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thick, shallow wedge, with shallow crease-dent ; cob, large, 



white. Synonyms : Ger- 

 man ] 'ellow Horsetooth ; 

 Natal \ r ellow Horsetooth ; 

 Bishop. 



There are two types 

 in South Africa, known 

 respectively as German 

 Yellow (Fig. 114) 'and 

 Natal Yellow, Horsetooth ; 

 the former is apt to be 

 earlier in maturing and 

 more drought resistant 

 than the latter, but both 

 vary greatly in these re- 

 spects, according to the 

 part of the country in 

 which they have become 

 acclimatized, and the 

 character of the other 

 strains which have en- 

 tered into their composi- 

 tion, for both are very 

 impure. In some cases 

 the type grown under 

 this name is a mongrel 

 flint, segregating each 

 year into flints and dents, 

 and in others it is a par- 

 tial dent which segregates 

 into dents and flints. We 

 are not aware that any 

 distinctive and pure 

 strains have been iso- 

 lated. 



If planted early, Yel- 

 low Horsetooth does well 

 on the High-veld, where 



,. ,, „ . it proves a good yielder 



Fig. 114. — Yellow Horsetooth or ' & ■> 



German Yellow. both in grain and fodder. 



