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heads being made 

 from the " stud " 

 plot. The selected 

 heads are again 

 sown the following 

 year in the " stud " 

 plot, whilst the rest 

 of the " stud " 

 plot is stripped and 

 the seed sown on 

 the " seed " plot, 

 1 acre in area, the 

 following year. The 

 third year the pro- 

 cess of selection 

 will be complete. 

 As before, selected 

 heads are again 

 taken from the 

 elite plants of the 

 " stud " plot for a 

 corresponding plot 

 of the following 

 season. The rest of 

 the " stud " plot is 

 harvested and sown 

 the 1-acre 

 " seed " plot, whilst 

 the produce of the 

 " seed " plot is 

 sown on the bulk 

 plot of 10 acres to 

 insure the seed for 

 the whole farm for 

 the following year. 

 In this way there is 

 a regular rejuvena- 

 tion of seed each 

 year, and the full 

 area is ultimately 

 sown with seed 

 which sprung from 

 the best selected 

 plants each year. 

 The ultimate effect 

 of such selection 

 will become clearly 

 apparent, and in- 

 creased yields may 

 confidently be anti- 

 cipated. What the 

 increase will be de- 

 pends on the per- 



