WILLIAM J. FARRER. 15 



Other Fife-Indian crosses include Jonathan and Bomen, and there are a 

 large number of crosses between Fife wheats and soft wheats of the Purple 

 Straw t}^>e amongst which the most popular are Rymer, Bunyip (a cross 

 between Rymer and Maffra), Florence and Genoa, whilst Warren, Cleveland, 

 Thew and Firbank contain Blount's blood in addition. 



Amongst the most successful hybrids in addition to Bobs may be men- 

 tioned Canberra, a cross between Federation and Volga Barley, a two-row 

 sort obtained as an impurity in a sample of wheat received from Russia. 



The following list includes practically the principal wheats produced by 

 Farrer which have been in cultivation : 



fBobs "John Brown 



Bomen fJonathan 



fBayah Jumbuck 



Bunyip *Nardoo 



fComeback Nutcut 



fCedar *0utpost 



Clarendon *Plover 



Cleveland *Rerraf 



Canberra Rymer 



Cumberland Schneider 



Federation Sunset 



Field Marshall Sussex 



Florence Thew 



Firbank ^Tarragon 



"Farrer's Durum Uppercut 



Genoa Warren 

 Jade 



Several of these are crosses made originally by Farrer, but which were 

 unfixed at the time of his death. They have since been fixed and improved 

 by selection and cultivated in the field plots for distribution. Some of them, 

 such as Bomen, and Clarendon, have only become available to farmers 

 during the last few years and have only been named quite recently. 



It would occupy too much space to enumerate the characteristic features 

 of the numerous wheats produced by Farrer, but they each possess or were 

 bred for distinct characteristics which make them valuable for the different 

 conditions prevailing in Australia. Some of them, such as Bunyip, Florence, 

 and Firbank, are very early maturing varieties. Canberra, early ; Jonathan, 

 Warren, and Bomen, mid-season ; Cleveland, Rymer, Genoa, late. 



Jonathan is a rust-resistant wheat and was created for its suitability to the 

 cool, moist districts. Cleveland, Florence, and Genoa are also rust-resistant. 

 Florence was bred specially for smut-resistance. Firbank is highly drought- 

 resistant and is an excellent hay wheat. Cedar and Genoa are resistant to 

 bunt. Most of them are grown for both grain and hay, though one or two, 

 such as Firbank, are particularly good for hay and green fodder, whilst 

 others, such as Bunyip and Canberra, do not produce much hay and are 

 grown for grain only. 



Nearly all of them belong to the " soft white " class, the exceptions being 

 Bobs and Comeback, which are " hard, white wheats " whilst Cleveland, 

 Florence, Genoa, John Brown, Jonathan, Sussex, Tarragon, Nutcut, and 

 Warren are " medium hard " and Cedar hard red. 



With such diversity of type it is difficult to say with any defimteness 

 which are the most popular varieties, but without doubt Federation wheat is 

 more generally grown in New South Wales, the original type giving way 

 gradually in some localities to the Hard Federation strain. 



* Not now grown. f Grown only to a limited extent. 



