CEREAL EXPERIMENTS AT DICKINSON, N. DAK. 21 



Saunders from a cross made in 1888 between the Ladoga and Red 

 Fife. The stock of this variety, as well as that of the Red Fife, Pres- 

 ton, and Pringle Champlain, was obtained from the experimental 

 farm at Brandon, Manitoba. 



Preston. — The Preston wheat (C. I. No. 3328) has yielded as well 

 as the Bearded Fife during the two years tested. It is very similar 

 to the Huron. This wheat also was originated by Dr. Saunders from 

 a cress between Ladoga and White Fife. It was first mentioned in 

 the report of the Canadian Experimental Farms for 1893, since which 

 time it has become a standard variety in Canada. 



THE BLUESTEM GROUP. 



Two varieties of the bluestem group, Crossbred (N. Dak. No. 318) 

 and Haynes (Minn. No. 169), have been included in the trials at 

 Dickinson. These varieties are quite similar in appearance, both 

 being beardless, with white, hairy chaff and dark-red kernels. 



Haynes Bluestem. — The strain of Haynes Bluestem wheat known 

 as Minnesota No. 169 (C. I. No. 3020) was originated by the Minne- 

 sota Agricultural Experiment Station. It is a selection made in 1893 

 from Haynes Bluestem (Minn. No. 51). Two lots of seed of this 

 variety were used in the trials at Dickinson, the first lot having been 

 lost by hail. The variety is late in maturing, and for this reason it 

 is not well adapted to the conditions at Dickinson. In only one 

 year out of six has it outyielded the standard fife and durum 

 varieties. It has, however, superior bread-making qualities. 



Crossbred Bluestem. — The strain of bluestem wheat known as 

 Crossbred Bluestem (N. Dak. No. 318, C. I. Nos. 3314 and 3695) was 

 originated by Prof. W. M. Hays, of the North Dakota Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, in 1893, from an incross between two plants of 

 Glyndon 753, a bluestem wheat grown by the Minnesota Agricultural 

 Experiment Station and represented by its Nos. 116, 15T, and 478. 

 It is shorter than the Haynes Bluestem and exceeds it slightly in 

 yield, but can not be distinguished by its appearance from other blue- 

 stem wheats. It is more commonly grown in eastern North Dakota 

 and is well adapted to that part of the State. 



As seen in Table VIII, the yield of the bluestem wheats is low, and 

 their growth in western North Dakota should be discouraged rather 

 than encouraged. 



MISCELLANEOUS DATA. 



In making comparisons of different varieties of spring wheat, other 

 data than the grain yields are important. Table IX shows the com- 

 parative behavior during the growing season of the varieties included 

 in Table VIII. 



