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If proof of this were necessary, the case of Comeback, Bobs, and 

 John Brown — varieties j-aised by the late Mr. Farrer — might be men- 

 tioned. Whether their properties can be retained in ordinary cultivation, 

 or whether they will gradually fall to the level of our ordinary wheats, 

 can only be determined by testing the milling properties of these varieties 

 through a succession of years. Bobs and Comeback, however, are not 

 grown in quantities sufficient to influence appreciably the f.a.q. sample 

 of wheat. Nor are they likely to come into general cultivation until it 

 is proved that they will yield as heavily as ttie best of our wheats, or 

 until millers encourage farmers to grow them by offering an increased 

 price sufficient to compensate the grower for any monetary loss by reason 



A IIKA\\ CROP OF DURUM WHEAT. 



of a possible shortage of yield. If Comeback and Bobs could be further 

 improved by making them as prolific as, say, Federation, the farmer would 

 grow them as readily as he now grows Federation. 



The Australian wheats, then, at present have the reputation of pro- 

 ducing. flour of unrivalled colour, and for this reason, they are always 

 welcome on the English wheat market. Voller,* who is regarded as an 

 authority on milling problems, gives the following useful information for 

 British millers in making blends: — 



For largest loaf, use good Minnesota or Manitoba. 



For whitest flour, use good white English, Oregon, or Australian. 



For sweetest flour, use good English and Manitoba in equal parts. 



* Modern Flour Milling. 



