Table 1. Characteristics of hard red spring wheat varieties, 1975-77
 
                                            Weight/
                                 Rust 2      1000  Test  Wheat  Milking,
        Heading Height  Lodging   reaction  seeds wt./bu protein baking
 Variety  (June) (in.)  (score)  Leaf  Stem  (gr)  (lbs) (%)3  quality
 
 Era        27   30     2.2  R-MR R    30   61.1  13.2   low-med.
 Kitt       26   31     2.2  R    R    32   58.4  14.7   med-high
 Olaf       25   33     2.1  R    R    34   60.4  14.6    medium
 Wared      27   32     2.0  R    R    30   61.2  14.0    medium
 
 Butte      23   36     2.6  R    R    33   62.0  14.2   med-high
 Chris      26   39     3.9  R-MS R    28   60.6  15.5   v. high
 Ellar      24   37     2.6  MR-MS R   34   60.4  14.9    medium
 Eureka 6   26   37     4.0  MR   R    -    58.9  -
 
 Glenlea    26   40     2.5  MS   MR   38   59.7  14.6   low-med.
 Polk       25   39     3.4  R-MS R    35   61.9  15.0   v. high
 Prodax     24   31     2.2  S    R    32   58.3  13.9   med.-low
 Profit 75  23   30     2.2  R-MR R    26   59.8  13.7     low
 
 Protor     23   30     1.9  MS   R    31   61.1  14.6     low
 Waldron    24   38     2.4  R    R    34   59.6  15.2     high
 World Seeds
    1809    20   28     2.0  R-MR R    30   60.0  14.4    medium
 W.S. 25    23   31     2.3  R    R    28   59.5  13.7     low