East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-28

jected all of those having boards and
fuzz on the chaff, these being undesir-
able character from the standpoint
of the farmer. No doubt in
rejecting these we threw away many
otherwise good varieties.
out of the hundreds produced we
have by various tests extending over
six years gradually simmered the
number of desirable varieties down
until not more than score remain
Of the original crosses. In this COM
paratively small number we think we
have some remarkable wheats. Per-
haps the best are three or four club
types produced from Jones' Fife Little
Club crosses.
These are strong growing. vigorous
club headed varieties, of true winter
habit. white chaffed with grains vary
ing from white to amber. The weak
nesses of the Jones Fife, which is an
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and skaters badly, have all been lost
while the prolificacy and good quality
Of the grain have been retained As
club wheats they are much superior
10 the original type. Other excellent
crosses are thase with Red Chaff and
Mcpherson and Club and Turkey. The
after is the famous wheat of Kansas
and the best drought resistant known
1t has, however, most undesirable
boards.
These we got rid of in short order
AMI now have Turkey crosses which
show the original type minus the
boards and ether types showing the
cub character. In hardness they are
the equal of Turkey and far superior
t) the Club.
In this connection II may be well to
say that many of the failures of the
past winter are due to the fact that
farmers have not recognized the diff
fsrences between spring and winter
varieties. Of the list given by Mr..
Parr as sown entirely in the fall not
one is true winter wheat. Conse-
quently it is not surprising that when
winter conditions are unusually severe
such tender varieties kill out.
All of the Cluos as well as the Red
Chaff are sown both fall and spring
and to a certain extent are inter-
changeable between the seasons. Such
wheat is not as hardy as those which
are strictly winter wheats. Informal
tion this season from different parts
of the state lead me to believe that
few new varieties not hitherto grown
extensively have this season proved
their adaptibility to the peculiar con-
ditions prevailing this season. One OF
these is the Turkey, above mentioned
For hardness it is a leader and in
yield it compares favorably with our
old standard kinds Its quality sverY
good and will compare favorably with
Bluestem. 1t has very Objectionable
boards and on this account will never
be popular where binding and shock
would not hold good where the header
to combine are used.
Arcadia has also leaped into popu-
larity in some sections. Serious OBJ
jections to it have been made because
of its habit of shattering badly In
high winds such as prevailed during
the summer of 1905, this wheat owuld
undoubtedly lose the greater part Of
its grain before becoming ready fo.
the header.
Efforts are being made to produce
a standard strain of Bluestem. AS
a rule this variety is strictly a spring
variety. but IL has been sown in some
localities as a fall grain until it is
practically fall wheat and will stand
a moderate amount of severe weather.
Heavy losses occurred during the
past winter with farmers who sowcd
Bluestem without q thought as to its
true character. l know Of one farm.
, er who lost his entire crop of 700
: acres.
e In regions where spring wheat is or.
: dinarily sown nothing has yet beer
found to excel the Bluestem for abiI
I ity to Withstand drouth and give Z
= good yield of the best quality. In com.
e parison with other wheats on the sta,
. tion farm and also at our Quincy ant
S RitWille stations It has ranked high
Il est. This year was an an UNUSUAL,
: strong test and this variety easily helC
j. its own. E. E. ELLIOT.
i Pullman. Wash.