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are close together, but taking all points of quality into consideration 

 the results are very good indeed. The extra lot from Pusa, grown 

 on land which had been waterlogged, contained a substantial pro- 

 portion of shrivelled or imperfectly developed grain, and this would 

 reduce its commercial value 6d. to 9d. per quarter below that of the 

 Pusa lot grown under normal conditions. Apart from that there 

 is practically no difference between the two samples. The preference 

 would be given to the normally grown lot on the other points of 

 quality, but it would be a preference only, representing no further 

 difference in commercial value. 



Pusa 4. 



All three samples of this variety (Pusa, Eaipur unirrigated and 

 Raipur irrigated) are in the category of hard, free-milling wheats. 

 The Raipur unirrigated lot is truly superb in appearance, indeed I 

 do not think I am exaggerating if I say, it is the finest looking lot 

 of Indian wheat I have ever seen. The Raipur irrigated is dis- 

 tinctly inferior to it in appearance, but is nevertheless a very beauti- 

 ful sample. The lot from Pusa suffers by the comparison. It 

 contains some damaged corns and is dingy in appearance. The 

 black spot at the blunt or germ end of the berry occurs this year 

 again in this lot, and it is a blemish, though not a serious one. 

 Nevertheless this lot appears to be strong and is so, in fact as well in 

 appearance. Unfortunately, I received only comparatively small 

 quantities of this variety, so have not been able to make extended 

 baking tests with it. But the results I did obtain were good. In 

 hue, and general appearance of crust and crumb, the Raipur lots are 

 of the very highest class, but on the one point of strength they are 

 really good without being extraordinary judged by the standard of 

 typical London flour. The Pusa lot is, however, extremely good on 

 all points including strength, in other words, is better than it looks. 

 A miller buying the wheats for the first time on appearance only 

 would unhesitatingly place the Raipur unirrigated lot not only at 

 the head of the Pusa 4 variety, but of the entire lot I have received 

 this season ; but having milled and baked them under the conditions 



