8 Oct., 1907.] 



W/ieat Judging. 



605 



WHEAT JUDGING. 



Mr. H. Pye, Principal of tlie Dookie Agricultural College, has furnished 

 <he following copy of the wheat-judging card used b}^ students at the 

 College : — 



DooKiE Agricultural College, Victoria. 



Student's Judging Card. 



WHEAT. 



Scale of Points. 



Educational. 



(Not to affect prize. — For educational purposes only.) 



Number of Exhibit 

 Name of Variety 

 Locality grown 

 Rainfall 

 Yield per acre 

 Nature of Soil 

 Treatment of Soil 

 Kate of Seeding 

 Fertilizers applied 



Market Conditions. 



Purity of seed and truene^s to type — 



Freedom from seeds of other varieties of wheat as may be 

 deteiited by inspection or test 

 Cleanliness — 



Freedom from bunt, smut, and moulds, also barley, oats, 

 weed seeds, cavings, and dirt. Freedom from objectiun- 

 able odours and weevils 

 Uniformity — 

 Evenness of size and plumpness. Absence of sprouted 

 grains, also cracked grains. Soundness of germ 

 Weight per Bushd — 

 Grain to pour from hopper into a bushel measure until 

 filieil, allowing tlie same time and run for eacli samjile; 

 no jarring of l)ushel measure before the strike, otherwise 

 grain settles down and a heavier weight per bushel is 

 recorded 

 Uniformity of Colour — 

 Bright, Healthy. Somewhat translucent 



Milling Qualities. 



Apparent to the Ser.ses — 



Thin skin, grain neither too hard or too soft, more inclined 

 to be hard. Freedom from too much moisture 

 Determined hy Analysis — 



Strong flour, gluten-content and (juality good. Whiteness 

 of Ijread 



Totals 



Maximum 

 Points 



12 



12 



12 



2.') 

 9 



10 



20 



Student's 

 Award. 



100 



Corrected. 



The points for purity of seed should be carefully considered when the grain is to be 

 used for seed purposes, and a liberal deduction of points made if the sample be not true. 

 In the absence of analysis the judge must rely on his experience. 



Name of Student- 

 Date 



