1)40 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD, 



Middle and New Enj»-land State.s, the chief varieties g-rown are Fultz, 

 Fiilca.ster, Early Genesee Giant, Mediterranean, Earh' Red Clawson, 

 L()no})erry, Jones Winter Fife, Red Wonder, Gold Coin, and Blue 

 Stem, and the present average yield is about 14| bu. per acre. The 

 semihard winter wheat district, coniprising- Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, 

 Michigan, and a small part of Wisconsin, grows chiefly Fultz, Poole, 

 Rudy, Valley, Nigger, Dawson (lolden Chaff, and Early Red Clawson. 

 The average yield per acre for the district is about 14 bu. The south- 

 ern wheat district, including approximately the Southern States, has 

 an average yield per acre of about 9f bu., the varieties commonly 

 grown being Fultz, Fulcaster, Red May, Rice, Everett High Grade, 

 Boughton, Currell Prolific, and Purple Straw. The northern portion 

 of the States of the plains constitutes the hard spring wheat district, 

 with an average yield per acre of aliout 13 bu., and with Saskatch- 

 ewan Fife, Scotch Fife, Powers Fife, Wellman Fife, Hajme Blue Stem, 

 and Bolton Blue Stem as the chief varieties grown. 



The hard winter wheat district covers the central portion of the 

 States of the plains. The average yield per acre in this district is 

 about 12| ])u. , and the chief varieties grown are Turkey. Fulcaster, 

 May, Zinmierman, and Fultz. In the durum wheat district, which 

 covers the southern portion of the States of the plains, the chief vari- 

 eties grown are Meditcnanean, Nicaragua, Fulcaster, and Turkey, the 

 average yield being 11^ bu. per acre. The irrigated wheat district, 

 comprising approximately the Rocky Mountain and Basin States, 

 shows the highest average jdeld per acre, about 21 bu., with Sonora, 

 Taos, Felspar, Little Clul), Defiance, and Amethyst as the chiefly 

 grown varieties. The white wheat district has an average yield per 

 acre of about 14|^ bu., and Australian, California Club, Sonora, Ore- 

 gon Red Chaft', Foise, Palouse Blue Stem, Palouse Red Chafl', White 

 Winter, and Little Club are the chief varieties. 



In all districts, except in the semihard winter wheat district, early 

 maturity is a quality to be sought. Hard winter varieties are nei^ded 

 everywhere except in the southern, durum, and irrigated wheat dis- 

 tricts. Rust resistant varieties are needed in the soft, semihard win- 

 ter, southern, hard spring, and durum wheat districts. Harder 

 grained and glutinous varieties are ivquired in the soft wheat district, 

 semihard winter, and irrigated wheat districts. Drought fesistance is 

 a quality especially required for varieties in the hard spring, hard 

 winter, and durum Avheat districts. The author furthcM- mentions 

 macaroni varieties needed in the durum wheat district, nonshattering 

 varieties in the white wheat district, and varieties resisting late spring 

 frosts and with an Increased stiffness in the straw in th(^ southern 

 wheat district. 



An outline of the geographic distribution of wheats of different 

 (|ualities is also given. The woi'k of impi'ox'emcnt, which is rontinu- 



