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CROSSBRED WHEATS, DERIVED FROM THE SAME PLANT, SHOWING THE 

 VARIATIONS IN TYPE. 



At the Dookie Agricultural College the best plant of the stud plot of 

 a commonly grown variety is tested in the single-seed plots every season. 

 Any plants not well developed are thrown out, and the seed from the 

 remaining plants, except the one for next season's seed in the single-seed 



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PROLIFIC CROSSBRED WHEAT EARS. 



plots, is drilled in on a well prepared piece of land. This plot is culled' 

 over as much as possible and then harvested. This forms the seed for the 

 third year's plot, after which the seed passes out of the experimental areas 

 on to the farm. Thus there is always an area of highly improved seed 



