88 ENVIRONMENT AND MILLING QUALITIES. 



of the previous year, and it is clear that little or no further 

 differences are likely to be obtained by the continued trial of this 

 wheat. In the three seasons, 1909 to 1911, the order of merit in 

 commercial value has been almost the same with Cawnpore and 

 Pusa at the top followed by Aligarh and Bankipore with 

 Lyallpur last. In no case has this wheat become strong, it has 

 always remained a weak wheat with somewhat inferior milling 

 qualities but when grown to perfection at Cawnpore and Pusa 

 the sample has been improved in appearance, and has done 

 better in the mill and bakehouse. This indicates, as would be 

 expected, that in the maintenance of quality the methods of grow- 

 ing wheat are of some importance. As regards further work with 

 this wheat it is proposed in 1912-13 to grow all the Muzuffarnagars 

 from each centre side by side at Aligarh and to compare the result- 

 ing samples. It is probable that the environmental differences 

 will disappear and that the seed from all the plots will be identical. 



The chief result contained in the report relates to the behaviour 

 of the strong wheats at the various centres and it is clear that no 

 matter how unfavourable the conditions were under which the 

 wheats were grown quality has not been lost. The results confirm 

 those of Humphries and BifTen in England. 1 These investigators 

 grew two wheats, differing in strength, on seven types of soil and 

 found that while the soil had a considerable influence on the strength 

 yet on all soils the stronger variety, Ked Lammas, gave the better 

 result. The results also confirm the English experience with Fife 

 and its hybrids which yield strong flour. Fife wheat has retained 

 its strength and high qualities even in England where the great 

 majority of the wheats now grown are exceedingly weak. 



In considering the results obtained with these strong wheats 

 at the various stations in the plains the behaviour of Muzaffarnagar 

 at Pusa and Cawnpore must be borne in mind. At these centres 

 during the past few years a considerable amount of attention has 

 been paid to the manner of growing wheat and to the conditions 



1 Humphries k Bift'en, I. c. 



