78 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 Feb., 1916. 



It is a macaroBi wheat, and not a milling wheat. Its gluten content 

 is high, but the colour of the flour is very objectionable. It is a very 

 poor yielder, and will not pay to grow for grain at f.a.q. rates. It is 

 -essentially a fodder variety, being grown either for hay or ensilage. As 

 a hay wheat it gives an exceedingly heavy cut, yields up to 4 and 5 tons 

 per acre being frequent in South Australia. Mixed with varieties like 

 -Baroota Wonder, Majestic, or Calcutta Cape Oats, it gives heavy cuts 

 of good quality sweet hay. It is smut resistant, and relatively rust 

 resistant. The cost of seed wheat of this variety is usually high, but it 

 could not be produced with profit at ordinary f.a.q. rates on account of 

 the low yield of grain per acre. It is suitable for forage or hay pur- 

 poses, but should not be grown for grain. 



WARDEIST. — A late-maturing variety, noted for its fine hay quali- 

 ties. A tall-growing wheat, with nice thin straw, makes good quality 

 hay, and retains its colour well. The head is open, beardless, white, 

 and tapering; grain hard, dark red, and glutenous. It is a. very 

 popular hay wheat in Victoria. 



ZEALAND BLUE. — A cross between Tardent's Blue — a good hav 

 wheat — and Zealand — a variety of the Lammas type. It is a tall- 

 growing, medium late variety, with good stooling powers, and strong 

 straw. This variety has done well as a hay variety, especially in the 

 cooler wheat areas. The head is long, beardless, slightly tapering, with 

 characteristic velvety chaff. The grain is large, plump, and medium 

 hard, of very attractive appearance, and of good milling quality. 



It should always be remembered that the best cows pay the best for 

 looking after. They pay for better food and more of it than the poor 

 ones, and should have the greatest amount of attention generally. The 

 capability of responding to this good treatment is greater than that of a 

 poor milker. 



Senator Sherman, of Illinois, United States of America, said in a 

 recent speech that the day had gone by when the boys who were not 

 bright enough to make lawyers or doctors stay on the farm. ISTowadays 

 it is the boy who is not smart enough to make a successful farmer who 

 goes to town to become a doctor or lawyer. 



Cows with their third or fourth calves should be carefully observed 

 after calving, especially if they are deep milkers, as at this period they 

 are very apt to develop milk fever. If a cow is lying down with her 

 head turned into her side, you should go to her and place her head in 

 a different position. If she persists in returning it to the old position 

 again, you may know that she has milk fever. 



