HARD RED WINTER WHEATS IN DRY AREAS 47 
Strains of Kharkof were selected as the standard for comparison. 
This wheat was found to be equal or slightly superior to Turkey, 
the leading variety of hard red winter wheat, in yield, winter hardiness, 
and other agronomic characters and in milling and baking quality. 
Several strains of these or other hard red winter wheats are shown 
to have certain advantages over Kharkof and Turkey, but most of 
the varieties and strains tested are not superior to them. 
Kanred, in general, was the most productive hard red winter wheat 
for the Great Plains area. Other high-yielding strains are Alberta 
Red, Argentine, Beloglina, Blackhull, Karmont, Montana No. 36, 
Nebraska No. 60, and Turkey (C. I. No. 1571). 
Few strains or varieties were found to be distinctly earlier and 
taller than Kharkof. Blackhull exceeds most of the other varieties 
in these characters, which gives it a decided advantage in some 
sections. 
In winter hardiness Minturki and in stem-rust resistance Kanred 
have exceeded most of the other varieties of hard red winter wheat. 
For milling and baking value as determined from crude-protein 
content, yield of straight flour, and volume of loaf, the Beloglina, 
Kanred, and Minturki varieties have one or more distinct advantages 
over Kharkof and other hard red winter wheats. 
