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XXIX. — Report on the Wheats selected for Trial at Cambridge, 

 and on other Wheats. By W. Miles, M.P. 



Having been appointed, with Messrs. Handley and Kimberley, 

 to try the four wheats selected for prizes at Liverpool, and a wish 

 having been expressed by some members of the Council that I 

 should drill in several other approved sorts of wheat together with 

 those selected, all subject to precisely similar conditions, in Sep- 

 tember last I chose for the experiment a one-year-old clover-ley 

 on a sandy loam, gently sloping to the N.N.W. The crop of clover 

 had been very good, nearly 50 cwt. an acre ; from some part of the 

 field I had taken a second crop, feeding the remainder with sheep 

 and young beasts ; no visible difference, however, was afterwards 

 apparent in the grain crop, either in quantity or quality, from these 

 distinct modes of treating the second crop of clover. 



The field was ploughed on the 20th of September, and, having 

 been laid out in half-acres for the ploughing- match of the Bath 

 and West of England Society, was continued in the same state for 

 the experiment, each half-acre being separated by 27 inches of 

 grass-balk. 



The sorts selected for trial were — of white wheats — 



From Liverpool, No. 1, Belle Vue Talavera. 



From ditto, No. 2, Chidham. 



From Mr. Kimberley, No. 3, Silver-drop. 



From Mr. Jonas, No. 4, a seedling — Jonas's Prolific. 



From Lord Ducie, No. 5, Sheriff's. 



From Mr. Pnsey, No. 6, Golden Swan. 



And of red wheats — 



From Liverpool, No. l,Burwell. 



From ditto, No. 2, Red Champion . 



From Lord Ducie, No. 3, Britannia. 



From Mr. Pusey, No. 4, Mr. Fisher Hobbs's Red Marigold. 



From Wilts, No. 5, Old Red Lammas. 



To each of these wheats 3 half-acres were allotted, except to 

 Mr. Jonas's seedling, of which I had but sufficient seed for an 

 acre : the quantity sown per acre was 2 bushels and 1 peck. On 

 the 27th of September, previously to breaking up the clover, 10 

 bushels of J -inch bones were sown broadcast over the field. On 

 Tuesday the 12th of October, I commenced putting in No. 1 

 white with a Suffolk drill, and finished No. 5 red on the Friday 

 following. On Tuesday the 26th No. 2 white appeared ; on the 

 following Saturday all the whites were up ; on the 3rd of No- 

 vember the red wheats were partially, but without any apparent 

 priority of germination, showing. The appearances of the white 

 wheats were — No. 1, sixth; No. 2, first; No. 3, fourth; No. 4, 



