Table 2. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties, 1975-77. Yield/acre (bushels) Variety Waseca 4 St. Paul Morris Crookston Stephen Average 5 Era 82 41 41 44 74 50 Kitt 78 37 41 41 73 48 Olaf 72 38 38 36 66 45 Wared - 38 40 40 73 48 Butte 41 38 42 64 46 Chris - 30 34 33 54 38 Ellar 63 36 34 35 59 41 Eurekah - 37 34 34 - 35 Glenlea 35 37 34 67 43 Polk - 29 31 36 56 39 Prodax 82 35 40 38 73 47 Profit 75 81 38 40 38 69 46 Protor 71 42 40 38 71 48 Waldron 66 38 34 36 63 43 World Seeds 1809 73 40 33 33 63 42 W.S. 25 - 37 37 41 71 46 LSD 5% 7 5 5 3 7 3 1 1 = erect, 9 = flat. 2 Reaction to prevalent races: R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible 3 14 percent moisture, 1974-76. 4 1976-77. 5 Waseca not included in average. 6 1977.