VARIETIES AND BREEDS 333 



At the Government Experiment Station, Stanger, the three CHAP, 

 following breeds stood out prominently in the breed tests of VIL 

 1907 :— 



Yield per Acre. 



Ladysmith 5,100 lbs. = -25-5 muids. 



Hickory King .... 4,260 ,, = 21-3 



Golden Beautv .... 3,95" ,, = 1975 



289. Breeds Suitable for the Semi-arid Western Region. — 

 The region west of a line drawn between Bloemfontein and 

 Lichtenburg is with small exception too dry for any but short- 

 season breeds. Botman (flint) is the breed which has been 

 grown most extensively but it yields poorly ; a white Botman 

 is grown successfully at Grootfontein and Blikfontein on the 

 Kaap Plateau. German Yellow (y.d.) is favourably reported 

 on from parts of the Orange Free State, as fairly drought- 

 resistant, early, and a good yielder. Hickory King is only safe 

 in exceptionally favourable seasons and when planted early ; 

 \o-row Hickory (w.d.) is more suitable. Iowa Silver-mine 'and 

 Chester County have given excellent results in the Wolmarans- 

 stad District. Wills Gehu (y.d.) and Wills Dakota (w.d.) 

 should be especially valuable here. 



290. Breeds Suitable for the Upper Bush-veld. — There is an 

 enormous area of territory in the Northern Transvaal, west of 

 the Drakensberg, which is at present but thinly settled by 

 white people. It is a good cattle country and grows excellent 

 maize in ordinary seasons. But the rains fall late and the 

 growing-season is somewhat short. On the Springbok Flats, 

 Hickory King (w.d.) has given good results, but Hickory 

 Horsetooth is more promising. Iowa Silver-mine (w.d.) should 

 do well and Chester County (y.d.) is worth trial. 



291. Breeds Grown in Rhodesia. — Hickory King, Salisbury 

 White, and Golden Eagle appear to be favourites, and do 

 excellently in those parts of the country suited to maize 



ring. 



292. Relative Yields of Different Breeds in the Transvaal. 

 — The relative yields obtained in any one district do not 

 necessarily apply, except in a very general way, to districts 

 belonging to a different crop-zone or to localities having a 

 different soil. Nor will the returns obtained during one or . 

 two years be a safe criterion as to the relative merits of differ- 



