64 THE WHEATS OF BALUCHISTAN 



The average yield of wheat per acre in the Nushki lahsil in 1905 was 

 0.'. inaimds. the highest yield being 8 maunds per acre on irrigated land. 

 In Chiigai. tlie cnltivators say the outturn of wheat should be ten times the 

 seed sown. 



Six samples were received from the Chagai District. 



Nushki tahsil. 



1. I)iihi/ah\ This is the wheat wliich the people prefer ior food and 

 which is most commonly grown. It is sown in both irrigated and unirrigated 

 land. The bulk of the sample consisted of a common bearded wheat with 

 smooth, white chaff and red grain (var. erylhrospermvm Kcke. Class XLI). 

 There were also present as admixtures a wheat similar to the above but 

 with white grain (var. graecum Class XLV) ; a bearded wheat with smooth. 

 red chaff and red grain (var. ferruginevm Al. Class XXXII) : a beaided 

 wheat with smooth, red chaff and white grain (var. cryOtroleAicon Kcke. 

 Class XXXVIII) and a bearded wheat with white, felted chafT and red grain 

 (var. Hostianion Clem. Class XXI). 



2. Tvrki. This wheat is not very extensively grown and is only sown 

 in irrigated land. The sample c(insisted of a mixture in equal paits of a 

 partly bearded wheat vnih very rounded, white, densely felted glumes and 

 white grain (var. meridionale Kcke. Class XXIX) and of a ])eardless wheat 

 with smooth, white chai? and white grain (var. alhiihtm Al. Class LIII). 



3. While wheat from Nushhi village. Three-quarters of the sample 

 consisted of a wheat with very short awns, rounded, white, felted glumes and 

 white grain (vav. meridionale Kcke. Class XXIX). There were also present 

 as admixtures in large quantity a bearded wheat with smooth, white chti? 

 and red grain (var. erylhro.'^pennum Kcke. Class XLI) and in small quantity 

 a bearded wheat with felted, white chaff and red graii\ (var. Hostianum Clem. 

 Cla.ss XXIV). 



Chagai sub-tahsil. 



4. Dahijuk. This was similar to the Bayhak wheat received from Nushki 

 but tlun'e were no iiii])urities. 



5. Tiirhi. This variety is only grown on irrigated land. The bulk 

 of the sam])l<! consisted of a mixture of the partly bearded wheat with rounded, 

 white, felted glumes and white grain (var. meridionale Kcke. Class XXIX) 

 Inuud ill Tinhi innw Nushki and of a somewhat similar wheat but fully bearded 

 mid with sharply keeled glumes (var. meridionale Kcke. Class XXVI). There 



