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in color. The grain is hard and flinty, but larger and plumper than the 

 hard spring. The milling quality of the wheat is excellent, although 

 the quality of the gluten is not as high as in the hard spring wheat. The 

 principal varieties grown are the Turkey and Kharkof. 



District No. 4. — White soft or Pacific Coast wheat, grown mostly 

 in California, is soft and starchy, and yellow to red in color. The milling 

 quality varies from fair to poor. For bread purposes this wheat must be 

 blended with the hard wheats. The wheat in this district is classed as soft 

 winter on the market. The leading varieties are White Australian, 

 Sonora, Club, King's Early and Early Baart. 



Wheat Districts of the United States. 



District No. 5. — The medium hard spring and winter wheat is grown 

 in the extreme Northwest, Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The wheat 

 in this section is medium in quality, much of it having a bleached, dull 

 appearance. The principal varieties of winter wheat are Forty Fold, 

 Red Russian and Jones' Winter Fife. Bluestem is the leading spring 

 variety. 



Wheat Improvement. — Every wheat grower should ascertain, by 

 test or otherwise, the variety best suited to his conditions. The variety 

 tests at the nearest experiment station will generally indicate the best 

 varieties for similar conditions. For a community located on soil different 

 from that of the nearest experiment station, an ideal plan is to organize 

 a community seed association. A variety test of wheat should be con- 



