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ing of the upper leaves, particularly as it approaches maturity. Hard 
Federation is susceptible to the usual cereal diseases. It appears to 
have a slightly higher susceptibility to bunt than the average variety. 
It also does not appear to produce as well as some varieties after a 
wet winter. Hard Federation was distributed for commercial grow- 
ing in 1920 on account of its quality and yield. It is a good milling 
variety, superior to Baart in most milling and bread-making factors. 
White Federation.— White Federation is very similar to Hard 
Federation. It is an early short and strong-strawed beardless 
variety with small white kernels which do not shatter readily. Like 
the Hard Federation it has white straw, but it also has white glumes, 
which serve to distinguish the two varieties. The kernels are hard 
and vitreous in texture, but starchy spots are more common, and the 
color of the kernel is a shade lighter. The shape of the kernel is 
practically identical with that of Hard Federation. The variety 
matures about two days later than Hard Federation. It also shows 
the peculiar curling of the upper leaves. White Federation, like 
Hard Federation, appears to possess low resistance to excess moisture. 
Although not quite as good a milling variety as Hard Federation, the 
White Federation was distributed at the same time on account of 
its slightly greater yielding capacity. 
Federation. — Federation is practically identical with Hard Federa- 
tion in general appearance except that it has a trifle longer and more 
uniform spike, and its glumes are a little darker brown in color. It 
begins heading from six to eight days later and matures from three 
to five days later than Hard Federation. It has a small soft white 
kernel with rounded cheeks. The yields of Federation at Chico 
look promising, and in experiments in adjoining States very good 
results have been obtained. In quality it is equal to Pacific Bluestem 
and may prove more productive. 
Bunyip is an early Australian variety with small white semihard 
kernels of high quality and is similar in many respects to Hard 
Federation. It is short, moderately strong-strawed and beardless, 
with white chaff and straw. It matures from two to four days 
earlier than Hard Federation. Bunyip was distributed in 1920 by a 
local agency and is grown on a limited acreage in the Sacramento 
Valley. It has been grown in both nursery and plat experiments at 
Chico, but has not shown outstanding yielding capacity. 
SO MORA. 
Sonora is an early short-strawed beardless variety with white 
straw, brown hairy glumes, and small soft white kernels. It is an 
important commercial variety in the southern San Joaquin Valley, 
but produces yields significantly lower than those of Pacific Blue- 
stem. It is not grown commercially in the Sacramento Valley. 
LITTLE CLUB. 
The club wheats have a place in the wheat culture of this section. 
Although low in milling value they yield well and are resistant to 
shattering. The n on shattering- quality is especially desirable on 
