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THE WHEAT CULTUEIST. 



The Eed Blee-stem ^heat. 



This is an old and very popular varietv of wheat, 

 which originated in Pennsylvania. It is one of the 

 finest and most profitable varieties of 

 red wheat. The growing grain with- 

 stands the ravages of the wheat midge 

 better than many varieties, but not so 

 well as some others. The chaff fits rather 

 close to the kernels, but not so tight as 

 the chaff of some otiier varieties. The 

 Eed Bhie-stem TTheat is one of the most 

 prolific varieties that has ever been cul- 

 tivated : and the young plants endure the 

 cold of winter with less injury than many 

 other kinds of wheat. J. H. Klippart 

 says, in the Transactions of the Ohio 

 Board of Agricultm-e, that this variety 

 makes as good a quality of flour as does 

 any red wheat : the grain ripens tlii'ee to 

 six days later than the Mediterranean 

 wheat ; but no variety repays good cul- 

 tivation so well, or }delds so little when 

 indifterently cultivated, as does this va- 

 rietv. Manv of the more recent varie- 



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Eed blue-stem. tles of smootli. red wlicats were derived 

 from this old standard variety, which has been cultivated 

 in many counties in Ohio for more than fifty years. The 

 regularity of the rows of grain and the tightness of the 

 chaff to the kernels show this to be a very desirable va- 

 riety to cultivate. With proper selection of seed, and 

 superior cultivation, the yield and quality may be won- 

 derfully improved. 



