July 2, 190S.] AgricuKural Gazette of N.S.JF. 569 



Judging the Competitive Wheat Exhibits, 



Royal Agricultural Society's Show — Easter, 1908. 



F. B. uuthrie. 



As ill previous years, the jii(l.i;iny was l)ase(l on tlie actual behaviour of the 

 samples wlieu milled in tlie model mill of the Department of Agriculture. 

 In addition, an exhibit was prejiared in the Farm Produce Pavilion, in which 

 the competing samjiles where shown, cards being attached to each bag, showing 

 the results obtained l)y the actual milling of the wheat, and of the testing 

 of the tlour obtained. Samples of the mill-profhicts — bran, pollard, and 

 Hour — »vere also sliowii aloi\gside the wheats, so that each competitor, oi' 

 anyone interestefl in the sul)ject, could not oidv see the reasons whicli 

 influenced the judges in forming their decision, but also the actual results 

 obtained on milling the indiA idual samples. 

 The chisses were four in number : — 



t'lass 6SG for macaroni wheats. Class 688 for inediam hard wheats. 



,, 687 for liard or strong-Hour wheats. ,, 689 for soft or weak-Hour wheats. 



A first prize of £7, and a second of £3, was awarded in each class ; and a 

 Champion Prize of £'i 3s. for the best bag of wheat exhibited in any class. 



The judging was entrusted to Messrs. E. W. Harris, head miller, Gillespie 

 Brothers, Anchoi' Mills, Sydney, and F. B. Guthrie, Chemist, Department of 

 Agriculture. 



The milling of the samples was carried out by Mr. G. W. Norris, on the 

 small model mill in the laboratory of the Department of Agriculture. 



The following is a copy of the judges' report : — 



Chemical Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, 

 The Secretary, Royal Agricultural Society, — Sydney, 15th April, 1908. 



Dear Sir, 



We have the honor to forward herewith the results of the judging of the MJieat 

 samples competing for the Commonwealth prizes. 



The method adopted in judging these wheats was the following : — The wheats being 

 placed in their respective classes were in the Hrst place suhjected to careful scrutiny with 

 the object of eliminating those that were outclassed or of inferior quality. The hushel- 

 wcight of each sample was taken at the same time, and these weights are given in the 

 taijle attached. The result of this ]jreliminary examination was as follows : — 



In Class 686.— Nos. 3860, 88.59, and 3861 were rejected. 



Xos. 3863, 3862, and 3864 were milled. 

 In Class 687. -Nos. 3875, ,3873, 3865, 3867, and 3870 were outclassed. 



Nos. 3871, 387'2, 3868, and 3869 were rejected as inferior. 



Nos. 3866, 3874, and 3876 were milled. 

 In Class 688.— Nos. 3891, 3878, 3879, 38SU, 3887, and 3884 were outclassed. 



Nos. 3881, 3890, 3889, and 3883, rejected as inferior. 



Nos. 3885, 3886, 3882, and 3888 were milled. 

 In Class 689.— Nos. 3902 and 3898 were outclassed. 



Nos. 3900, 3899, and 3896, rejected as inferior. 



Nos. 3892, 3893, 3897, 3895, 3901, and 3894 were milled. 



