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16. MENNONITE, PAT. BROS. 
Spring growth very poor, puny and grass like: Straw yellow: Culms: 
rather weak, often sprawling : Panicles bearded, white, glabrous, flattened 
loose, tapering: Grain very dark amber, of medium size, much shrunken, 
Culm : average height 2 feet 3 inches; diameter 1-8 to: 
3-16 inch, average 1-8. 
Leaves: per culm 4; length 3 1-4 to 11 1-4 inches, aver- 
age 7; width of upper leaf 1-4 to 7-16 inch, average 3-8; 
lower 1-8 to 1-4 inch, average 3-16. 
Panicle: average length 3 inches; average thickness 3-8: 
inch ; breadth 3-8 to 5-8, average 1-2; spikelets per panicle 
9 to 18, average [4; grains per spikelet 1 to 4, average 2 ; 
one thousand weigh 533 grains. 
This variety was introduced from Russia, by Mennonites, 
in 1882, according to a circular issued by Patterson Bros., 
Windfall, Ind., and was grown in this country for the first. 
time in Kansas. 
17. TREADWELL, O. E. 8S. 
Synonym: Democrat, O. HE. §S. 
Spring growth semi-erect and of medium vigor: Straw yellow: Culms fairly 
large, but inclined to weakness towards maturity: Panicles bearded, white 
glabrous, flattened, loose, tapering: Grain light amber, medium size, fairly 
long, slightly shrunken. 
Culm : average height 3 feet six inches; diameter 1-8 to 
1-4 inch, averaye 1-4. 
Leaves: per culm 4; length 4 to 12 1-2 inches, average 8;. 
width of upper leaf 5-16 to 3-4 inch, average 7-16; lower 
1-8 to 5-16 inch, average 3-8. 
Panicle: average length 3 3-4+inches ; thickness 5-16 to 
7-16 inch, average 3-8 ; breadth 3-8 to 3-4 inch, average 5-8;. 
spikelets per panicle 13 to 20, average 17; grains per spike- 
let 2 to 4, average 3; one thousand weigh 571 grains. 
18. VALLEY, O. E. S. 
Spring growth erect and even: Straw yellow: Culms strong and erect, as: 
a rule, though sometimes decumbent : Panicles bearded, white, glabrous, 
flattened, slightly loose, tapering: Grain dark amber or mottled, medium 
size, fairly long, contracted slightly: Thrashes from glume easily. 
Culm: average height 3 feet 6 inches; diameter 1-8 to: 
1-6 inch, average 1-7. 
Leaves : per culm 4; length 4 3-4 to 13 inches, average 8: 
1-2; width of upper leaf 1-4 to 5-8 inch, average 3-8 ; lower 
1-8 to 5-16 inch, average 3-16. 
Panicle : average length 3 1-4+inches ; average thickness: 
8-8 inch; breadth 1-2 to 3-4 inch, average 5-8; spikelets 
per panicle 14 to 18, average 16; grains per panicle 3 to 4, 
averaging 4; one thousand weigh 559 grains. 

