The basis for the improvement of American wheats . - l)e consideredas subdivided into three sections—California, Oregon, and the Palousecountry of Washington and northern Idaho. In southern California the varieties Sonora and Defiance are muchgrown, the latter particularly for its rust resistance, which is an im-portant need in this part of the State. Sonora wheat has a reddishA^elvet chaff, is beardless, and is white-grained as seen in this grain is a little harder than that of the club wheats and is usedfor export, while the grain of the latter is used for homo consumption. From
The basis for the improvement of American wheats . - l)e consideredas subdivided into three sections—California, Oregon, and the Palousecountry of Washington and northern Idaho. In southern California the varieties Sonora and Defiance are muchgrown, the latter particularly for its rust resistance, which is an im-portant need in this part of the State. Sonora wheat has a reddishA^elvet chaff, is beardless, and is white-grained as seen in this grain is a little harder than that of the club wheats and is usedfor export, while the grain of the latter is used for homo consumption. From the latitude of Fresno to the Oregon State line Australian andthe various strains of club wheats are principally cultivated. The l)estknown varieties that are given special names at all are Golden GateClub, Salt Lake Club, and Chili Club. The variety Propo is also Bui. 24 Div. Veg. Phys & Path,, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Plate Fig. 1.—Field of Wheat on Tule Lands near Stockton, Cal. Original.
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