Table 1. Characteristics of Hard Red Spring wheat varieties,
1969-1971.
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Yield, bushels per acre
Milling baking
St. Paul Morris Crookston Stephen 4 Avg.5 quality
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Chris 32 38 44 44 38 high
Polk 33 35 44 41 37 v. high
Era 39 47 55 53 48 low-med
Fletcher 31 42 47 45 40 medium
World Seeds 1809 43 44 49 - 45 medium
World Seeds 1812 34 38 43 42 38 low
Waldron 35 44 44 - 41 high
Neepawa 35 38 46 - 40 low
Inia 66 37 34 38 - 36 med-low
Justin 31 32 34 - 32 v. high
Red River 39 40 46 48 42 low
LSD 4 4 5 - 2 -
Manitou 3 30 35 43 40 36 h-med
Bonanza 3 26 38 39 - 34 med-low
Bounty 208 5 35 40 46 - 40 med-low
Lark 5 32 30 41 - 35 medium
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1 1= erect, 9 = flat.
2 Reaction to prevalent races: R = resistant, MR = moderately
resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible.
3 1970-1971.
4 Average of St. Paul, Morris, and Crookston.
5 1971.