DRY-FARMING 



berta in Canada — the area of maximum 

 production being in central Kansas, 70,- 

 000,000 bushels per annum. These 

 wheats originated in Russia and take 

 their name from the peninsula of Crimea, 

 where they have long been grown. They 

 were first introduced into the United 

 States by the Mennonite colonists who 

 came from Russia and brought some 

 seed with them. 



The typical varieties of this group are 

 the Turkey— sometimes called Turkey 

 Red — the Kharkof, and the Crimean. 

 They are usually termed "hard red win- 

 ter wheats." The Kharkof is most valued 

 and has proved very hardy. The wheats 

 of this group are all bearded, and have 

 white chaff and hard, red berries. They 

 do not grow tall, but are very heavy 

 yielders. Although in great demand as 

 milling wheats they are not thought equal 

 to the No. 1 Hard and No. 1 Northern 

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