Sej)t. 2, 1920.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 627 



Notes on Wheats entered for the Royal 

 Agricultural Society^s Show> 



Easter, 1920. 



F. B. GUTHRIE and G. W. NORRIS. 



In spite of the smallness of the harvest ot 1919-20 the number of inrlividual 

 entries (116) was only slightly lower than at Easter, 1919. The samples 

 were all of good quality, with high gluten-content and bushel- weight, but 

 were slightly lower on the whole in Hour strength than last year. A new 

 special class was added for a collection of strong-flour wheat (either red or 

 white) for which prizes worth £20 were presented by a private firm, this 

 amount bringing the total amount of prize-money allotted to this section to 

 £170. 



The prizes were on the whole fairly well distributed, seven exhibitors 

 securing the twelve first prizes, while the eight second prizes were gained by 

 six exhibitors. Of the exhibitors, Mr. W. H. Scholz was the most successful, 

 securing three first prizes and two second prizes. Other competitors who 

 gained two firsts wei'e Mr. W. Clark, of South Australia, and Messrs, M. J. 

 and W. F. D'Arcy. 



Mr. Clark exhibited the grain with the highest bushel-weight, namely, 

 Petatz Surprise. This grain has held the record for the heaviest wheat on 

 several previous occasions ; this year it succeeded in obtaining first prize in 

 its class. Mr. Clark also secured the first place in the Macaroni class with 

 a consistent prize-winner in Indian Runner. 



Amongst the new prize-winners are Messrs. Telfoi'd Bro><., from Victoria, 

 and Messrs. Lye and Wykes from this State. 



The judges were Messrs. R. W. Harris (Gillespie Bros.) and G. W. Norris 

 (Department of Agriculture), the milling of the samples being carried out 

 by Mr. Norris. 



The judging was carried out as in previous years. The bushel- weights of 

 all samples were first taken : the results are given in the second of the tables 

 which follow. After careful inspection to eliminate inferior exhibits, those 

 which were considered eligible for prizes were milled in the model mill of the 

 Department of Agriculture, and the prizes finally awarded in accordance with 

 their actual behaviour in the mill, points being assigned for the different 

 milling characteristics. 



The results of these tests are given in the table headed "Results of Milling 

 Tests," in which the figures within brackets are the actual figures obtained, 

 the others being the marks assigned. 



