DRY-LAND CROPS 



and the durums for spring. The latter 

 are the only varieties which have proved 

 capable of withstanding the dry, hot 

 summers of this region. 



The Pacific Wheat Zone. 



This zone comprises the San Joaquin 

 and Sacramento Valley in California, 

 and the Columbia Basin region of 

 Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The 

 wheats of this belt are the extreme oppo- 

 site of those of the Kansas region. In 

 other words, they are very soft and white, 

 and very low in gluten— the most valu- 

 able constituent of the wheat berry — 

 while the Kansas grains are hard, red, 

 and rich in gluten and hence more de- 

 sirable. The wheats of the Pacific belt 

 are not readily salable in the MinneapoHs 

 and Chicago markets ; however, they sell 

 freely on the Pacific Coast, in western 

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