A Rainless Wheat 



yellow. The grain of the finest durum wheat 

 is large, very hard, whitish, and slightly trans- 

 parent. Durum wheats are grown both as 

 spring and winter wheats. To ensure success 

 they should be sown on moisture-saving fallows, 

 and the growing wheat should be lightly har- 

 rowed to renew the soil-blanket and so retain 

 the soil-moisture until harvest-time. Of the 

 Russian varieties introduced and grown on the 

 Government dry land station at Lichtenburg, 

 Kubanka has given the best results during the 

 past three years. It has since been surpassed 

 by the rainless durum wheat Apulia, which we 

 introduced from Italy. The word Apulia comes 

 from the Italian Province of that name. The 

 soil of the province of Apulia is heavy and fertile, 

 but the whole district is deemed arid. Never- 

 theless, it supports a population of over two 

 million inhabitants and produces a wide range 

 of agricultural products. As it is probable 

 that further inquiry may be made regarding 

 the Apulia durum wheats, we would refer our 

 readers to the Royal Italian Consul in London, 

 the Marquis Faa di Bruno, who has most 

 courteously expressed his willingness to furnish 

 the names of the merchants from whom this 

 particular wheat can be obtained. 



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