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The ear is cylindrical in shape, 9 to 10 inches in length, and 7. 1 , or 8 inches 

 in circumference. The dent is medium to rough, and the rows vary from 

 fourteen to eighteen in number, with a furrow of medium width between 

 t hem. 



The grain is moderately thick, broad, and deep, and of a bright amber 

 colour, which makes it sell well on the market. 



Funk's Yeliow Dent. 



This variety lias been evolved from Reid's Yellow Dent by the 

 selection of a different type, and it is important to note that tluN 

 selection has fitted the resultant variety for conditions under which the 

 original Reid's Yellow Dent would not grow successfully. Funk's Yellow 

 Dent is gaining rapidly in pojiularity on the Northern and Central Tablelands, 

 North-western Slopes, Central-western Slopes, the Murrumbidgee Irrigation 

 Area, and the South Coast, on account of its ability to beat other varieties 

 under dry conditions, it has a poor husk covering, but this defect is not of 

 any great account in these districts. 



The ears are cylindrical, 9 to 11 inches long and about 7 inches in 

 circumference. The rows number from sixteen to twenty-two, straight, and 

 with a medium wide furrow between them. 



The grain is very tight on the cob, thick, medium broad and medium 

 deep. It is thicker and shallower than Reid's Yellow Dent, and the dent 

 is smooth to slightly rough. The colour is dai-k amber, with a small bright 

 yellow cap. 



Reid's Yellow Dent has a softer grain, deeper, and with a rougher dent 

 than Funk's Yellow Dent, but the general experience with it has been that 

 it requires rich soil and very good conditions to do well. Owing to the 

 greater hardness of Funk's Yellow Dent, Reid's has passed from the list of 

 the Department's recommendations. 



Golden Beauty. 



A type of maize easy to identify on account of its long narrow cobs of 

 about 12 rows of fairly broad, yellow, medium hard grain of pale golden 

 colour and medium smooth dent. This maize reaches its best development 

 on the Upper Manning, where it is largely grown ; the cobs often reach a 

 length of 12 or 13 inches. 



Golden Glow. 



An early variety which is proving a good yielder in some of the cooler 

 tableland districts. It is somewhat similar to Early Morn, but has slightly 

 larger cobs with more closely packed rows of grain with a rougher dent, and 

 is a paler yellow colour than that variety. 



Golden Nugget. 



A very useful variety which has given good results on land of only 

 moderate fertility, and which is also useful for late sowing on the coast cm 

 account of its resistance to leaf blight, which occurs most abundantly in late 

 sown maize. The cobs are usually well covered with husk, which character 

 enables it to withstand the attacks of weevil in the field and also ensures 

 absence from damage in wet seasons. The cobs are not usually long, 

 averaging 8 or 9 inches, with about li rows with medium wide furrows be- 

 tween them. The grain has a tendency to become rounded on the sides, or 

 at least narrowing off to a small, smooth, very shallow dent. The grain is 

 hard, a very bright yellow colour, with a small bright yellow cap. 



