CLASSIFICATION OF AMERICAN WHEAT VARIETTES. 
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Clawson, or White Clawson, has been found to be identical with Goldcoin, 
but the name, also, has a much earlier origin. According to Carleton (58, 
p. 65), the history of this wheat is as follows: 
This variety originated in Seneca County, N. Y., in 1865, through the 
selection of certain superior heads from a field of Fultz by Garrett Clawson, 
On planting the grain from these heads, both a white and red grained sort 
resulted the following season. The white wheat was considered the best, and 
the pint of seed obtained of this sort was sown, producing 39 pounds the following 
season. The third year after this 254 bushels were harvested and that season 
the variety was distributed to other farmers. In 1871 this variety took first 
premium at the Seneca County fair, and in 1874 seed was distributed by this 
Department. Though judged inferior by millers at times, this variety has 
become a very popular one. It must not be confused with Early Red Clawson, 
a very distinct variety. 
The Goldcoin variety itself, is reported by Carleton (58, p. 66) to have 
been produced by Ira M. Green, at- Avon, N. Y., about 1890. in the following 
manner : 
Mr. Green grew a field of Diehl Mediterranean, a bearded, red-grained wheat, 
and while passing through the field one day found a bald head i^ossessing white 
grains. Planting every grain of this head, he found as a result next season that 
he had heads with very long beards, some with short beards, and others with 
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coin (Fortyfold) wheat in 1919. Estimated area, 947,000 acres. 
none at all. The grain also was mixed, some red and some white. He desired 
the bald wheat — hence only the grains from the bald heads were again planted. 
From this as a beginning, a practically new variety resulted. Various names 
have been given to it by different seedsmen, but it is best known by the name 
Gold Coin. 
The commercial production of Goldcoin wheat dates from about 1900. 
Distribution. — Grown in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, In- 
diana, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North 
Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Washington, W^est Vir- 
ginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. This distribution is shown in Figure 38. 
Synonyms. — Abundance, American Banner, Clawson, Eldorado, Fortyfold, 
Golden Chaff, Gold Bullion, Gold Medal, Goldmine. Improved No. 6. Interna- 
tional No. 6, Junior No. 6, Klondike, New American Banner. New Soules, 
Niagara, Number 6, Oregon Goldmine, Plymouth Rock, Prizetaker, Prize- 
winner, Rochester No. 6, Soules, Superlative, Twentieth Century, White Cen- 
tury, White Clawson, Wliite Eldorado, White Rock, White Russian, White 
Soules, W^hite Surprise, and Winter King. 
Eldorado, Golden Chaff, Gold Bullion, Gold Medal, Niagara, Goldmine, Ore- 
gon Goldmine, Plymouth Rock, Prize Winner, Superlative, Twentieth Century, 
White Century, White Eldorado, White Russian, and White Surprise are local 
names for the variety, used chiefly by growers in Michigan. 
