CEREAL EXPERIMENTS AT CHICO. CALIF. 33 
On the average, high yields of wheat and barley, moderate yields 
of oats, and low yields of flax, emmer, and spelt were produced. 
The best average yields of wheat were obtained from Pacific Blue- 
stem (White Australian) and Baart. Hard Federation. White 
Federation, and Federation are new promising varieties. The white 
common wheats are best adapted to the Sacramento Valley. Durum 
wheats are not adapted. 
Milling and baking data on 33 varieties of wheat show that Hard 
Federation is superior in most milling and baking factors. Baart 
excels in loaf volume. White Federation has a milling and baking 
value almost equal to that of Hard Federation. Bunyip has excellent 
milling and bread-making qualities. Pacific Bluestem is a fairly 
good bread-making wheat, with Federation slightly superior. Sonora 
and Little Club are of inferior value. 
Extensive wheat-breeding experiments have been conducted to 
produce new productive adapted varieties, resistant to disease and 
with other desirable characters. 
Varieties of the Coast type of barley are best adapted to this sec- 
tion. Coast (C. I. Xo. 690) has been one of the best varieties. Club 
Mariout (C. I. Xo. 261) has been a high-yielding variety. 
Oats are not well adapted to the Sacramento Valley. Red Rust- 
proof and Fulghum are two of the best varieties. 
Emmer and spelt have not yielded as well as wheat or barley. 
Flax is not adapted to the Sacramento Valley. Grain sorghums may 
be grown successfully. Dwarf milo is one of the best varieties. 
The largest yields of wheat, barley, oats, and flax usually are 
obtained when sowing is done before December 31. 
