^g THE WHEATS OF BALUCHISTAN 



to Quotta. Tlie seed of the lavda (summer or hot) wheat. h(;th white and red. 

 was imported from Shorn wak in Afghanistan : hence it is also called shordvaki 

 (ihanam. For their own consumption, the people prefer the red wheat, but 

 the white is much ,ur.)\vn because it fetches the best price of all. Winter 

 {.mra) wheat ripens in about nine months and /^/"r/a in a little nu>re than half 

 that period.'' 



Eii^hteen samples of wheat were received from the (^\U'tta-?ishin District, 

 eight from the Quetta Sub-division, seven from the C'haman Sub-division, 

 and three from Pish in. 



Qiirffa Siih-(h'ri.^)nn . 



1. Pdmhari}}. a white wheat with a white s])ike. This wheat is said 

 to be grown both on irrigated land and as a dry crop. Some of the crop is 

 used for food and the rest sold. As a rule, the cultivators prefer a red-grained 

 wheat Un- their own use but white wheats fetch a higher price. This is a 

 bearded wheat with very rounded, white, densely felted glumes with white 

 grain (var. niprl(1io)Hile Kcke. Class XXVITI). There was also present as an 

 impurity a similar wheat with red grain (var. Ilosfidinin) ("lem. Class XXIII) 

 and one ear ot a fully bearded wheat with smooth, white chaff and red grah\ 

 (var. eri/l/noxpc)))))!})! Kcke. Class XIJT). 



The above sample was from irrigated land : another sample was sent 

 from kIniMdha land which was not so pure. One-third of the bundle was 

 the true Pnmharin wheat, one-third consisted of a bearded wheat with sn^ooth. 

 white chaff and white grain (vai. (jraecvm Kcke. Class XLY). and the rest 

 was composed of the two wheats piesent as in\purities above. 



•1. Panihiirni. a white wheat with a red spik^. This is also grown both 

 on iirigated and dry crop lands. It is a wheat with short awns and small 

 heads, smooth, reddish l)rown chafT and white grain (var. rri/lhrolcxro)) Kcke. 

 Class XXXIX). Abo\it ono-lifth of lli(> sam])le consisted of a somewhat similar 

 wheat but with fully bearded ears and larger grain (var. oythrolfuro)) Kcke. 

 Class XXXVTTT). There was also present in small quantity a wheat 

 similar to the tv]»e but with red grain (var. ferrugmcum Al. Class XXXIV). 



•?,. Sinbaj. This is a chea])er wheat than either of the two Patnharms 

 and the whole is used hv the -Miiii)i(htis as food. It is grown on irrigated land. 

 It i.s a bearded wheat with very lax. bold heads and .spreading awns, white, 

 smooth chaff, red grain and very strong straw (var. eri/lhro.^permiim Kcke. 

 Class XL). There wvic no impuiities in this sample. 



