Show new hybrid wheat sets good record Ten marq fair example of american type brodu produced ced by hybridization by the th united statta of service Ten marq the new high yielding excellent quality hard red winter wheat heat which made a good showing this year in spite of the drouth Is a good example of an american variety produced by hybridization from cheats of other countries Ten marq produced and tested by the kansas agricultural experiment station and the united states department of agriculture derives d e its name from the pedigree number of the male pa parent rent ten sixty six ind and the feanle parent marquis ten sixty six Is a selection of hard winter wheat ninde in 1900 from a bulk lot of crimean wheat introduced from russia marquis Is tile the result of a cross made in canada in 1802 between tin an early ripening spring wheat fron from calcutta india and red fife a high quality hard red spring wheat introduced into canada to in 1812 1842 from dan zag prussia also Is an excellent eacel lent example of the procedure followed by the bureau of plant industry in producing and testing new varieties the first cross of marquis and ten sixty six was made in 1918 several hundred selections of this cross weye tested in the plant breeding nursery at I 1 manhattan kan until 1924 1024 when the he selection now known as was advanced to field plot tests testa on the agronomy farm As it continued to show the good qualities sought it was tested at experiment stations in western kansas and at stations in oklahoma texas colorado and Neb nebraska ruka appeals to the grain trade millers and bakers because it has inherited many of the milling characters and baking strength of marquis its spring wheat parent marquis Is considered in the flour markets of the world as a high standard for new varieties ri rie ties ettes Is superior to turkey and blackbull Black hull old varieties of hard bard red winter wheat in yield stiffness of straw earliness and quality t the he characters of primary primar interest to farmers it was grown in quantities this year by GO CO kansas farmers and lived up to advance expectations although the yield was affected by the drouth ten marq marg Is not so winter hardy as and turkey and Is not recommended for northern kansas or states to the north |