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NEW CROSS BRED WHEAT. 
CARTERS’ BIRDPROOF. 
(SELECTION K.) 
Colour and Quality of Grain ... Pale amber, full handsome berry. 
Length of Straw (with Ear) ... 55 inches. 
Length of Ear 5 inches. 
Colour of Chaff ... Stone white. 
Average Period of Ripening on Clay Loam Soil ... End of July. 
Parents ... Carters’ Fill measure and Mammoth White Wheats. 
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS. 
Very distinct, habit erect, the apex of the chaff being furnished with a sharp, strong, 
pointed awn, of such a character as to render it less assailable by birds — hence its 
designation, “ Birdproof.” 
Long yellowish-white straw, stout and strong; ears very close set, not liable to shell 
the grain. 
Two Ears of this Selection contained respectively 6i and 6o grains. 
“ It was curious to observe that attempts were being made, and it seemed successfully, to 
breed varieties with close-set, sharply-pointed glumes, sufficient to keep intruders at bay.” — 
Gardeners’ Chronicle. 
N.B.— The Beard of the male parent generally drops as the Ear matures. 
W. Hannan, Esq., Corby, Lincolnshire, writes: “I estimate my crop of Carter.s’ New Cross Bred Wheat, 
‘ Birdproof,’ at 40 to 50 bushels per acre (average previously, 32 bushels). My crop was cut a full week before 
any other kind in the neighbourhood.” 
Price 21/- per Bushel of 63 lbs. 
Offered so long as slock lasts. All orders executed in strict rotation. 
