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only the best ones should be cultivated in the different parts of the State. 

 The writers describe some of the most important varieties, namely ; 



i) Bliiesiem, grown largely in the liighest parts as spring wheat, 

 sometimes even as winter wheac ; 



2) Red Russian, the winter wheat most widely grown in the region 

 of Palouse, ripening late and resistant to weeds ; 



3) Hybrid 143, produced by Prof. W. J. Spiixman at the scientific agri- 

 cultural Station of the State of Washington by crossing White Track and 

 Ivittle Club ; high cropping power ; may be either spring or autumn sown ; 



4) Jones Winter Fife, the chief winter wheat in the driest part of 

 the State ; 



5) Turkey Red, the only bearded winter wheat grown in the State 

 of Washington ; ^delds a good hard grain ; not much cultivated ; 



6) Winter Bluestem, winter wheat obtained by crossing Turkey and 

 Bluestem, combining the cold resistant powers of the former with the ear 

 and grain characteristics of the latter ; 



7) Forty Fold (also called Gold Coin), the earliest wheat grown in the 

 Palouse region. 



8) Marquis, recently introduced from Canada, a ver}' eapy spring 

 wheat ; 



9) Triplet, a new composite hybrid, not yet distributed to farmers; 



Analyses of IVhccif in f/w- Stale of Washington. 



Flour Dry gluten Nitrogen Average 



\'ARIE1V percent. percent. percent. quality value 



Hybrid 128 78.42 16.2 2.185 114.8 



Hybrid 143 79-59 13.0 2.120 107.8 



Red Russian 82.96 lo.o 1.783 93.0 



Hybrid 123 77.66 13.6 1.955 103.4 



Forty Fold 82.44 i3-3 2.015 106.6 



Jones Winter Fife 80.05 9.9 1.850 93.5 



lyittle Club 78.32 lo.o 1.830 93.4 



Hybrid 108 76.9.) 9.7 1.865 92.2 



Turkey Red 78.34 14.3 2.185 111.7 



Winter Bluestem 80.75 i"" i.94o 97.5 



Triplet 75.8o ii.o 1.930 98.5 



Hybrid 60 81.90 11. 7 1.615 94-5 



Hybrid 150 79.32 8.2 1.725 86.2 



Bluestem* 81.97 !"■<' 2.065 98.6 



Marquis* 73.65 14.2 2.190 105.9 



Red Chall* 81.20 10.2 2.040 99.0 



Ivittle Club* 79.02 II. I 2.160 102.3 



Hybrid 143 78.62 10.2 1.990 100.2 



Averages . . . 7'i.3 11. 6 1.970 — 



* Grown as spring wheats. 



10) Hybrid 128, produced in 189Q by Prof. Spitxman, from a cross 

 between Jones Winter Fife and L,ittle Chib ; high croj) yield and good 

 quality ; stiff straw ; does not shatter. 



11) Little Club ; 



