. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Fig. 50.—Outline map of the western United States, show- ing the distribution of Sonora wheat in 1919. Estimated area, 243,900 acres. GRANDPRIZE (ST. LOUIS GEAND PRIZE). Description.—Plant winter habit, midseason to late, short; stem white, strong; spike awnless, clavate, dense, inclined; glumes pubescent, brown, mid- long, wide; shoulders midwide, oblique to square; beaks wide, obtuse, to 1 mm. long; apical awns several, 3 to 15 mm. long; kernels red, midlong, soft to semihard, broadly ovate to oval; germ mid- siz
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Fig. 50.—Outline map of the western United States, show- ing the distribution of Sonora wheat in 1919. Estimated area, 243,900 acres. GRANDPRIZE (ST. LOUIS GEAND PRIZE). Description.—Plant winter habit, midseason to late, short; stem white, strong; spike awnless, clavate, dense, inclined; glumes pubescent, brown, mid- long, wide; shoulders midwide, oblique to square; beaks wide, obtuse, to 1 mm. long; apical awns several, 3 to 15 mm. long; kernels red, midlong, soft to semihard, broadly ovate to oval; germ mid- sized ; crease usually wide, deep, pitted; cheeks rounded to angular; brush large, midlong to long. The Grandprize wheat is usually not uniform in shape of spike, a small percentage of oblong spikes usually being present. Spikes, glumes, and kernels of Grandprize wheat are shown in Plate XXXIV, B. History.—Grandprize (St. Louis Grand Prize) was originated by A. N. Jones, of Le Roy, N. Y., be- tween the years 1900 and 1908. It was distributed by Peter Henderson & Co. (110), seedsmen, of New York City, in 1910. The wheat derived its name from the fact that Mr. Jones received a grand prize for his cereal exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. Distribution.—Grown in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. (Fig. 51.). Fig. 51.—Outline map of a portion of the eastern United States, showing the distribution of Grand- I rlza wheat in 1919. Kstlmated area, 34,100 acr<s. "* Verbal statement of Prof. W. W. Mackle, January 22, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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