Table 1. Characteristics of spring wheat varieties, 1973-75.
 
                                    Yield, bushels/acre
               St. Paul    Morris    Crookston   Stephen 3    Average 5
 
 Era               42          47        51          75           47
 Kitt              39          44        47          66           43
 Olaf              41          45        42          58           43
 World Seeds 1809  42          43        40          57           42
 
 Bounty 309 4      35          41        47          61           41
 Chris             31          39        39          52           36
 Ellar             33          46        42          58           40
 Fletcher          36          43        44          64           39
 
 Glenlea 4         33          43        44          64           40
 Lark              38          39        36          51           38
 Nowesta 4         36          43        47          58           42
 Polk              34          37        41          51           37
 
 Prodax 4          38          38        50          68           42
 Profit 75 4       37          42        46          70           42
 Protor            43          46        43          67           44
 Waldron           37          44        43          62           41
 WS 6              41          40        38          54           40
 LSD 5%            3           5         3           4            2
 
 1   1 = erect, 9 = flat.
 2   Reaction to prevalent races: R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant,
 MS - moderately susceptible, S = susceptible.
 3    1975.
 4    1974-75.
 5    Stephen not included.