10 Nov., 1916.] MilliiKj find Bdlciny Tests of Vicfor/an Wheat. 



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The quality of the wheat from this district is poor compared with 

 tests of previous years. The bushel weight is fairly high. Th© flour 

 yield varied from Yandilla King, 75.5 per cent., to Viking, 70.3 per 

 cent. Currawa, however, yielded only 68.5 per cent. The water absorp- 

 tion capacity varied from Yandilla King, 50.2 quarts, to Common- 

 wealth, 46.0 quarts. The gluten content ranged from College Eclipse, 

 9.81 per cent., to Currawa, 7.0 per cent. The colour of the flour was, 

 on the average, better than that from the Werribee wheats, but inferior 

 to that from Longerenong. Among the crossbred wheats some excep- 

 tional ones may be picked out. No. 4051 returned 80 per cent, of flour 

 of high strength. No. 4056 also gave a good flour yield of high strength. 

 No. 4078 shows evidence of a good all-round quality. The following 

 varieties may be considered as showing the best results at this farm: — 

 College Eclipse, King's Early, American 8. 



Yield and its Relation to Rainfall. 



The yield per acre and its relation to the rainfa'll during the growing 

 season will now be considered. This will be shown in Tables IV. and V. 

 by comparing the results obtained from eight named varieties which 

 were grown in each district. The varieties were — 



Gluyas and King's Early — early varieties. 

 Dart's Imperial and Federation — mid-season varieties. 

 College Eclipse, Currawa, Marshall's No. 3, and Yandilla King — 

 late varieties. 



Table IV. 



Rainfall During the Growing Season 1915. 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



Novenibei' 



' Longerenong. 

 Points. 

 127 

 380 

 15G 

 238 

 409 

 90 



Werribee. 

 Points. 

 156 

 157 

 139 

 106 

 191 

 62 



Rutherglen. 

 Points. 

 349 

 361 

 198 

 291 

 237 

 287 



Total 



14 00 inche.s 



8- 71 inclie? 



17 17 inches 



C(ilk'ge Eclipse 

 Currawa 

 Dart's Imperial 

 Federation 

 (iluyas 

 King's Karlv 

 .\Iar>^hall's No. 3 

 ^'aridilla Kin'' . . 



Table V. 

 Yield per Acre of Wheats. 



Longerenong. 



Bushels 



prr iicri". 



. . 42 4.") 



..42-30 



.. 45-55 



.. 54-32 



45-5 

 .. 34 3 

 .. 54-52 

 .. 54-27 



Although the most rain fell at Rutherglon during the growing 

 season, the yield from this farm was the lowest per acre. At Rutlierglen 



