Sept. 2. 1908.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 705^ 



n>gan].s labour and horses. Stripping witli stripper or harvester is unques- 

 tionably the cheapest methofl of getting the grain reatly for market ; it has 

 the disadvartages of risk from storms and fires, whilst dead ripe in the field, 

 loss of (|uality of grain and straw, and the fouling of the land with weed- 

 seeds, which are left in the field. Stripped wheat is apt to be bleached by 



Winter-proud Wheats injured by frost long before ears 

 appeared ; subsequent development. 



Uninjured ear. 



exposure after ripening in the field ; a reduced price is always paid for such. 

 If the harvesting period is wet and damp, considerable losses may result.. 

 Cutting with binder with the necessary carting, stacking, and threshing is 

 much more expensive. The advantages of the system are less risk from 

 shedding of grain, storms, and fires, and the better quality of straw and 

 grain. With the binder it may be harvested to advantage when the crop is- 



