WHEAT IN CANADA 273 



hard wheats are grown where there is moderate 

 rainfall and warm, sunshiny summer weather, and 

 the soft wheats are grown under more humid 

 conditions. The winter wheat district of Alberta 

 is a region of mild, open winters, and the winter 

 wheat of Columbia and western Ontario is grown 

 in regions where heavy winter snows protect the 

 soils from low temperatures. 



Among the many varieties of wheat raised in 

 Canada the most generally known of the spring 

 wheats are the Red Fife and the Blue Stem. The 

 latter was introduced from Minnesota and al- 

 though it is a good producer, it has failed to be- 

 come well adapted to Canadian conditions. The 

 Red Fife is at this time the most popular spring 

 wheat grown. The kernels are pale red, plump, 

 short, and hard. This variety is remarkable 

 for its high quality, its productiveness, and its 

 power of adapting itself to varying soil and climatic 

 conditions. Among the hard winter wheats, 

 Turkey Red, Kharkof, and Alberta Red are best 

 known. The latter has proved very popular in 

 Alberta. 



The Culture Methods. - - Although intensive 

 farming prevails in parts of the eastern provinces, 

 the great wheat crop of Canada is raised where 

 fields are large. The usual size of the farm is 

 from 1 6o_to_64O ac res , but fields of several times 

 that extent are not uncommon. The farmers are 



