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Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. [July 2, 1920. 



planting so late in the season has never yet been attended with any degree 

 of success. The yields obtained from this planting were as follows : — 



In view of the poor results obtained from late sowing as compared with 

 the profitable yields invariably obtained by planting early, it has been 

 decided by the Expeiiments Supervision Committee, upon the recommenda- 

 tion of the IVlanager of Yanco Experiment Farm, that late planting shall in 

 future be eliminated. 



Notes on the Varieties. 



Zealand in this trial has not upheld its rej)utation of being the best and 

 heaviest hay wheat for this farm, probably on account of the unfavourable 

 growing conditions. In each sowing it was by far the most prolific wheat, 

 particularly in the early and mid-season plots, but when cured it weighed 

 much lighter than was expected. It is the second latest maturing variety in 

 the trial ; when young it is vigorous growing, dark-green in colour, and 

 stools moderately. At maturity it was 5 feet 6 inches high. 



Marshall's No. 3 has not this year come up to previous records as regards 

 percentage yield. It is late maturing, and gave best results when sown 

 early, though not equal to Zealand. For the first month after germinating 

 this variety has a peculiar spreading habit, but finally it grows upright with 

 drooping foliage. It is a moderate stooler, with fairly fine straw, and makes 

 into a good class of hay. 



Yandilla Kii g is very similar to Marshall's No. 3, though the foliage is 

 not quite as broad. It is also late maturing, and has a procumbent habit 

 when young. It gi-ew,to a height of 5 feet in the early plots, and generally 

 di(^ very well this season. 



Cleveland is the latest maturing variety under trial. The crop on the late 

 plots was very thin and sparse, but on the early and mid-season plots a 

 fairly vigorous growth was made, reaching 5 feet in the early plot. This 

 variety does not stool very heavily, nor carry much foliage. 



Improvtd Steinwedel matures at about the same time as Firbank or Thew 

 when sown early, but is later when sown late in the season. It grew to a 

 height of 4 feet 6 inches in the early plots, stooled very well, and produced 

 an abundance of dark-green foliage from the base of the straw to the top. 

 The straw is medium-fine, strong, and purple at the base, and carries good 

 large heads with plenty of grain. This variety makes into a good class of 

 hay when sown early. 



