11 Makch, 1918.] 



Wheat Variety Tests. 



173 



A glance at these results 

 shows that at Werrib^e^ 

 Major, Currawa, Marshall's 

 No. 3, Penny, and Yandilla 

 King have each given bet- 

 ter average results than 

 Federation, which is gene- 

 rally looked upon as the 

 standard variety. It should, 

 however, be remembered 

 that Major, Currawa, and 

 Penny were not grown in 

 1913, when the general ave- 

 rage of the yields was some- 

 what lower. 



At Longerenong, selected 

 Federation holds first place 

 with the high average yield 

 of 36.1 bushels per acre, 

 which is 5.7 bushels better 

 than Federation (riot se- 

 lected). It must not be 

 overlooked, however, that 

 Major, Currawa, and 

 Penny, which have done bo 

 well at Werribee, have not 

 been tried sufficiently long 

 at Longerenong to test 

 them fully. 



At Rutherglen, Yandilla 

 King has done best, beating 

 Federation, the next best, 

 but only by an average' of 

 .9 bushels per acre. As at 

 Longerenong neither Penny 

 nor Major was grown before 

 1915. 



It will be noted that all 

 the plots are sown neces- 

 sarily at the same time, 

 without taking into account 

 whether the time selected 

 is more favorable to some 

 varieties than others. This 

 aspect is discussed below. 



