Table 1.	Growth and quality characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties, 
1996-1998.
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Lodging score: 1 = Erect; 9 = Flat.
"On farms" test weight is derived from wheat grown at 13 locations on cooperating 
farmers' 
fields in 1998.
Data for Ingot, Sharpshooter, Nora, Mercury, Keene and Hager are only from 1997-98.
Data for AC Barrie and Ivan are only from 1998.
Protein percentage is expressed on a 12 percent moisture basis.

					Test Wt. (lb/bu)	
					----------------		Milling
		Heading	Height	Lodging	Branch	On			Baking
Variety		Date	(in.) 	score	Station	Farms	Protein %	Quality
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BacUp		6-24	33	4.3	61.3	60.8	17.1		high
Forge		6-24	32	2.7	60.2	60.4	15.1		med
Ingot		6-24	35	3.6	61.8	62.4	15.4		hi-med
Kulm		6-25	35	3.0	60.1	-	15.7		hi-med
Sharp		6-25	34	3.4	60.8	60.4	15.1		med

Sharpshooter	6-26	35	3.5	60.8	61.8	15.1		med
Oxen		6-26	31	3.1	58.9	58.7	15.2		med
Russ		6-27	34	3.3	58.8	59.2	14.9		med
Grandin		6-27	33	2.6	59.4	58.3	15.5		high
Hamer		6-27	31	2.2	59.4	59.0	14.9		med-low
		
Nora		6-27	28	3.3	57.9	57.5	15.5		med
AC Domain	6-27	35	3.2	59.1	-	16.0		med-hi
2375		6-28	33	4.3	59.9	59.6	14.9		med
Trenton		6-28	37	3.7	59.5	-	15.6		hi-med
HJ98		6-28	32	3.9	58.2	59.1	14.5		med

Mercury		6-28	28	2.3	58.4	-	14.4		med
Keene		6-28	38	3.0	58.9	-	15.4		med-hi
Lars		6-29	28	2.3	58.0	56.7	14.1		med-low
Norm  (scab susceptible check)	
		6-29	32	2.3	57.1	-	14.0		med-hi
Verde		6-30	32	2.7	59.0	59.3	14.3		med

AC Cora		6-30	37	4.3	58.5	-	15.9		med
AC Barrie	6-30	37	2.7	58.6	58.9	15.5		med
Hager		6-30	32	2.7	58.0	57.2	15.1		med
Ivan		6-30	30	2.2	58.1	-	14.0		med-low
AC Majestic	6-30	35	3.2	58.0	-	15.7		med

Marshall	7-1	30	1.9	57.5	57.6	14.3		med-low
Gunner		7-1	34	2.7	60.3	61.2	16.1		med
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