



2398 

 1442 

 2246 



1593 

 2235 

 1597 

 2989 



2873 



2888 

 1970 

 2991 

 29S4 



2983 

 2235-1 



2899 



1743 

 1561 

 155 s * 

 2247 



2985 



2404 



Aver- 

 age 



Aver- 

 age £ 

 Manner of "*& eT number 



earl - v ofdtavs > f ?ays 

 growth. „„♦*?- in 



matur- fruitjng 



6 " period. 



Quality of Xonshatter- 

 grain. ing character. 



Allora Erect 



Australian f Semi-erect 



Ble Noir ...do 



2921 Bolo Blanco.... Erect 



2986 California Gem. Semi-erect 



2210 Tap Sheaf Spreading. 



2227 Chul Erect 



Club 



Crimean 



Dietz Amber. . 

 Early Baart... 

 Erivan 



Fretes. 



Galgalos . . 

 Kharkof... 

 Kubanka. 



Marouani 



...do 



Medeah 



M innesota 



Xo. 66. 

 Minnesota 



No. 163. 



Filipino 



Propo 



Purple Straw . . 

 Saumur de 



Mars. 



Chiddam 



Selection from 



Marouani. 

 Selection from 



Chul. 



Sonora 



Theiss 



Turkey 



Velvet Don 



Washin gton 



Bluestem. 

 Yantagbay 



2096 Yellow Ghar- 



no"ka. 

 2592 [Unnamed].... 



..do 



Spreading. 



.do 



Erect 



..do 



Semi-erect 



Spreading. 



..do 



Erect 



..do 



..do 



..do 



Spreading. 



..do 



Erect 



Semi-erect 



..do 



..do 



..do.. 

 Erect. 



..do 



.do 



Spreading. 



..do 



Erect 



Semi-erect 



Erect 



..do 



Spreading. 



180 

 194 

 161 



191 

 198 

 189 

 187 



165 

 199 

 194 

 162 

 192 



193 



191 

 193 

 170 



185 

 184 

 196 

 203 



202 



195 

 192 

 182 

 190 



191 

 178 



152 



186 

 201 

 199 

 185 



170 



184 



185 



193 



45 

 38 

 39 



46 

 38 

 38 

 41 



41 

 35 

 37 

 38 

 35 



42 



37 

 29 

 36 



40 

 38 

 42 

 36 



35 



38 

 42 

 35 

 37 



38 

 41 



36 



44 

 36 

 39 

 38 



36 



37 



39 



40 



Starchy 



do 



Medium 

 starchy. 



Starchy 



do 



do 



Glutinous, 

 spotted. 



Starchy 



do 



do 



do 



Glutinous, 



spotted. 

 Medium 

 starchy. 



do 



Starchy 



Glutinous, 

 spotted. 



do 



do 



do 



Medium 



starchy. 

 do 



Average 



rate of 



yield per 



acre. 



Good 



Fairlv good. 

 ....do 



Good 



Fair 



. ...do 



Very good.. 



Good 



Fairly good 



Fair." 



Fairlv good 

 Good 



Fairly good 



Good 



Fairly good 

 Very good.. 



....do 



....do 



...do 



Fair 



.do. 



Very starchy . Very good . . 



Starchy Fairly good 



do .1 Fair 



do Poor 



...do 



Glutinous, 



spotted. 

 do 



...do 



Very good.. 



....do 



Starchy ; Fairly good 



do do 



do do , 



Glutinous, Verygood.. 



spotted. 

 Starch v Fairly good 



Glutinous, 



spotted. 

 do 



Starchy . 



Very good.. 



do 



Fairly good 



Bushels. 

 38.08 

 35.96 

 48.11 



58.39 

 29.78 

 32.49 

 44.56 



13.98 

 26.55 



24.61 

 39.74 



46.49 



34.94 

 38.66 

 18.82 



24.82 

 39.99 

 23.03 

 29.00 



Weight 



per 



bushel, 



1909. 



Pounds. 

 61 

 61 

 58 



62 

 61 

 60 

 63 



59 

 63 

 • 62 

 63 

 61 



63 



61 

 62 

 63 



62 

 62 

 62 

 61 



Selecting Varieties for California. 



In selecting a variety of wheat which is better adapted to Cali- 

 fornia conditions than the commonly grown varieties a number of 

 matters must be taken into consideration. 



climate and soil. 



The climate and soil of the locality in the State where the variety 

 is to be tested are both important factors limiting the distribution of 

 a variety. Some varieties will do well on light soils with a small 

 amount of precipitation, while other varieties require a heavier soil 

 with a larger amount of moisture. 



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