Variety Tests of Wheat, Oats and Barley. 529 



Brewers Favorite Barley- 



The most successful of the Garton barleys tried in tlie northern 

 districts was the Brewers Favorite, and this is described as an ideal 

 malting- barley. Already in the Murray district of Victoria the finest 

 samples are grown, and it is most important to introduce fresh types 

 suited to the soil and climate. The pedigree and description are 

 given by Gartons as follows : — 



Pedigref. — 



Fan— Golden Melon. 



Stan DWELL — Chevalier. Chevalier. 



BREWERS FAVORITE. 



Descri'ptiun. — "Medium early. Grain intermediate in form between 

 Chevalier and Standwell, large and very thin-skinned. Straw medium 

 long and strong. Ear long and moderately compact. 



In the production of this new breed of barley, which is intended 

 for districts where the demand is for a very high class of brewing 

 barley, the aim has been to retain as far as possible the fine quality 

 of the Chevalier, at the same time giving additional strength to the 

 straw. 



The principal claims which recommend this ideal combination (as 

 shown by the pedigree above) for universal cultivation are : — 



1. From a brewer's point of view, its exceptionally fine quality 

 of grain, resulting through the combination of the Chevalier a second 

 time over. 



2. Its great immunity from smut, a defect to which the Chevalier 

 is very subject, and which in some seasons and districts decreases the 

 yield very considerably. 



3. The fibrous nature of the straw at the base of the ear, to which 

 the grains are attached, thereby rendering it less liable to " neck " 

 and slied the grain. 



4. Its immense yield of large, long, plump grain, which combine 

 in every detail the valuable malting and brewing qualities possessed 

 by the Chevalier. 



5. Its strength of straw, rendering it less liable to lodge during 

 rough and stormy weather." 



