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and that, considering the hybrid origin of the variety, it was 
probable that " sports " might appear in the crop. During the 
previous two years he had detected a lew red-chaffed ears, but 
the grains in them were the same as the rest of the crop. 
No. 1 Red Wheat was sent in by Wm. Henry Mokl, of 
Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, under the name of" Mold's Ennobled 
Red Wheat." It was described as having a plump and round 
grain, with qualities commending it to the miller, a short and 
thick-set ear, and a short and very stiff straw of fine quality. It 
has been " ennobled" by the competitor during many years. 
No. 2 Red Wheat was sent in by James Carter and Co., 237 
High Holborn, London, under the name " Carter's Prize Selected 
Red Wheat." It was described as having a close-set, plump 
grain, a long and well-filled ear, and long and clean straw. It 
was raised from a seedling wheat selected by the competitors 
from a seedling raised by Mr. Wilkin. 
The samples were carefully weighed and measured before 
they left the Office of the Society. The weight per bushel of 
the white wheats were as follows: — No. 1, 60^ lbs. ; No. 2, 
58 lbs. ; No. 3, 59^ lbs. ; No. 4, 56 lbs. And of the red wheats : 
No. 1, 58 lbs. ; No. 2, 63 lbs. 
It was decided to seek localities for the growth of the wheat 
in the North of England, in the Midland counties, and in the 
South. The hearty co-operation of the following gentlemen was 
secured : — Mr. James Edwards, of W^oodhorn Grange, New- 
biggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland ; Mr. Charles Randell, of 
Chadbury, Evesham, Worcestershire ; and Mr. James Rawlence, 
of Bulbridge, Wilton, Wiltshire. The farm belonging to the 
Duke of Bedford at Woburn, and placed by his Grace at the 
service of the Royal Agricultural Society for experiments, was 
selected as the fourth locality, and one set of the samples was 
sent to the manager of the farm, Mr. W. J. Maiden. These 
localities, it is believed, fairly represent, as far as four localities 
could represent, the different climatic conditions of the wheat- 
growing districts of England. The soils also were varied ; for 
the field in Mr. Edwards' farm was a stiff boulder clay ; that 
in Mr. Randell's farm was also a clay soil, but considerably more 
open, and in very good condition by cultivation ; Mr. Rawlence 
planted the wheat on a very thin calcareous soil resting on chalk ; 
while the farm at Woburn is a very light sand resting on sand. 
Alter setting aside a peck of each sample for comparison, 
as had been arranged, the remainder was divided into four equal 
portions. As the weight of the sack of each variety was different, 
the weights of the quantities sent to the four growers varied, but 
each grower received precisely the same weight of each particular 
variety. 
