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(10) The rerv liglit infection of leaf rust in sowings made in Ala- 

 bama, Arkansas, California, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, 

 Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin, 

 and in New South Wales has proved that these three varieties are 

 extremely resistant to leaf rust also. Present knowledge of the 

 leaf-rust problem indicates rather definitely that these varieties will 

 maintain this high degree of resistance under a ^^'ide range of condi- 

 tions. 



(11) Kanred, one of the three rust-resistant pure lines, has an 

 unusual combination of desirable characters. In Kansas it yields 

 from 3 to 5 bushels more per acre than either Turkey or Kharkof, 

 the varieties commonly grown. It ripens a little earlier, thus 

 escaping some of the damage from drought and hot winds durmg the 

 ripening period. Kanred also seems to be more winter hardy in 

 Kansas than other varieties and suiwives the severe winters with 

 less loss from winterkilling. In milling and baking c[uahty it 

 apparently is ecjual to Turkey and Kharkof, varieties of hard red 

 winter wheat which have established a world-wide reputation for 

 quahty. 



(12) Experiments and the experience of large numbers of farmers 

 have shown that Kam^ed is adapted to other sections of the hard 

 winter-wheat area, and it is now rapidly being introduced and widely 

 grown in Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, eastern Colorado, and some 

 other States. 



(13) Kani'ed wheat is believed to have considerable potential 

 value also as a parental variety to be used by plant breeders in com- 

 bining its rust resistance and other valuable characters with those of 

 the varieties of other classes of wheat adapted to the several wheat- 

 OTOwino; districts. 



