Table 1. Yield of hard red spring wheat varieties in bushels per
acre, 1985-87
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Crook- No. St. Lamber- So. State
Variety ston Stephen2 Roseau avg Paul Morris ton Waseca avg. avg.
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Publicly developed varieties
Guard 51 53 35 46 47 49 46 56 49 48
Len 50 48 32 43 42 41 43 48 43 43
Marshall 57 57 34 48 46 50 48 53 49 49
Stoa 62 55 44 54 42 50 51 61 51 52
Wheaton 57 62 37 51 46 53 51 59 52 52
Butte 50 51 33 44 41 42 43 50 44 44
Butte 86 54 49 34 2 46 45 47 45 2 57 2 49 48
Chris 42 42 31 38 26 38 34 37 34 36
Era 52 57 34 46 44 43 45 50 46 46
Shield 1 50 42 39 44 50 50 49 55 51 48
Privately developed varieties
Apex 83 54 46 35 45 47 43 40 50 45 45
A99AR 50 57 47 51 37 47 40 54 44 47
Buckshot 51 55 36 46 42 43 45 51 46 46
Celtic 58 50 38 48 48 44 45 55 48 48
Challenger 52 50 36 45 43 44 39 53 45 45
Leif 1 47 48 31 42 44 39 39 53 44 43
Norak 53 49 33 44 44 41 41 50 44 44
Nordic 53 63 38 2 51 52 50 52 2 55 2 52 52
Norseman 60 54 37 50 47 45 49 55 49 50
Success 55 57 40 50 42 47 48 52 47 49
Tammy 53 51 39 47 47 44 39 52 46 47
Telemark 51 53 33 46 47 44 44 2 54 2 47 47
2369 55 54 39 49 46 47 46 55 49 49
LSD 5% 9 10 7 5 8 7 6 8 4 3
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1 1985,1987.
2 1986-87. Data adjusted to 3-year average.