AUSTRALIAN WHEAT VARIETIES. 
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In some years, spring wheat will yield as well as fall-sown wheat at 
Moro. On the average, however, fall wheat is more successful. The 
Turkey is the most widely grown fall-sown variety in the vicinity 
of Moro. The Kharkof is increasing in acreage because it has 
yielded somewhat better, and Fortyfold is preferred by some growers 
in localities of high elevation. Of the spring wheats, Pacific Blue- 
stem was formerly the principal variety grown. During the past six 
years, however, it has been largely replaced by Early Baart and to 
a small extent by Marquis. Table II shows that commercial prac- 
tices are in accordance with the results of experiments at Moro. 
During the 9-year period from 1911 to 1919, inclusive, Kharkof 
has yielded at the rate of 27.3 bushels per acre, outyielding Pacific 
Bluestem by 6.5 bushels, a significant difference of 31 per cent. The 
Turkey has yielded somewhat less than Kharkof, but still 21 per 
cent more than the Pacific Bluestem, while Fortyfold has yielded 
only 6 per cent more. In the same period, Early Baart has exceeded 
the yield of Pacific Bluestem by 2.4 bushels, or a significant difference 
of 12.1 per cent. In the seven years from 1913 to 1919, inclusive, 
Marquis has exceeded the yield of Pacific Bluestem by only 4.7 per 
cent. In the six years from 1914 to 1919, inclusive, Bobs has out- 
yielded Pacific Bluestem by a significant amount (4.6 bushels, or 
20.1 per cent). This variety of Australian wheat has a hard, white 
kernel, and milling results on grain grown at Moro during a series 
of years have shown it to be an exceptionally good milling and 
bread-making wheat, comparing favorably with Marquis in every 
respect. The commercial distribution of the Bobs variety has been 
withheld only because of even more promising results obtained from 
the Federation group of Australian wheats. 
The principal agronomic results obtained in plat experiments with 
Federation, Hard Federation, White Federation, and several commer- 
cial wheats at Moro in 1918 and 1919 are given in Table III. 
Table III. — Agronomic data obtained from eight varieties of wheat grown in plats at the 
Sherman County Branch Station, Moro, Oreg., in 1918 and 1919. 
Variety. 
Crop of 1918. 
Crop of 1919. 
Class and name. 
C.I. No. 
Stand. 
Matur- 
ity 
from 
emer- 
gence. 
Height. 
Yield per 
acre. 
Stand. 
Matur- 
ity 
from 
emer- 
gence. 
Height. 
Yield per 
acre. 
Spring wheat: a 
Hard Federation. . . 
Federation 
4733 
4734 
4981 
4158 
1697 
4067 
1442-12 
5290 
P.ct. 
90 
90 
Days. 
89 
•98 
Inches. 
23 
23 
Bushels. 
21.3±0.8 
21. 0± .6 
P.ct. 
85 
90 
75 
80 
75 
90 
100 
90 
Days. 
101 
106 
103 
109 
108 
111 
267 
270 
Inches. 
25 
25 
26 
28 
29 
29 
33 
34 
Bushels. 
2S.7±3.1 
28.7±2.8 
White Federation . . 
28.3 
95 
80 
85 
85 
90 
97 
94 
95 
197 
197 
24 
24 
24 
29 
34 
15. 0±1. 7 
14. 9± .3 
13. 0± .8 
26.2±1.1 
25. 9±.l. 
22.7±0.8 
Early Baart 
Pacific Bluestem . . . 
Winter wheat : b 
Kharkof 
24.2±2.1 
23.7±1.1 
40.0±2.0 
Fortyfold 
26.2±1.6 
« Twentieth-acre plats replicated twice. 
b Twentieth-acre plats replicated 3 times. 
