572 
Report of Prize White Wheat, S<-c. 
is too high-priced for the general use of farmers; but when located in 
diflferent parts of the country, and let out for hire, I cannot but recom- 
mend a trial upon the description of light soil to which I have before 
alluded. 
Kingsweston, November 26fh, 1845. W. Miles. 
IX. — Report of Prize White Wheat, selected at the Southampton 
Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society, 1844, and tico other 
sorts soivn on the Right Hon. Earl Spencers farm at Cliapel 
Brampton, Northampton. 
No. 1. A red wheat, called Rattling Jack, bought of Mr. Redgrave, 
Boughton, near Northampton. 
,, 2. The white prize wheat, from Southampton, 1844. 
„ 3. A red wheat, called the Victoria Red, bought of Mr. Potterton, 
Stow, Nine Churches, near Daveutry, Northamptonshire. 
All sown October 28th, 1844, on strong soil — clay subsoil, after 
vetches, part taken off and limed 20 qrs. per acre. 
No. 
Name of Wheat. 
When Sown. 
When it came 
up. 
When Cut. 
When Carried. 
Rattling Jack, Red 
Oct. 28th. 
Nov. 16th. 
Aug. .30th. 
Sept. 11th. 
■1 
White Prize Wheat 
from Southampton, 
1844. 
|oct. 28th. 
Nov. 20th. 
Sept. 11 th. 
Sept. nth. 
3 
Victoria RedWheat 
Oct. 2Sth. 
Nov. 20th. 
Sept. 5th. 
Sept. 20th. 
Quantity and Quality of Produce. 
No. 
Name of Wlieat. 
Quantity 
Sown. 
Produce 
Good. 
Produce 
Tailing. 
Total 
per Acre. 
Weight 
ofStraw. 
1 
Rattling Jack, Red. 
Qrs. bu. glls. 
2 1 1 
Qrs. bush. 
4 1 
59 lbs. per 
bushel. 
Dush 
5 
50 lbs. per 
bushel. 
Qrs. busli. 
■1 6 
lbs. 
3214 
■1 
White Prize Wheat] 
from Southampton, ( 
1844. J 
Qrs. pks. glls. 
2 0 1 
Qrs. 
3 
55 lbs. per 
bushel. 
Qrs. bush. 
1 3 
50 lbs. per 
bushel. 
Qrs. bush. 
4 3 
lb*. 
2771 
3 
Victoria Red Wheat 
Qrs pks. glls 
2 0 1 
Qrs. bush. 
4 2 
56^ lbs. per 
bushel. 
Bu. pks. 
6 1 
5 1 lbs. per 
bushel. 
Qrs.bu. pks. 
5 0 1 
lbs. 
3500 
Spencer. 
