Haynes Bluestem and Prelude

I added two additional Spring wheats to the trial plot today.  These are late additions that I ordered from the USDA just a week ago.  Both are historic Spring wheat that used to be grown in Wisconsin.

Here is the Prelude seed about to go into the drill.  The Prelude was plump and light colored, while the Hanyes Bluestem (not pictured), was denser and darker.

The Haynes Bluestem and Prelude are planted single file right next to a row of potatoes.  The Haynes Bluestem has the higher ground, and Prelude is lower and goes to the row end.  A flag marks the dividing point.

Here is the entry in "Classification of American Wheat Varieties" for Haynes Bluestem.  Scroll down to see the entry, it's towards the bottom of this page:

Another story about bluestem wheat:



Here is the entry in "Classification of American Wheat Varieties" for Prelude:

Here is how the Sturgeon, Marquis, and Red Fife are looking.  The Red Fife is the strongest at this point.

Sturgeon, Marquis, and Red Fife