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On April 27. 18S5. * f marked the
50lh Anniversary of Soil and Water
Conservation in America
Today, with the threat of cuU in
the conservation budgets we must
art to stay strong Like the conser
vatmn pioneers, we also (are major
tasks in resource protection
We
must prevent further contamination
of our ground waters We must also
see that knowledge about soil and
water protection is brought to bear
on all our construction and land use
actions
In the nest fifty years, we can
achieve these goals This is a big jots
It will take the strength of all of us
working together
Brock Linnell. Chairman
Morrow Soil and Water
Conversation District
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of Stephens and superior to those of
Daws and Mill 81,” said Kronstad
In the Willamette Valley. Malcolm
has outyielded Daws but has not
surpassed Hill 81 or Stephens in
average yield "
The new variety is not recom
mended where cephalorsporium
stripe is a problem nor in areas
where extreme winter hardiness i<
required, he pointed out
About an inch ta lle r than
Stephens. Malcolm is shorter than
Daws and Hill 81
Malcolm has
consistently shown equivalent or
less lodging (falling over) than
Stephens and has lodging resistance
superior to that of other commonly
grown varieties
"In general. Malcolm's resistance
to leaf rust is superior to that of
other commonly grown soft white
varieties although there have been
instances when the resistance has
been overcom e." said Kronstad
"Malcolm is resistant to common
bunt and mildew, but. like Stephens,
is susceptible to septoria and
cephalosporium stripe "
The Western Wheat Quality
Lab oratory,
Pullm an,
Wash .
reports that Malcolm has good
overall milling and baking quality
The flour yield is slightly less than
that of Stephens, mill score, ash
content and cookie diameters, other
baking measurements, are similar
Koundation seed stocks of
Malcolm will be maintained by the
OSU Koundation Seeds Project
Requests for seed can be made to the
IToject through Kxtension offices
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The A gricu ltu ra l Kxperim ent
Station of Oregon State University
and the University of Idaho Kxperi
ment
Station
have
released
Malcolm, a new stiff white winter
wheat
The new variety, a semi dw arf
with stiff while straw, was deve
loped by Warren K Kronstad and
his team of OSU cereal breeders In
some regions of Oregon. Malcolm
has outyielded Stephens also deve
loped by Kronstad and the No I
variety produced in Oregon
"The new variety appears to be
best adapted to the irrigated areas
of Kastern and Central Oregon,”
said Kronstad "It has performed
excep tion ally w ell in trials in
Madras and Dowell Butte, con
ducted by Steve James of OSU's
Central Oregon Agricultural Kxperi
ment Station in Krdmond. and is
expected to replace Stephens acre
age m these areas."
The name Malcolm recognizes the
many
contributions
M alcolm
Johnson, retired superintendent of
OSU's Central Oregon Agricultural
Kxperiment Station. Redmond, has
made to the agriculture of Central
Oregon
In the higher yielding areas of
Kastern Oregon. M alcolm has
shown a yield advantage of about
two bushels an acre over Stephens
Malcolm provides different sources
of disease resistance which will
com plem ent
other
v a rieties ,
Kronstad said
"P e rfo rm a n c e under dryland
conditions has been somewhat
erratic but. on average, Malcolm
yields have been equivalent to those
"We lake farming senoualy"
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