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303-307 = Princess X Chevalier 2nd generation. 



Object. To obtain a sort combining the high yield of 

 Princess with the qualities in which Chevalier excels. Although 

 both sorts are rather weak in the straw, it is believed possible 

 to obtain a sort possessing greater strength than either parent. 

 The characters concerned in this crossing may be illustrated 

 more clearty in the following manner: 



Princess. 



(a) Low weight per bushel due to 

 loose attachment of scale. 



(b) Rather late in ripening. 



(c) Head often remains partly in the 

 sheath. This is an objection, 

 since under unfavorable condi- 

 tions such as continued drought 

 or when sown on stiff clay soil, 

 considerable damage is likely 

 to result both to quality as 

 well as to quantity. Should 

 the harvest be wet it is also more 

 difficult to dry out the grain 

 when enclosed in a sheath. 



(d) Rather weak in the straw. 



Chevalier. 



(a) High weight per bushel. 



(b) Earlier in ripening. 



(c) Head shoots well out of the 

 sheath. 



(d) Rather weak in the straw. 



308-310 Princess X 0156 (a very early strain) 2nd generation. 



Object. To combine the higher yield of the former with 

 the earlier ripening, stiffer straw and better shooting of the 

 head of the latter. 



311-314 = Hannchen X 0156 2nd generation. 



Object. To obtain a still earlier sort than Hannchen, but 

 retaining the good quality of the latter. 



315-316 0156 X Hannchen 2nd generation. (Reciprocal crossing.) 



317 Hannchen X Gold 2nd generation. 



Object. To obtain a sort combining the higher yield, 

 greater resistance to loose smut and power to germinate more 

 quickly after harvest of Gold with the power to grow over a 

 greater variety of soils possessed by Hannchen. The very 

 slow germination of Hannchen after harvest is not liked by 

 the brewers. 



318-320 = Gold X Hannchen 2nd generation. (Reciprocal crossing). 

 The characters or qualities specially concerned in this 

 crossing are as follow: 



