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Report  on  Wheat- Mildeic. 
APPENDIX  I. 
MILDEW  ON  WHEAT. 
Circular  of  Inquiries. 
I.  Has  your  farm,  or  the  locality  in  which  you  reside,  or  any  district 
with  which  you  are  well  acquainted,  been  subject  to  frequent  or 
malignant  attacks  of  Mildew  ? 
II.  If  so,  can  you  give  definite  information  as  to  the  particular  years  in 
> which  great  injury  was  occasioned  by  this  disease  ? 
III.  Under  what  conditions  have  you  observed  that  mildew  has  been 
developed  to  a great  and  injurious  degree  ? 
IV.  Situation  of  the  Farm. 
(a)  Elevation. 
(l>)  Open  and  exposed,  or  sheltered. 
(c)  Level  or  inclined,  or  undulating. 
(d)  Aspect. 
Y.  Climate  of  the  District. 
(a)  Average  temperature. 
(b)  Range  of  temperature  (ordinary). 
(c)  Remarkable  variations  of  temperature  in  the  particular  season 
of  attack. 
( d ) Rainfall  (ordinary  and  extraordinary). 
VI.  Soil  of  the  Field. 
( a ) Description. 
(b)  Drainage : — natural  or  artificial,  effectual  or  imperfect. 
(c)  Condition : — as  regards  cleanliness,  fertility,  texture,  and 
solidity. 
VII.  Previous  Cultivation  of  the  Field. 
(a)  Crops  of  the  two  preceding  years  in  order. 
(b)  Manures  : — natural  or  artificial,  and  the  time  of  application. 
VIII.  Description  of  Wheat  Sown. 
IX.  Time  of  Sowing. 
(a)  Date. 
(b)  Early  or  late  for  the  district. 
X.  Seed  used. 
(a)  Quantity  sown  per  acre. 
( b ) Have  you  observed  any  connection  between  thick  or  thin 
sowing  and  attacks  of  Mildew  ? 
(c)  Whether  home-grown  or  changed. 
(d)  Whether  dressed  or  not. 
XI.  Character  of  Crop  produced. 
(a)  Full  or  deficient  plant. 
( b ) Development : — Gradual  and  continuous,  or  sudden  and  inter- 
mittent. 
XII.  Flowering  Period. 
(a)  Date  : — Early  or  late  for  the  district. 
XIII.  Observation  of  Disease. 
(a)  Date  of  first  notice. 
(b)  Whether  preceded  by  rust  or  not. 
XIV.  Harvest. 
(a)  Date : — Early  or  late  for  the  district. 
XV.  General  Observations. 
