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needed. Almost everywhere non-shattering varieties 

 are required. The combined harvester is commonly 

 employed, but the self-binder is used in very hilly 

 localities. 



In British Columbia and the eastern portions of the 

 district, the summer climate is very cool and early matu- 

 rity is desirable. The gluten content of the kernel is 

 usually small. 



1. Principal varieties grown : 



Dawson Golden Chaff Kharkov Red Russian 



Forty Fold (Gold Coin) Little Club Palouse Bluestem 



Jones Winter Fife Turkey 



2. Needs of the district : 



Early maturity Winter-hardiness in the colder 



Non-shattering portions 



72. South Pacific wheat district. This district in- 

 -eludes practically all of California and southern Arizona. 

 All varieties have soft and white or light colored kernels. 

 The chief varieties in California are Australian White and 

 California Club grown in the middle and northern portions, 

 and Sonora in the southern portion. Early Baart, Gal- 

 galos, and Chul have recently come into use. All varieties 

 are both winter and spring wheats. Non-shattering vari- 

 eties are always demanded. Increase of the gluten con- 

 tent is probably the greatest need. There is a great 

 lack of soil humus. Recent experiments show that 

 green manuring will greatly increase the acre yield, 

 even much beyond that of fallow land. On the other 

 hand, remarkable yields of wheat and barley are ob- 

 tained on the reclaimed black soils of the " Tule " 

 lands near Stockton. In southern Arizona practically 

 all wheat is irrigated. 



