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rods across) will not require carts for the corners, but if square, carts 
are required for tiie great distance. 
Shoidd this meet the approbation of some, and be the means of em- 
ploying a few hundreds whom the frost and the want of other emplov- 
meut would otherwise drive to a workhouse, I shall consider I have done 
some good to the labourer, ensured myself the approbation of the land- 
lord, and thanks from the tenant. 
Cooling Castle, near Rochester, Kent, 
1th August, 1843. 
XIX. — Reports on Wheats selected for Trial at the Bristol 
Meeting, 
1. Report from Ph. Pusey. 
These wheats, of which No. 1 was white and Nos. 2 and 3 red, were 
drilled on a deep strong loam, as had been desired, on the 15th of Octo- 
ber, by the side of some other varieties, among which were the old Red 
Lammas, and the Hopetoun, a kind of Hunter's white, after vetches fed 
off. Mr. Brooks, who occupies the farm, gives the following account of 
their progress : — 
No. 1 was remarked by every one as being higher and forwarder than 
any other wheat during the winter. 
In May all the wheats became flaggy in consequence of the incessant 
rain. 
No. 2 came out first in ear : though its straw was thicker than that of 
any other wheat, it was laid nearly a fortnight earlier than the rest, 
almost as soon as it came into ear. 
The other red wheat. No. 3, was the latest in ear ; its straw was 
weaker than any Mr. Brooks had ever seen, resembling grass ; it fell 
to the ground before the ear appeared. 
At harvest the ears of the two red wheats were found to be so much 
mildewed, in consequence of their having been completely laid, that 
they contained little else than tail wheat, and the produce consequently 
was not measured. 
The produce of the white wheat No. 1 , compared with the Hopetoun 
wheat which grew near it, was as follows : — 
Straw. 
Bushels. Ton. Cwt. 
1 acre Hopetoun wheat ... 29 111 
1 do. Wheat No. 1 ... . 26^ 19 
The produce of this land in a fair season must be nearly 40 bushels 
per acre. Mr. Brooks thinks that the wetness of May and June have 
prevented the selected wheats from having a fair trial ; but he states that 
he should be unwilling to grow them upon his land. 
Ph. Pusey. 
