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lip and re-sown in spring ; the remainder looked very badly during winter, but 

 recovered in spring. The produce is estimated at 28 bushels per acre. 



Of the spring-sown wheats, about five acres were on land upon which the 

 winter-sown wheat had failed. The whole of the land had been ploughed for 

 winter wheat, and such as was not sown remained in furrow all winter. A 

 very good seed-time was taken advantage of in February and March. The 

 varieties sown were Chidham, Nursery, Talavera, and April wheat. 



Fig. l'^.— April Wheat. 



Fig. IL— Tala- 

 vera Wheat. 



Fig. 15.— 

 Nursery Wheat. 



The Chidham, ordinarily sown in winter in this district, is occasionally used 

 for spring sowing. Our experience of it as a spring wheat is on the whole 

 favourable. It is a good miller's wheat, yields fairly, but on " soft " soils it 

 becomes laid. This year it was sown (about two bushels per acre) February 22nd, 

 on land which had grown a crop of potatoes. The produce is not yet threshed, 

 but the yield will be about 30 bushels per acre. 



Talavera was sown (two bushels per acre) March 21st, after potatoes. The 

 plant was thick upon the ground, grew vigorously, stood well, and yielded 

 28 bushels per acre. I should say earlier sowing would have produced better 

 results. The quality of the produce was good. 



Nursery wheat was sown and treated exactly like the Talavera. This plant 



