Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-27 | Page 12 | Find Fedration Best Wheat for Western Use

FIND FEDRATIOPJ BEST WHEAT FOR WESTERN USE WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. Tests of wheat best adapted to conditions on the Pacific coast, made by the agriculture agri-culture department, show that ;he federation fed-eration group, consisting of three var-l var-l lies Of wheat, Is best suited for the western region, according to the expert's ex-pert's report. Hard federation produced pro-duced the larger yields 'n regon, and white federation did he better In Call- fornln. Mllli.ig experiments im.l-.iled that hard federation was equal or superior sup-erior for milling and bread-making purposes to the leading commercial varieties now grown on the Pacific eoast anil also superior in this respect to federation and while federation. The federation varieties were compared com-pared In yield with the leading commercial com-mercial wheats, including bluesicm. Australian varieties, Pacific, white Australian Au-stralian and early bart, and produce higher yields, the department reported.