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From the breeding point of view the fact that strength can be 

 maintained, both under canal irrigation in the alluvium and also 

 on the black cotton soils of the Peninsula, is of the greatest im- 

 portance. It opens up a valuable direction of improvement which 

 offers unlimited scope after the maximum possible yield has been 

 realised. Canada at the present time has reached a high position 

 in the Home markets on account of the high quality of the spring 

 wheats produced in Manitoba. Indian wheats, on the other hand, 

 although drier and often better grown, nevertheless fetch a lower 

 price solely because of the relatively poor quality of the flour they 

 yield. Once high quality is introduced into Indian wheats they 

 will be at least as valuable as any produced in the world. They 

 are already very dry and give a high percentage of flour and with 

 quality added would at least be equal to the best Canadian grades. 



The importance of the behaviour of a wheat in milling, apart 

 from the quality of the resulting flour, is very great. Millers prefer 

 wheats which absorb a large amount of water in the conditioning 

 process without losing the character of free milling or, in other 

 words, the capacity of allowing an easy separation of bran and flour. 

 Many of the present soft white wheats exported do not absorb a 

 great amount of water and do not mill well so that in improving 

 the wheats of India the purely milling aspect must be considered. 

 It will be seen in the tests that in addition to strength the high 

 milling qualities of the Pusa wheats were also maintained when 

 grown at other stations. In the improvement of the wheats of 

 any tract the milling aspect of the subject should receive careful 

 attention. 



