HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - RECOMMENDED VARIETIES - 1969 Chris - Awnless variety of medium height, straw strength, and maturity. Resistant to leaf and stem rust. High yielding with very good test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Frontana, Kenya 58, Newthatch, and Thatcher at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. Manitou - Awnless variety of medium height, straw strength, and maturity. Resistant to stem rust but moderately susceptible to leaf rust. High yielding with good test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Thatcher, Frontana, Canthatch, and P.I. 170925 by the Canada Department of Agriculture at Winnipeg. Polk - Awned, bronze chaff variety of medium height, straw strength, and maturity. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High yielding with excellent test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Thatcher, Supreza, Frontana, Kenya 58, and Newthatch at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. VARIETIES NOT ADEQUATELY TESTED - 1969 Neepawa - Awnless, early variety of medium height and straw strength. Resistant to stem rust but moderately susceptible to leaf rust. High yielding with good test weight. In sufficient data on milling and baking characteristics. Selected from crosses involving Thatcher, Frontana, and Kenya Farmer by the Canada Department of Agriculture at Winnipeg. Waldron - Awnless, yellow chaff variety of medium height. Matures early and has excellent straw strength. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. Seriously infected with ergot in 1969 in some research trials and seed fields. High yielding with good test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Lee, Mida, K338AA, and Justin at the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. World Seeds 1812 - Awned, early semidwarf with good straw strength. Resistant to stem and leaf rust. High yielding with good test weight. Insufficient data on milling and baking characteristics. Parentage not disclosed. Released in 1969 by World Seeds Incorporated, Salinas, California. OTHER VARIETIES - 1969 Crim - Awned variety of medium height, straw strength, and maturity. Susceptible to loose smut and leaf rust but resistant to stem rust. Good yield and test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory, Selected from crosses involving Klein, Titan, Thatcher, Kenya 58, and Newthatch at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. Fortuna - Awnless, sawfly-resistant variety of medium height, straw strength, and maturity. Resistant to leaf and stem rust but very susceptible to black chaff. High yielding with good test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Rescue, Chinook, Frontana, K58, and Newthatch at the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. Justin - Awnless, stiff-strawed, late variety. Susceptible to leaf rust but resistant to stem rust. Good yield and test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Conley, Thatcher, Kenya Farmer, Mida, and Lee at the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. Latbrop - Awned variety of medium height and maturity with good straw strength. Moderately resistant to leaf rust and stem rust. High yielding with good test weight but poor quality. Selected from a cross of Henry and P.I. 94587 made at the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station. Pembina - Awnless Variety of medium height, maturity, and straw strength. Good yield with medium test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving Thatcher, McMurachy, Exchange, and Redman by the Canada Department of Agriculture at Winnipeg. Red River 68 - Awned, semi-dwarf variety with good straw strength and maturity. Resistant to stem rust. High yielding with good test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are unsatisfactory. Parentage not disclosed. Released in 1967 by World Seeds Incorporated, Salinas, California. Selkirk-Awnless variety of medium height and maturity with good straw strength. Susceptible to leaf rust but resistant to stem rust. Good yield with medium test weight. Milling and baking characteristics are satisfactory. Selected from crosses involving McMurachy, Exchange, and Redman by the Canada Department of Agriculture at Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sheridan-Awned variety of medium height, maturity, and straw strength. Resistant to leaf and stem rust and loose smut. High yielding with good test weight. Baking characteristics are satisfactory but milling characteristics are not. Selected from crosses involving Frontana, K58, Newthatch, and Pilot at the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station.