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of the state were especially active in this movement 

 and the matter was frequently a prominent topic of 

 discussion at the meetings of the State Millers' Associ- 

 ation. The variety Budapest from Hungary, and Daw- 

 son Golden Chaff from Canada (Fig. 58), were intro- 

 duced and became favorite varieties. Another variety, 

 Theiss, introduced from Hungary, obtained a well-merited 

 reputation as a hardy, red-winter sort in the north central 

 states and as far west as Kansas. It has, however, not 

 even yet received the attention that it should have. 



159. Introductions into the Pacific coast region. In 

 a large part of the Pacific coast region, and the Columbia 

 River Basin, the improvements which resulted in such 

 large yields were made through the introduction of club 

 wheats, which are very prolific, hold the kernels in the 

 spike, and in other respects are well adapted to the con- 

 ditions of this region. One or more of these wheats came 

 from Chile, but the origin of some of them is not known. 

 /Two varieties not club wheats, Australian and Palouse 



^Bluestem, but which are among the best on the Pacific 

 coast, probably belong to the Purple Straw group of 

 Australia. In southern California and some other locali- 

 ties, the variety Sonora had great part in the early develop- 

 ment of wheat cultivation. It is a white-kerneled wheat 

 with reddish pubescent chaff. The kernels are a little 

 harder than those of the club type. It is reported that 

 it came originally from the state of Sonora in Mexico. 



160. Ladoga wheat. In Canada, where Fife wheat 

 began its interesting history, this variety has continued 

 to be very satisfactory, with the one exception that, in 

 certain districts, it has not been sufficiently early. Gov- 

 ernment officials therefore endeavored to secure " a hard 

 wheat of good quality which would ripen early enough 



