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ty, but they do not grow under very dry conditions as 

 well as the Durum varieties. The latter are resistant 

 to drought in a marked degree and they also yield 

 relatively well, hence they will be much grown in the 

 more dry portions of the semi-arid areas. They are 

 less high in favor for milling than the Turkey Red, the 

 Red Fife and the Blue Stem, and consequently do not 

 bring so high a price. The Kubanka is the favorite Durum 



DRY LAND DURUM WHEAT, CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA. 

 Courtesy Northern Pacific Railway Co. 



wheat. In dry areas Durum wheats yield much better 

 than other spring wheats as a rule. 



In Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and states of 

 the southwest, club or square headed wheats are much 

 grown, and for the reason that they do not shatter readily 

 when ripe. Because of this quality they are well suited -to 

 being harvested in a large way by headers and combined 



