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Mr. Long:, in his original entry, had described his grain as 
having been obtained by selection Irom Hardcastle, and as 
being distinguished from that old variety by its large and full 
ear. While there was no difference of opinion as to the quality 
of the grain, neither of the Judges nor the members of the 
Committee were able to discover any points in the straw or 
grain by which they could distinguish them from good speci- 
mens of ordinary Hardcastle. In answer to further enquiries, 
Mr. Long informed the Committee that, having observed a lew 
fine ears of white wheat growing in a field of Red Browick, he 
carefully preserved and cultivated them, and the sample sub- 
mitted lor competition was from the produce of these ears. As 
his account of the origin of the grain, which, differing some- 
what from the account given in the entry, failed to supply any 
characters on which the Committee could distinguish the sample 
from the well-known Hardcastle, they could not declare it to be 
a new variety, and they accordingly resolved to recommend the 
Council to withhold the prize. 
The Messrs. Carter and Co., adhering to the description given 
in their entry, did not succeed in convincing the Committee 
that their sample was a new variety, and the name given to it of 
" Carter's Prize Selected Red Wheat " was believed to imply that 
it had already been exhibited, and been rewarded. Under these 
circumstances the Committee held that this red Avheat must be 
considered disqualified to receive the prize, and they recom- 
mended accordingly. 
The Council adopted the Committee's recommendations, and 
the decision was published, and communicated to the parties 
concerned. 
Further communications were forwarded to the Committee 
both by Mr. Long and Messrs. Carter and Co., in which were 
given at greater length and with more precision the history of 
their respective wheats. The Committee expected to have been 
supplied with such information at an earlier stage in their 
investigation. However, although the matter had naturally 
ended with the Council's resolution in accordance with the 
Committee's recommendation, the Committee gave full con- 
sideration to these communications. The result was that, while 
they were satisfied that these competitors believed their samples 
were new varieties, they had failed to obtain distinctive cha- 
racters which would justify the Committee departing from the 
well-considered judgment to which they had previously come — 
that the samples could not be considered as new varieties of 
grain. Looking, however, at the quality of the samples grown, 
and at the testimony of the Judges, the Committee resolved 
to recommend the Council to give to Mr. Long and to Messrs. 
