76 Jou-nial of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 Feb., 1916. 



MAJOR.. — A late maturing variety, with good stooling powers, 

 creamy-yellow, compact, bald heads, spikelets rather densely packed 

 near the summit. This is a new variety, bred by Mr. Pye, of Dookie 

 College, and promises to be of value for late districts. 



MARSHALL'S ISTo. 3. — This is one of a large number of varieties 

 originated by that successful wheat breeder, Mr. R. Marshall, late of 

 Templars, South Australia. It is a late wheat of good tillering capacity, 

 but rather slow growing when young, with a somewhat spreading habit, 

 and broad, dark-green, drooping leaves. It is somewhat rust resistant, 

 but its late maturity is an objection for the drier districts. The straw, 

 when ripe, has a purplish tinge, stands up well, and bears a beardless, 

 somewhat open head of fair length, carrying smooth, broad spikelets. 



View of Bulk Area of Federation Seed Wheat, 

 Rutherglen Experiment Farm. 



with a slight tip beard. The grain is soft, white, plump, and of fair 

 size, and of fair milling quality. It is very popular in South Australia, 

 N"ew South Wales, and Queensland, and has been very widely grown 

 for hay. 



PEISTI^Y. — This variety was introduced from Bungaree, South Aus- 

 tralia, by Mv.. E. H. Lascelles, Geelong. It has done remarkably well 

 in the Mallee. Mr. Lascelles grew it at Tyrrel Do-^ms in 1912, and 

 averaged 7 bags to the acre on a year's rainfall of 9.9 inches, the next best 

 variety giving but 5 bags. 



In 1914, though only 5 inches of rain fell for the year, the average 

 yield of Penny was 5 bushels per acre, whilst no other variety gave more 

 than 2^ bushels. 



It is a strong upright-growing variety, maturing rather late, 

 and looks very attractive in the field. The heads are well developed, 

 compact, beardless, creamy-white in colour, Avith rather densely crowded 

 spikelets near the summit. 



