220 Journal of AgricuUuro. Victoria. 1 10 April, 1919. 



Results, 1918 — Carwarp. 



Plots sown on fiilldv.ed land. 8th May. 191S. 15 Ib^*- seed and 00 lbs. superphosphate. 



Iiii-hi'ls per acre. 



Ciirrawa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IS'l 



New Crc.Ksbrcd, GalliiM,)! .. .. .. .. .. IT'O 



Penny . . * . . . . . . . . . . 1 (i ■ :? 



Dai't's Impel ial .. .. .. .. . . 1.1'4 



-Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'j-i 



Mac's White . . . . 13 • S 



Major . . . . . . . . 13'7 



Gluyas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13-3 



Yandilla Kinsi .. .. .. .. .. 13-0 



New Crossbred (400fi) .. .. .. .. ..12-2 



Federation (acclimatised) . . . . . . . . . . 12' 1 



New Crossbred. Graham . . . . . . . . . . 12"''i 



Federation (Longerenong seed) .. .. .. ..11*8 



Federation (Ruthcrglen seed) .. .. .. ... ..11'6 



Barley Varieties. 



Sown on fallowed land, Sth May, oo lbs. seed, ()0 llis. superphosphate. 



Biisliols per acre. 

 Oregon barley .. .. .. .. -. .. 34 1 



Cape iiarley . . . . . . . . . . . . 3')" 4 



The experiineiiter at Carwavp, Mr. P. G. Stewart, M.J...V., in forward- 

 ing the results, makes the folloAving comments: — "The outsianding 

 feature of the plots this year has heen the comparative failure of Federa- 

 tion wheat; this has been the case each year for the past three seasons, 

 and evidently it is not the most suitable variety for the light saudy soils 

 such as are found at C^arwarp. Federation is unsuitable here for other 

 reasons ; for instance, it does not gro\v high enough to clear the mallee 

 shoots at stripping time, and the straw does not burn as well as most other 

 varieties. 



'^ I consider that Currawa, Dart's Imperial, Penny, or Mac's White 

 are better varieties than Federation on this newer Mallee country. 

 Currawa has proved a good wheat in both the heavy and light soils of 

 the Carwarp district. The .^ame can be said of Penny. In very sandv 

 land Dart's Imperial holds its own against other varieties; it is, however, 

 liable to ' burn off ' on the heavier land. 



"Major seemed more afl'ected by the dry spring this year than The 

 other varieties, 



" Of the new varieties, the new cross-bred, Gallipoli, showed con- 

 siderable promise, Avhile Minister .should also })rove a good wheat, and 

 it weighs exceptionally well. 



" I had some difficulty in making a clean sample with the barley." 



The contention of Mr. Stewart that Currawa, Mac's White, Dart's 

 Imperial, and Penny are better than Federation for Carwai-]) is borne 

 out by the following table, which is a summary of the yields at the 

 Carwarp plots since their inception three years ago. 



Tables showing the average yields of wlieat at Carwarp, 1916-18 — 



Bnslii'ls per norf. 

 Currawa 

 Mac's White 

 Dart's Imperial . . . . . . . . \ 



Penny 



Yandilla Kin<. 

 OInyas 



Federation 



IS- t 

 17-S 



17-fi 



lO-.-) 



ir»-9 



14!) 



