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It is apparent that in none of the localities was there an 
exceptionally large yield of grain and straw per acre from any 
of these competing wheats. This Table shows that the thin 
sowing adopted by Mr. Randell secured on the same extent of 
land as heavy crops as were obtained by the thicker sowing in 
the other localities ; while at the same time it justifies the 
opposite method employed by Mr. Rawlence to overcome the 
difficulties he has to contend with in cultivating his thin 
chalky soil. 
The small crop on the Woburn farm is due to some extent to 
the poor character of the land, but chiefly to the early attacks of 
mildew on all the crops. The grain produced, however, was 
of good quality, and when the seconds were separated the best 
consisted of well-filled, well-formed, and good-coloured grains. 
No, 4 white wheat came up very thinly ; a large proportion of 
this grain did not germinate at Woburn. 
Messrs. Edwards and Randell have supplied the means of 
comparing the results of their cultivation of the competing 
varieties with their ordinary crops, 
CoMPAEisoN of Mr. Edwaeds' Ordinary Crops with the 
Competition Samples. 
"White Wheats. 
lbs. 
No. 1 647 
„ 2 528- 
„ 3 935 
„ 4 910 
Ordinary crop .. .. ,. .. .. 779' 
Eed Wheats. 
lbs. 
No. 1 iisa 
„ 2 622 
Ordinary crop .. .. ,, .. .. 1071 
Comparison of Mr. Eandell's Ordinary Crop of White Wheat 
witb the Competition White Wheats. 
lbs. 
No. 1 1435 
„ 2 1172 
„ 3 661 
„ 4 1046 
Ordinary crop .. .. .. .. .. 1440 
It is important to notice that notwithstanding the attack of 
the mildew the produce of the year's growth was generally 
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