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seasonal conditions. Drought, hot winds, lodging, and occasionally 
rust resulted in shrunken kernels during many of the years. The 
average bushel weights of the varieties of winter wheat upon which 
three or more tests have been made are shown in Table 23. 
Kharkof had an average test weight per bushel of 58.6 pounds during 
102 station years, the weights varying from 46 to 63 pounds per bushel. 
It will be seen that Kharkof has a heavier test weight than nearly all 
other varieties. Only two varieties exceeded Kharkof in bushel 
weight by more than 1 pound, and only three and four tests, respec- 
tively, were made on these varieties. Altara, Blackhull, Kharkof 
(C. I. No. 4207), Nebraska No. 60, Turkey (C. I. No. 3055), and 
Pioneer Turkey tested 0.5 pound per bushel higher than Kharkof 
during six or more station years, probably due to better local adap- 
tation and better development of the kernels. 
All varieties of soft red winter wheat, white wheat, and club wheat 
had a lower test weight in these experiments than the standard 
Kharkof variety. 
TABLE 23.— Average test weight per bushel of 110 varieties and strains of winter 
wheat grown at 15 experiment stations in the Great Plains and Great Basin areas 
during 3 or more of the 15 years from 1908 to 1922, inclusive, compared with that 
of the Kharkof variety in the same station years 
Average test weight per bushel (pounds) 
. Station - 
Class and variety C.I. No. years we Kharkof, Difference 
named ae 
as Lighter | Heavier 
Hard red winter: 
PRG AT OTE ce hme Mee enema ik el eo ee eae 102 OBLGT Pe ere ae Se Ne ee Senne 
Al bertawRe dey is ween Fee Se 2979 49 59. 6 59. 7 Os eee 
Altara (Kansas No. 2048)_-...-.-_-__-- 5797 11 58.3 say (is yal | Seater al 0.5 
INAV roya't Cy Shoes ab aeieiies Betas emia) feria SO ea 1438 57 58.8 59. 2 ea: tal Keira Beat 
Arpentine ooo) ae see Nee eee 1569 14 58. 7 59. 0 es | (eee ol 
SAT TAG A Se e  ee e 1355 22 59. 8 60. 0 | amide EVES 
Armavir (selection) s225 222) =e 1355-2-2 9 Ole OB. Bil woe. wey oma | eee eee ee 
BES ACS Kee eee ee pore ee amr ee ap 2 1562 15 59.3 60. 8 his) i iets =e ab 
IB Ta eee oe at a ee ee 1560 9 60. 1 CORT? |" 2 SOO SG eee eee 
IBelogling. ee Se ee 1543 37 58. 1 59. 1 TOC = sate 
0s ieee cep ad RNS See See eae es 1544 14 59.3 GOS he Sele eee ee 
1 DY0)e, pecan) apr peels Sr eeeer Weak 1549 4 57.8 59. 9 it ly ichelerloge é S8S 
ID O22 2A oo oe ice ee ee 1667 19 58. 4 58. 9 OA a eee 
Oe en es TE cage eens 2239 21 5735 58. 7 § Bate pul pata “ae 
BlackHuNes see Ae eb es ee 6251 16 59.0 BS iors |e ae 7 
Bosnian: —- 2 ee See eee 1691 4 59.8 61.3 L[ON ee es ee 
IBUda pests = oh ee aE ee ee 1739 5 59. 4 61. 4 PN Pay pet pee 
IBUlearlant. eee Pe es ee 2048 13 60. 6 60. 9 gt [cigar 
Crimean’: 2) 22 45 eS ae 1432 24 59. 7 +79 FE (a1| Rie A Res [OP LA Aon, 2 
1D (op) eran apy a eae Or Ar eR 2 1433 12 58.3 60. 2 1a? 19) hegcester Oe 
D082 ok OE aes be ee 1435 22 59. 4 60.3 1G b Aerlatertmaie: Bik 
LD Ya Aerie esas 9h Spr figen Sonera Soe hs eee ee pS 1436 39 58. 0 58. 8 pot] Be OR Ne a 
1D Foye ee am 65 Paap FS Sr Shona 1437 53 59. 4 59.5 1 Ka) Lae See 
ED ees he ot a ge ee 1559 37 59.8 LAS Ie Gu pes eh 2 
Defiance... 4. 4 Aess sh a ee 6214 4 55.8 56.3 LT fem e Res 
TEI VETSOLO meee ne pa anh ay a gpg Sl 3011 4 59. 8 60. 0 ili. stereo 
Nn Parianeeen doe oe el bee eee, 2034 8 60. 0 61. 4 dat TAs eae abel 8 
(erat eee Oe BPS aa! 8 2042 4 59. 3 61.3 OF D pls a ae ee 
(eanired 322 ta a Se 5146 43 57. 8 U5 y (al of] pees se tet : Jo 
[RGR ON Go te eee eee ea 6700 13 58. 9 59.3 ri *oy| beeline 
iharkoleers--2'- se eee 1442 7 BOK oi dress ens | ec dana csc ela 
Kharkof (selection No. 6P2)_-------_- 1442 10 56. 3 56. 6 BS y || epee ek 
Kehnankoties 2 Ak er 1583 51 58. 9 RCN f | [ SERS 2 
Omer to Tae Noe Pane 2193 3 59. 5 SO 2a ae ie 3 
LD (0). 4E Sr per OS Oller ISS se 4207 20 57.8 (8 al | eee eee no 
Dos (eh Oth Pt TRAST) ee 5293 3 56. 7 6S ylozee toads 1.4 
Khankot(Havs INOW) 3 22 oo eae 6686 8 55. 8 56. 1 tS 1S ae Sea 
Walaa reer es AAS ASS Seite Cee 2208 35 58. 7 59. 0 ae2tt cae 
Minturkd. 94923) teal dS 6155 15 57.4 58. 5 Ble beak 
Montana NOhoGesosocusceso-65euee 5549 13 58. 2 58. 4 Be PN bh dicensterk t 
Nebraska NO/6 LVI ea et 6249 4 56. 8 57.0 j2 thease ees 
MGDIASKA NOL UUe Cece cn oleate 6250 | 7 58. 6 a i Pie ihe et 5 
