66 



SOUTHERN FIELD CROPS 



(a) Prevailing color, — whitish, amber, or reddish. 

 (6) Hard, medium, or soft, in crushing. 



(c) Plump, shriveled, or medium-plump. 



(d) Size of grain, — large, medium, or small. 



(e) Crease, — deep, medium, or shallow. 



(10) Standards for wheat grown in the South have not been 

 agreed on. Until this is done, the following standard for Fultz 

 wheat used in Kansas may prove a useful basis for the formu- 

 lation of Southern standards.- 



Fultz. Type : red, soft, winter. 



Length of berry : inches, /^ to ^. 



Thickness of berry : inches, ^j to ^\. 



Shape and plumpness : very plump, rounded sides ; 



shallow groove. 

 Moisture content : per cent, 10. 

 Weight per bushel : pounds, 60. 

 Percentage of soft grains, 90. 



• Practice scoring wheat grain by the following score-card, or 

 such modification of it as the instructor may direct : — 



