240 DRY-FARMING 



ties used. They are rapidly being displaced by the 

 hard varieties. 



The group of soft winter wheats includes numerous 

 varieties grown extensively in the famous wheat 

 districts of California, Oregon, Washington, and 

 northern Idaho. The main varieties are Red Russian 

 and Palouse Blue Stem, in Washington and Idaho; 

 Red Chaff and Foise in Oregon, and Defiance, Little 

 Club, Sonora, and AAHiite Australian in California. 

 These are all soft, white, and rather poor in gluten. 

 It is believed that under given climatic, soil, and cul- 

 tural conditions, all wheat varieties will approach 

 one type, distinctive of the conditions in question, 

 and that the California wheat t}'pe is a result of pre- 

 vailing unchangeable conditions. More research is 

 needed, however, before definite principles can be laid 

 down concerning the formation of distinctive wheat 

 t}^pes in the various dry-farm sections. Under any 

 condition, a change of seed, kee]3ing improvement 

 always in view, should be beneficial. 



Jardine has reminded the dry-farmers of the United 

 States that before the production of wheat on the 

 drv-farms can reach its full possil)ilities under any 

 acreage, sufficient quantities must be grown of a few 

 varieties to affect the large markets. This is espe- 

 cially important in the intermountain country where 

 no uniformity exists, but the warning should be 

 heeded also by the Pacific coast and Great Plains 

 wheat areas. As soon as the best varieties are found 



