Show HARD SPRING WHEAT ORIGIN introduced in into to northern great plains about middle of last century two chief varieties hard spring wheat although intro deuced into the northern great plains of this country and canada about the middle of the last century did not become firmly established as a profit able crop until after 1870 coincident with th introduction of the purifier and arid roller mill there are two chief varieties fife and bluestem bluestein the fife was the first to be established it Is a little more hardy than the bluestem bluestein and has a slightly harder kernel the kernel is particularly distinguished by its greater breadth in proportion to length and by its very broad groove the fife has white bare chaff and the bluster white velvet chaff both va have red kernels and no beards |