124 BULLETIN 1074, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



This, like all other wheats grown in California, is a winter wheat and should 

 probably be generally treated as such, and will, no doubt, thrive better in new 

 localities after it becomes acclimated by one or two seasons' growth. . . . The 

 best successes of my customers are also my own, and the whole wheat crop 

 of America will soon be enormously increased if this new " Burbank " wheat 

 is generally sown. 



The wheat was further advertised and distributed as Super wheat in 1917 

 and 1918 by Mr. Burbank. Apparently most of his stock was purchased and 

 resold by the State Seed & Nursery Co., of Helena, Mont, at the price of $5 

 per pound. They advertised it as a wheat adapted for both spring and fall 

 sowing. It was distributed, therefore, in many sections where it was not 

 adapted. East of the Rocky Mountains it generally winterkilled when fall sown 

 and remained prostrate on the ground throughout the growing season when 

 spring sown, thus resulting in failure. Its distribution, therefore, probably 

 dow is limited to the Pacific coast and the Intermountain areas. It was not 

 reported in the varietal survey of 1919. The writers have found Super wheat 

 to be identical with Jones Fife in all taxonomic characters, as well as in yield 

 and in milling and baking quality. 



Canadian Hybrid is similar to Jones Fife, except that it sometimes has a 

 slightly longer and laxer spike. It was listed by John A. Salzer, seedsman, of 

 La Crosse, Wis., as early as 1895. Concerning it he states that " it originated 

 in Canada, on the farm of Clark Parker, through crossing, or in the words of 

 the grower, • I have long had the best crops of winter wheat in my section. I 

 would take the best specimens of different sorts, and plant them together, and 

 thus continuously improve my yield. Now, I can not call any of these sorts 

 pure, because obtained as above, but can call the Canadian Hybrid enormously 

 productive.'" {163, p. 16, 1900.) It was reported grown in Illinois, Indiana, 

 Michigan, and Missouri. 



Crail Fife is a local name applied to Jones Fife wheat in Montana, Frank 

 Crail, of Bozeman, Mont., being the farmer who grew and distributed the 

 variety under that name. Fishhead is a wheat similar to Jones Fife, samples 

 of which have been obtained from the Cornell University Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station. Silver King is a name used for Jones Fife in Colorado and 

 Wyoming. According to J. B. Hill, of Westridge, Colo., it has been grown in 

 that vicinity for 16 or 18 years. The name Velvet Chaff has been used for 

 Jones Fife, as for several other varieties, by many growers. Winter Fife, a 

 part of the original name, often is used by growers to distinguish it from the 

 well-known spring wheat called Fife. 



HAYNES BLUESTEM. 



Description. — Plant spring habit, late, midtall to tall ; stem white, glaucous 

 before maturity, midstrong to strong; spike awnless, narrowly fusiform, mid- 

 dense to lax, inclined; glumes pubescent, white, short, midlong, narrow, often 

 shattering; shoulders midwide, oblique to square; beaks midwide, obtuse, 0.5 

 mm. long; apical awns few, 3 to 15 mm. long; kernels red, short to midlong, 

 hard, ovate ; germ midsized ; crease narrow, middeep to deep ; cheeks rounded ; 

 brush midsize, midlong to long. 



This variety is distinct among the hard spring-wheat varieties because of be- 

 ing pubescent. It is very susceptible to stem rust. When rust is not present 

 it yields well under humid conditions. It is an excellent milling and bread- 

 making wheat. Spikes, glumes, and kernels of Haynes Bluestem are shown 

 in Plate XXXIII, A, 



History. — Haynes Bluestem was first developed through selection by L. H. 

 Haynes (107), of Fargo, N. Dak., about 1895. He recorded the following in- 

 formation concerning its previous origin and his work toward its improvement : 



