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< llass (1) may be divided into several types — 

 (a) Long brown oat, such as Algerian and Brown Calcutta 

 i b) Short In-own oat, such a> Lachlan and ( ruyra ; 

 (<■) Long white or pale oat, as Sunrise and Mulga; 

 (d) Short white oat. as Abundance and Giant. 



(c) Long white or pale oat, as Sunrise- and Mulga; 

 ('/) Short white oat, as Abundance and Giant. 



Class (2) may be confined to White Tartarian, and Reid's New oat which 



only now under trial. 



This classification is not intended to he complete by any means, hut it is 



fficiciif for the need* of the Stnte 



IS o 



.sufficient for the needs of the State 



The following varieties are recommended by the Department for various 

 portions of the State as shown : — 



Coastal. — Algerian, Ruakura, Sunrise. 



Central Tableland. — Algerian, Guyra, Abundance, Lachlan. 



Northern Tableland. — Algerian. White Tartarian, Guyra, Sunrise, 

 Lachlan. 



South-western Slopes and Biverina. — Algerian, Sunrise. 



Central-western Slopes. — Algerian, Sunrise, Lachlan. 



North-western Slopes. — Algerian, Sunrise. 



Under Irrigation. — Abundance, Algerian, Guyra, Sunrise. 



New Varieties. — Mulga, Quandong, and Fulghum are proving themselves 

 very suitable for late sowing, and may replace Sunrise in certain district-. 

 Seed is available in limited quantities only. 



Algerian. — This is more widely grown than any other variety, and i- i 

 most useful oat for green feed, hay, silage, and grain. It is rather drought- 

 resistant. Although a profuse stooler, spreading over the ground for a 

 considerable time after planting, it has fairly fine stems, purplish straw, 

 a-nd should be sown early to get the best results. 



Guyra. — This variety matures in about the same time as Algerian, with 

 straw about equal in height to that variety, but rather coarser, though not 

 as coarse as the late ripening white oats. It may be called a moderate 

 stooler, has a compact head, and dark-brown grain with a fairly strong awn, 

 like its parent (White Ligowo). The grain is plump, .and the husk fairly 

 thin. Guyra will be found suitable to typical oat districts. 



Lachlan. — This variety is the result of a cross between White Ligowo and 

 Algerian. It combines the chief qualities desirable for our warmer districts 

 which are found in the two parent varieties. Lachlan is a vigorous grower, 

 maturing a plump sample of grain in almost any season. The straw i- 

 stronger than that of Algerian, so that it can be stripped without fear of 

 lodging when ripe. At the same time, the stems are not too coarse for hay 

 purposes. It resembles Algerian in the brown colour of the I grain and 

 purple tint of the straw, but the awn is much coarser. This is not a serious 

 disadvantage, except for seed purposes; the grain needs to be thoroughly 

 threshed to render it satisfactory for drilling. Lachlan ripens a little 

 earlier than Algerian, but it> young growth is erect and the leaves rather 

 broad, while the foliage of Algerian i- prostrate and narrow. Lachlan stands 



