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Show S0RT8 HIS SEED BY HAND. Colorado Man Trying to Develop a Hardy Wheat for Spring. Greeley, Colo. 15. I. House, who In seoklng to dovolop a wheat which shall partako of tho firm charactoris-tics charactoris-tics of tho durum and havo tho qualities quali-ties of tho Egyptian wheat, especially as to yield, Is carefully sorting by hand tho resiClt of tho cross of theso two varieties In order to securo tho finest seed for planting in tho spring. Mr. Houso shellod his wheat by hand, nnd with a mlcroscopo selects only tho largest grains. So enroful is ho that not moro than ono alioaf a day Is handled. Anothor combination which Mr. Houso will try this spring Is to plnnt winter and ordinnry spring ryo In February, Feb-ruary, hoping that both may flowor at tho same tlmo, tho cross resulting In n hardy varloty of spring ryo. Tho ryo will also bo crossod with popcorn, and Houso says ho belloves ho can In this way produco a flno breakfast food. Ho lias a seven ncro tract ono mllo west of Greoloy, whero hla experiments are mado. |