70 THE SMALL GRAINS 



is strong proof of the importance of intelligent wheat 

 culture, particularly in respect to seed selection and the 

 proper treatment of the soil. In some localities of this 

 district the standard is considerably above what one would 

 expect, while in some other districts it is far below what it 

 should be. 



Except in the extreme southern portions of this district 

 spring sowing is practiced, and there is a need for hardy 

 winter sorts w r hich will be able to extend the winter-wheat 

 area farther northward. In some localities rust is occa- 

 sionally very injurious, the black stem-rust sometimes 

 completely destroying the crop. Early maturing and 

 rust-resistant sorts are therefore desirable for escaping 

 or overcoming the attacks of this parasite. 



1. Principal varieties now grown : 



Dawson Golden Chaff Huron 



Early Red Clawson White Russian 



Fife White Fife 



Preston 



2. Needs of the district : 



Hardier winter varieties Rust-resistance 



Early-maturing varieties 



64. Semi-hard Winter wheat district. In this district 

 are included the lower New England States, southern 

 New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary- 

 land, West Virginia, the western portion of Virginia, Ohio, 

 the southern peninsula of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, 

 and southern Wisconsin. It is one of the important 

 cereal districts of North America. The wheats now grown 

 are usually semi-hard, but are in places rather soft. There 

 is a constant decided tendency toward the use of harder 

 red wheats in recent years, and the proportion of such 

 wheats now grown is much larger than 20 years ago. 



