. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. CEREAL EXPERIMENTS IX MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA. 19 The wheals of this group are not adapted to ihe more humid areas of the United States. SOFT BED WINTER. Awned, glumes glabrous, white. -In order of yield, the leading varieties of this group that have been tested are the Lancaster, C. I. No. 1945; Mammoth Red, C. I. No. 2008; Dietz (Dietz Longberry), C. I. No. 1981; Bearded Purple Straw, C. I. No. 1911; and Stoner or "Miracle," C. I. No. 2980 and Maryland No. 358. These varieties are all quite similar (fig. 2).
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. CEREAL EXPERIMENTS IX MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA. 19 The wheals of this group are not adapted to ihe more humid areas of the United States. SOFT BED WINTER. Awned, glumes glabrous, white. -In order of yield, the leading varieties of this group that have been tested are the Lancaster, C. I. No. 1945; Mammoth Red, C. I. No. 2008; Dietz (Dietz Longberry), C. I. No. 1981; Bearded Purple Straw, C. I. No. 1911; and Stoner or "Miracle," C. I. No. 2980 and Maryland No. 358. These varieties are all quite similar (fig. 2). They are the most popular milling wheats. FIG. 2.—Heads of six varieties of winter wheat grown at the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion and at Arlington Farm: 1, Dietz (Dietz Longberry); 2, Missouri Bluestem; 3, Purple Straw; 4, China; 5, Bearded Winter Fife; 6, Dawson Golden Chaff. grown in the eastern United States. Probably the most widely advertised variety of this group in recent years is the Stoner or "Miracle" (Fulcaster). Great claims have been made for its free tillering habit and its heavy yields. Seed of the "Miracle" wheat was sold widely at extremely high prices, but in no instance did the results obtained justify the extravagant claims which were made. Data presented in another portion of this bulletin show that the "Miracle" variety possesses no greater tillering power than other similar wheats. Awned, glumes glabrous, brown.—The Mediterranean, C. I. No. 1909, and the Missouri Bluestem, C. I. No. 1912, are the best varieties in this group. The Rocky Mountain, C. I. No. 1930, has been the leading variety at Arlington, but has not done so well at College 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. [Washing
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