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REQUIREi'flL'MTS AlIT iJtETI-iC'PS OF GROV/ING WHEAT 



Time to Maturity- 120 - 130 days 



Life- Annual 



Soil Requirerr.ents- 



Surface ; Heavier soil types 24" in depth, presence of organic iratter, 

 less than .25 of \% alkali (Same as barley, but requires 

 more organic natter) 



Climatic Requirements- 



Vi/heat will withstand less heat than barley, otheiwise conditions are 

 about the same. 



V/ater Requirements and Irripation- 



Requires more moisture than barley. 30" optimum. Only 4.7^ of 

 acreage irrigated. 



Calendar of Qperations - 



Preparing Seed Bed : November - February plo?;ed 4 - 8" deep. Disked 



or harrowed before planting. 



Planting : 



Time ; October 1 to February 1 



Quantity: 90# - 110# broadcast 

 45# - .100)(^ drilled 



Method and Distance: Broadcasted and harrowed in or drilled. 



Varieties : . 



'ti/hite Australian (Blue stem) 



Club 



Sonora 



Gal gal 



Defiance 



Harvest : 



When : Juno 15 - September 1st. 



How : By heading in fog belts, 

 3y combines in valley. 

 By Diners in special sections. 



