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VICTORIA. 



Vol. XIV. Part 11. 10th November, 1916. 



MILLING AND BAKING TESTS OF VICTORIAN WHEAT. 



Jii/ r. R. Scoff and F. G. B. Winslow. 



Introductory. 



Since the establishment of the experimental mill and baking oven, 

 several articles have appeared in former issues of this Journal dealing 

 with the milling and baking qualities of Victorian wheats, grown on the 

 experimental farms at Longerenong, Werribee, and Rutherglen. This 

 work was started with the object of assisting the farmer in some practical 

 manner in growing the varieties best adapted to this State, which are 

 not only high yielding varieties, but possess the best chemical, milling, 

 and baking characteristics. At present the variety mostly in favour 

 with the farmer is the one that will fill the greatest number of bags 

 per acre; with the miller, the sample that will return the greatest 

 number of bags of flour per ton; with the baker, the flour that will 

 return the greatest number of loaves per sack. The present article is 

 a continuation of this work. During the past year nineteen varieties of 

 named wheats and a number of unnamed crossbi'eds have been taken 

 for the test. 



A new departure was made in the process of manipulating the wheat 

 before milling ; formerly the sample was conditioned straightway, and 

 consequently the flour in some cases was found to suffer in appearance. 

 By means of a specially-designed apparatus for cleaning the wheat, it 

 was ])ossibIe to conform more closely to the treatment given to the wheat 

 in a large mill. Tiie effect of tiiis treatnu^it is strikingly illustrated in 

 the difference lietween tlie bushel weight of this season's f.a.q. sani})le 

 before and after cleaning. The cleansed wheat shows an advantage of 

 4 lbs. J3er bushel over the uncleaned :<amj)le. In addition, the flour 

 from the cleanec) wheat has a better appearance, owing to the elimina- 

 tion of tile particles (jf dust, ic, whicli formerlv fouutl tlu'ir wav into it 

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