VARIETY riMAl.S 



crop taken as 100. The final order represents tlie mean 

 of these last figures, and shows the average relative jjusition 

 occupied by each variety when seasonal tluet nations are 

 eliminated and each year is allowed the same weight in 



Tablk XXVIIb. — Varieties of Wheat grinm at Eothaimted, 1871-lKSl. 

 Mean Froduce of all the vaneties each year taken cw 100. 



making up the average. It is evident from the tluetuating 

 position any wheat occupies from year to year that variety 

 tests require a good many repetitions before great trust can 

 be placed in their results. In the present case five wheats 

 stand out as considerably heavier croppers than the others on 

 the strong Ilothamsted land —Rivet, White Chaff (Ive<|), Club. 

 Golden Drop, and Bole's Prolific. ( )f the.se. liivet is perhaps the 

 oldest English wheat remaining in cult i\ at inn. known everywhere 

 for its heavy yields on strong land, its coarse straw, tlie inferior 

 quality of its grain, and its bearded character. White Chafl 



