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a better price than mixed wheat when sold for milling- purposes. 

 Millers have often expressed a preference for imported wheat because 

 of its uniformity and superior grading-. 



Grading Wheat for Seed Purposes. — It is highly essential that 

 wheat be winnowed and graded for seed purposes. Xot only does 

 this operation free the seed of all weed impurities, but it also segre- 

 gates all the small pinched kernels from the plump grains — a matter 

 of vital importance in securing a good stand of wheat. 



hnportance of Wheat being True to Name. — Endless trouble is 

 caused by the variety of names under which the same wheat is known 

 in different parts of the country. Considerable progress has been 

 made at this institution in the naming of wheats, and farmers in the 

 Western Province are urged to send samples for identification 

 purposes whenever they have any doubt in regard to any variety. 

 All that is necessary is to address a 1-lb. sample of grain and a small 

 bunch of ears to the Principal, Elsenburg School of Agriculture, 

 Mulders Vlei, when the variety will be identified. 



Varieties Reeommended by the Elsenburg Sehoo] of Agricul- 

 ture. — Early to medium early varieties: — 



Florence. — Very early, beardless wheat, white grain, tillers 



well, but is liable to shatter. 

 Gluyas Early. — Medium early, beardless wheat, white gram, 



tillers well, but is liable to lodge. 

 Primrose. — Medium earlv, beardless wheat, wliite grain, tillers 



well. 

 Union Selections Nos. 17, 33, 28, 52, 81, 94-1, and 116.— 



Medium early white wheats. ISTos. 17, 28. and 52 are 



about ten to fourteen days earlier. All these Union 



wheats tiller well, have strong erect straw, and are 



beardless. 



Mid-season varieties : — 



Spring Early. — Bearded wheat with dark coloured kennel. 



Tillers well. The straw, however, is weak. 

 Red Egyptian or Rooi-beentje. — Bearded with soft dark grain. 



Tillers very well. 

 Kleintrouw. — Tip-bearded with small white grain. Tillers 



exceedingly well. 

 Darlcan. — Tip-bearded with plump white grain. Tillers 



exceedingly well. 

 Rieti X Gluyas Cross No. 81. — Bearded with large white grain. 



Tillers well and holds the grain well. 



Late varieties : — 



Rieti. — Bearded, large dark grain. Tillers very well, but is 



liable to shatter. 

 Bobs X Rieti Cross No. 10. — Bearded grain. Tillers very well 



and holds the grain better than Eieti, and is also about ten 



davs earlier. 



