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the range of variation was somewhat narrower than in 1918 

 The growing conditions of the 1918 season had admittedly a 

 levelling down effect upon the protein content of the pure lines. 

 Apart from the seasonal influences there were other factors in 



TABLE 7. 



Chemical Composition of Pure Lines of Wheat Grown at Aroos- 

 took Farm in ipi8. 



AROOSTOOK LINES. 



Line 



Selected from 



Plot 



Moisture 



Ash 



Xitrogen 



Protein 



Fat 



Crude 



No. 



Variety 



Xo. 









(Nx5.7) 





Fiber 



2385 



Red File 



870 



7.13 



1.92 



2.55 



14.54 



2.64 



2.18 



2390 



Red Fife 



876 



7.98 



2.05 



2.42 



13.79 



2.42 



2.49 



2389 



Red Fife 



875 



8.63 



2.04 



2.25 



12.83 



2.54 



2.04 



2393 



Red Fife 



880 



9.88 



1.98 



2.14 



12.20 



2.01 



2.10 



2379 



Red Fife 



864 



8.51 



2.03 



2.14 



12.20 



2.57 



2.19 



2386 



Red Fife 



871 



9.65 



1.95 



2.13 



12.14 



2.24 



2.19 



2395 



Red Fife 



882 



9.17 



1.92 



2.06 



11.14 



2.61 



2.09 



Average 







8.71 



1.98 



2.24 



12.77 



2.47 



2.18 



2404 



Bluestem 



890 



7.28 



2.07 



2.36 



13.45 



2.67 



2.25 



2391 



Bluestem 



1 877 



7.52 



! 2.01 



2.34 



13.34 



2.38 



2.26 



2394 



Bluestem 



,881 



7.17 



; 2.07 



2.22 



12.65 



2.57 



2.27 



2387 



Bluestem 



873 



8.74 



2.16 



2.19 



12.48 



2.56 



2.20 



2384 



Bluestem 



869 



9.95 



2.01 



2.09 



11.91 



2.30 



2.18 



Average 



2381 

 2402 

 2411 

 2397 

 2383 

 2414 

 2388 

 2409 

 2405 

 2400 



Preston 

 Preston 

 Preston 

 Preston 

 Preston 

 Prseton 

 Preston 

 Preston 

 Preston 

 Preston 



866 

 893 



902 



910 

 874 

 900 

 891 

 907 



7.88 

 8.71 

 7.33 

 8.58 

 8.03 

 8.70 

 9.17 

 9.83 

 9.21 

 9.24 



2.06 



2.15 

 2.12 

 2.24 

 2.11 

 2.29 

 2.06 

 1.96 

 1.99 

 2.08 

 2.01 



2.24 



2.54 

 2.42 

 2.42 

 2.34 

 2.32 

 2.29 

 2.26 

 2.09 

 2.02 

 1.93 



12.77 



14.48 

 13.79 

 13.79 

 13.34 

 13.22 

 1S.05 

 12.88 

 11.91 

 11.51 

 11.00 



2.50 



2.95 

 2.54 

 2.59 

 2.53 

 2.21 

 2.31 

 2.36 

 2.42 

 2.88 

 2.38 



2.23 



2.19 

 2.36 

 2.23 

 2.16 

 2.44 

 2.15 

 2.23 

 2.09 



2:33 



2.19 



Average 







8.67 



2.10 



2.26 



12.91 



2.52 



2.24 



2398 



2401 

 2410 



Marquis 

 Marquis 



Marquis 



885 



887 

 895 ! 



7.83 

 9.05 

 7.77 



2.16 



1.87 

 1.99 



2.12 

 2.09 

 1.98 



12.08 

 11.91 

 11.29 



2.46 

 2.38 

 2.75 



2.53 

 1.99 

 2.28 



Average 







8.22 



2.01 



2.06 



11.76 



2.53 



2.27 



2374 



Canada Red 



901 



8.05 



2.35 



2.40 



13.68 



2.70 



2.41 



2377 



Canada Red 



908 



8.44 



2.16 



2.37 



13.51 



2.20 



2.54 



2373 



Canada Red 



899 



' 8.46 



2.14 



2.35 



13.40 



2.63 



2.53 



2376 



Canada Red 



905 



7.61 



2.04 



2.33 



13.28 



2.28 



2.68 



2375 



Canada Red 



904 



7.93 



2.09 



2.12 



12.08 



2.50 



2.49 



2396 



Canada Red 



883 



9.85 



2.12 



2.08 



11.86 



2.50 



2.34 



Average 







8.98 



2.16 



2.32 



13.20 



2.46 



2.53 



2370 



Unnamed 



862 



8.28 



1.95 



2.28 



12.99 



2.25 



2.24 



2415 



Unnamsd 



911 



8.29 



1.91 



2.16 



12.31 



2.49 



2.23 



2406 



Unnamed 



892 



8.89 



1.90 



2.: 3 



■ 11.57 



2.32 



2.39 



Average 







8.49 



1.92 



2.16 



12.29 



2.35 



2.29 



