Table 1. Characteristics of spring wheat varieties, 1973-75.
 
                   Plant                         Test    Wheat    Milling,
           Heading height Lodging Rust reaction2 Wt/bu protein baking quality
 Variety   (June)  (in.)  (score)1       Leaf    Stem    (lbs)    (%)
 
 Hard red spring
 Era         26    28     2.3     R-MR   R       61.7    13.5     low-med.
 Kitt        25    28     2.3     R      R       59.1    15.2     med.-high
 Olaf        24    30     2.2     R      R       60.8    14.6     low-med.
 World Seeds
     1809    20    27     1.6     R-MR   R       60.5    14.5     medium
 
 Bounty 309 4 
             21    29     2.5     MS     MS      59.9    14.0     med.-low
 Chris       25    37     4.0     R-MS   R       61.5    15.6     V. high
 Ellar       24    35     2.5     MR-MS  R       60.7    15.0     medium
 Fletcher    27    28     2.2     MS     R       60.5    14.4     medium
 
 Glenlea 4   25           2.3     MS     MR      59.8    14.6     med.-low
 Lark        22    28     2.3     MR     R       59.9    14.2     low-med.
 Nowesta 4   23    36     3.5     MS-S   MR      60.1    15.0     med.-low
 Pol k       25    37     3.8     R-MS   R       62.8    15.3     V. high
 
 Prodax 4    23    28     2.3     S      R       58.2    14.3     low-med.
 Profit 75 4 22    27     2.3     R-MR   R       60.6    13.7     low
 Protor      22    27     2.2     MS     R       61.5    14.7     low
 Waldron     23    35     2.4     R      R       60.4    15.4     high
 WS 6        22    27     2.3     R      R       59.5    14.0     low