36 IMPROVEMENT OE THE WHEAT CROP IN CALIFORNIA. 



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Wheat, culture, improved methods 11-19 



development of better varieties for ( 'alifornia 19-24 



Dietz Amber, test in California 20 



earliness, importance in checking weeds in California 21 



Early Baart, test in California 20, 22 



Erivan, test in California 20, 21 



Filipino, test in California 20 



flour, value, relation of protein content 22 



Fretes, description 27 



flour, baking tests 28, 31 



milling quality 28-29, 31 



origin and history 26 



seed, purity, importance to growers in California 29 



test in California 20,21,27-29 



yields obtained in California 27-28 



Galgalos, test in California 20, 22 



gluten content, value 22, 26, 29 



grading, necessity of fanning mill 23, 31 



habits of growth desirable for California : 21 



heads, nonshattering, desirable character for California 21 



Kharkof, test in California 20 



Kubanka, test in California 20 



lands, California, effect of deep plowing and green manuring 15-18 



green-manure crops, time and method of handling... 13-15 



improvement by green-manure crops 12-18 



Marouani, test in California 20 



Medeah, test in California 20 



milling quality, importance in California 22 



Minnesota No. 66, test in California 20 



163, test in California 20 



profits, effect of green-manure crops and deep plowing in California 17-18 



Propo, test in California 20 



protein content, effect of time of seeding in California 29-30, 31 



relation to flour value 22 



short season and late seeding favorable in Califor- 

 nia v 29-30, 31 



Purple Straw, test in California 20 



rust resistance, importance in California 22 



Saumur de Mars, test in California 20, 22 



seed selection, importance in ( 'alifornia 23-24 



See also Seed. 



Sonora, test in ( 'alifornia 20 



Theiss, test in ( 'alifornia 20 



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Turkey, blending with < 'alifornia wheats in milling 



test in California 20, 21 



varieties, new, adapted to California 24-30 



selection for California 20-23 



testing in California 19-20, 25, 27 



Velvet Don, test in California 20 



Washington Bluestem, test in ( 'alifornia 20 



White Australian, milling quality, comparison with Chul and Fretes 



wheats 26, 28 



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