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ties. The grain is amber-colored or reddisli, and of 

 medium size. 



Fultz (Fig. 18). — This variety is widely grown in the 

 South. It is practically beardless, though verj^ short beards 

 are found in the upper part of the head on a few of the 

 glumes, or chaffy parts. It may be used for hay as well as 

 for grain. 



Red May. — An earlj' beardless variety. 



Fulcaster (Fig. 18). — A bearded varietj- widely grown 

 in the South, and generally found to be comparatively 

 hardy and producti\'e. 



44. Most productive varieties of wheat. — There is no 

 one variet}' of wheat that is Ijest for all seasons and for 

 all localities in the South. This explains why varietj' tests 

 present such different results in different years. 



In experiments made at the Test Farms in North Caro- 

 lina, during several years, Golden Chaff, Bearded Fulcaster, 

 and Improved Amljer were among the most i^roductive 

 varieties. 



At the Alabama Experiment Station, a local strain of 

 Blue Stem has been the earliest and one of the most pro- 

 ductive varieties tested. Fulcaster has also made good 

 yields of gTain. 



At the Oklahoma Station, Sibley's New CJolden was one 

 of the best varieties. This is a bearded variety with soft 

 grains. At the same station good yields were also made by 

 Blue Stem and Fulcaster, and by some of the hard wheats, 

 including among others, Turkey Red. (Okla. Expr. Sta., 

 An. Rpt., 1908-1909.) 



45. Means of distinguishing varieties. — ^'arieties are 

 distinguished by the presence or absence of beards ; bj' the 



