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Show SPRING WHEAT ON DRY FARM Durum Variety Should Be Used In Any District Where Irrigation Is Not Possible. In answer to the question, "What is the best variety of epring wheat for dry farming?" I would say that without with-out any doubt whatever only the durum dur-um wheat should be used as a spring wheat in any of the dry districts where irrigation is not possible, writes M. A. Carleton, United States Cereal-Ist. Cereal-Ist. There are no records known to the writter, covering any considerable period, that show that any other kind of spring wheat gives as good yields as the Kubanka durum wheat. There are other varieties of durum, but this is at least the best as a milling wheat and will probably give fully as good yields as any of the other varieties. The objection to the use of this wheat is still occasionally made by certain farmers that the market is not good. It is true enough that the wheat never nev-er brings as good a price as the best local varieties of common wheats, but the yield Is almost always so very much better as to much more than make up for the difference in price, though this may not always be the case. The price, however, depends very much upon the locality and the quantity of durum wheat produced in the region. It is a very important matter for a number of farmers to join in growing the same wheat so as to be able to ship it themselves In carloads if a price sufficiently good can not be obtained from the local elevators, ele-vators, for there is never any difficulty diffi-culty in selling durum wheat at any of the large grain markets, such as Kansas City, St. Louis, Galveston, Chicago Chi-cago and Duluth. If, nevertheless, It seems not desirable desir-able to grow the durum, the Defiance, several of the best club wheats, the Fretes, and the Chul, are all good. The last two named seem particularly well adapted for spring wheats under "dry farming," but they have only recently been introduced and there is not at present a great deal of seed to be obtained. ob-tained. It can, however, usually be be secured through state experiment stations. |