3 CEREALS 



He was successful in producing several new and 

 valuable varieties of grain which are still popular in 

 Western Australia, the best known of which are : 



Alpha and Cross-bred No. 73. These wheats are of 

 the same parentage, namely, crosses between Steinwedel 

 and King's Jubilee, and are similar types of grain. They 

 are early wheats, specially adapted to the drier districts. 



Zealand is another very valuable variety which we owe 

 to Mr. Berthoud. It was originally imported from 

 France by him in 1888, and grown in the Corowa district 

 of New South Wales. It is essentially a hay-wheat, and 

 has held the position of first favourite for hay in New 

 South Wales for many years, and is still the most reliable 

 hay-wheat we possess for the Riverina and South-western 

 and Western Slopes and Central Tableland. It is not a 

 good variety for grain, the flour being of low colour. 



Of the other more commonly grown varieties in 

 Western Australia are: 



Lett's or Gregson's. This belongs to the English 

 Square Head type, and originated with a Mr. Gregson, 

 of York, Western Australia, from a single selected ear. 

 A neighbour, Mr. Lott, was also instrumental in dis- 

 tributing it, so that it is known under both names. It is 

 one of the most prolific of late mid-season soft wheats, 

 and in Western Australia rivals Federation in this 

 respect. 



Penny's is another selection from Square Head wheat, 

 and is also the produce of a single ear. It originated 

 with Mr. Penny, of Green Hills, Western Australia, and 

 is a similar grain to Lott's. It also is very popular in 

 Western Australia. 



Mr. Joseph Correll, of the Arthur River, Western 

 Australia, who has made a close study of wheat for the 

 past thirty-nine years, has recently succeeded in raising- 

 several new varieties, some of which are already 

 deservedly popular and increasing in public estimation, 

 as well as several others which Mr. Correll expects will 

 prove even more satisfactory. 



The best known of these outside Western Australia is 

 Le Huguenot. 



This variety originated from a single plant with two 



