10 April, 1919. | Wheat Variiii/ and ManitridI Tr'uils. 



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Results at Cowangie, 1918. 

 Plots sown on fallowed land, 45 lbs. seed and 60 jbs. superphosphate. 



Bushels pir aorf. 



New Cros.sbred. Wheat (No. 4006) .. .. .. ..25-8 



Penny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 ' 6 



Federation (Rutherglen seed) .. .. .. .. .. 24" 6 



Federation (Longerenong seed) .. .. .. 24*3 



New Crossbred, Gallipoli .. .. .. .. 24*1 



Gluyas .... .. .. .. .. .. 241 



Federation (acclimatised seed) .. .. .. .. 22"9 



Major .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22-8 



Dart's Imperial .. .. .. .. .. ..22*7 



Minister .. .. .. .. .. .. ..22-7 



New Crossbred. Graham .. .. . . 22'5 



YandillaKina: .. .. .. .. .. ..22-2 



Currawa . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 • 3 



Mae's White .. .. .. .. ..21-2 



The soil on which these phjts are situated is a relatively fertile red 

 loam, cousequeiitly the yields are good, notwithstanding the dry sprinp;. 



The experimenter at Cowangie, Mr. H. F. Hecht, in his report 

 remarks that, as expected, the early and midsummer wheats, on the 

 whole, did best this year at his farm. Of the four new varieties tried. 

 Crossbred 4006 gave the highest yield. It is very early, but has a rather 

 weak straw. Gallipoli turned out very nineh better than its appearance 

 in the field had indicated, while Minister, though it felt the effects of the 

 dry spring, is a wheat which stands up well. 



The results over the past four years show that, contrary to the experi- 

 ence at Carwarp and Ouyen, Federation has more than held its own. 

 The next best varieties in order of yield are Penny, Dart's, and Currawa 

 respectively. 



The following table gives the average yields at Cowangie for the past 

 four years, 1915-1918:— 



Federation . . 



Penny 



Dart's 



Currawa 



Major 



Yandilla Kins 



lids per acre. 

 2S-3 

 25-9 

 24-7 

 25-5 

 23-4 

 22-8 



Ouyen Experiments. 



The variety trials, unfortunately, lapsed at Ouyenlast year, but the 

 following table expresses the average results for the three previous years. 

 It will be noted that, as at Carwarp, Federation has not done so well as 

 several other varieties. 



At Ouyen, the plots have been sown on stubble land each year, with 

 45 lbs. seed and 60 lbs. of superphosphate. 



Table showing average results at Ouven for three vears, 191.'* 

 and 1917— 



Dart's Imperial 

 Yandilla Yi^mi 

 Currawa 

 Gluyas 

 Federation . . 



Biislii-N piT aorr. 

 21-2 

 21-2 

 20-6 

 20-1 

 10 .-. 



