Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-07-24
Ten Hybrids Described.

The ten hybd described below winter wheats with club
heads The form of the head considerably but not no1gb 10
make true Distinguishing characteristic. These heads are 80 con-
struced that they do grain left standing N
the hed Each mesh separate part of the protects the ad
joining part 50 that each support for the there
is wide variation in the separate years given
the chart they reality recorded were
lew OF the standard varieties under exactly tons
Crosses Between Winter Fife andLit
The hybd of this have invariably given best results
We ind that the distinguishing characteristics variable
which IS doubtless due the prepotenc the male naren
Winter Fife Hybrid ID is quite similar parent Until
the plants begin head distinguish field of it fo the
true Little Club The grain always plump being practically
the color The yield did justify continued attention
and the variety abandoned
Hybrid 81 produces dark foliage continues have
TINS dense growth of leaves until the heads begin fill
becomes stiff before the grain respect it is prac
cay equal to the female parent yielding character
stc is phenomenal but because poor quality little attention has
been called it, It's milling than Red Rus
sian Hybrid "a has always appearance of Winter Fife
1t of the ae club headed produced In color growth
OF straw time of maturing and quality of closely
the male parent Winter Fife hybrid gave signs of low Welding
capacity Effort is being made selection
Hybrid lO8 possesses rank early growth and its wide
characteristic. After the appear density of growth is
less marked When rpcnng the golden yellow
which easily distinguishes it, The grain produced distinctly
peculiar FORM the berry being almost gIobua light
er red than Of the other hybrds belonging this
Hybrds 1913 and 28 having
plant harvested many respects hybrids are alike
yet they differ appearance they easily
apart No l28 stands about higher maturity 1873
and produces white berry while 1913 past
three there yield
rank the the list ard together perfect
any yet by the Station.
Crosses Between Turkey and Club
ybrds single plant
ed in 1903 They closely resemble
rank and the becomes sitter the
of the Of Turkey has been largely overcome
heavy Paouse soils neither these hybrs lodging
In the three years hybrid SO has given slightly yields
is perfectly adapted the dryer of the where the
lighter and excellent wheat where combines used in ar
vesting Hybrid $50 growing which
sembes the male Turkey The weak although sitter
than the Turkey but heavy faowed
soil 1t will stand heat and dry weather than the Little Club
1t will be valuable parts the rainfall
than fifteen inches 1t will cold weather and earlier
than any other hybrid
Crosses White Track and Little Club.
Two hybd resulting this still in the field
Hybrid l43 while growing resembles Little Club the parent
Later the becomes sitter and the heads
earlier This hybrid produces peculiar head Characteristic because
square club form The also very plump kernel
always testing nearly heavier than other varieties
under conditions The grain closely resembles Red Allen in
slightly yielding but other
superiority All Of hybrds this less hardy than those
other about equal Little Club in this particular