96 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Ava., 1898. ; 
Mr. P. McLean said that probably for Queensland the Clay Coloured 
was the best of the large varieties of cow-peas. ‘The Black Eye was about the 
most inferior of the kinds yet tried in the colony. In connection with the | 
milling qualities of Budd’s Early wheat, he desired to sound a note of warning, — 
and intending wheatgrowers should be very careful in accepting statements 
from millers. He had attended four or five intercolonial conferences on the 
rust in wheat question, and the conferences had always been faced with the 
difficulty that they had to contend against the millers. As an instance of thiy 
he mentioned that some years ago the Agricultural Department saw that the 
introduction and testing of new varieties of wheat were necessary, and if 
accordingly obtained a number from Paris, amongst which was the Belatourka, 
Of course they were aware that wheats, like most other organic things, were | 
liable to become constitutionally weak, and subject to any disease that might — 
be in proximity to them, and that was the reason for the necessity of occasional 
changes of seed. However, the Belatourka was tried, yielded excellently, and 
gave satisfaction to growers. It was then submitted to millers, who pro. 
nounced it a first-class milling wheat. On such recommendations many 
farmers went in for Belatourka, but on sending their crop to market the 
millers refused to accept it as a good milling wheat, and would only give a 
reduced price for it. This last year, however, another change had appeared, 
and millers are now advising farmers to grow Belatourka. He might mention 
that the introduction into Queensland of Budd’s Early was one of the out. 
comes of the rust in wheat conferences. At the conferences, reliable informa. — 
tion was supplied relative to the different varieties growing in each colony, and 
he had, as a result, imported among others the Budd’s Early from South 
Australia. This wheat was now one of the most promising varieties In~ 
cultivation in Queensland. 
Mr. J. Grrmors (Allora) was one of the first that got Budd’s Early from 
the Agricultural Department. It had done very well, and this year he could 
have sold plenty of it, if he had had it to spare. Coming down in the train, 
a miller, Mr. Archibald, had inquired very earnestly about it, as he desired to — 
secure fifteen bags. At the recent land sales on the Darling Downs he was 
told by a number of South Australian farmers that Budd’s Harly and three — 
of Marshall’s wheats were the main varieties grown in South Australia. In 
Queensland last year, neither Budd’s Early nor the Marshall wheats were mm 
any way affected by rust. Budd’s Early was a variety which stood up and 
grew well in dry weather; and as for millers’ objections to it or any other sort, 
they were, often as not, simply excuses for othermotives. 
Mr. F. W. Perx (Loganholme) said the cow-pea appeared to be a general 
purpose crop, and in the course of his remarks Mr. Swayne had said that 
about Mackay it was used for green manuring and for smothering weeds. <As 
the Logan district was now suffering from nut-grass, he would like to know ~ 
if any gentleman present had ever tried the cow-pea for that pest. 
Mr. P. McLran thought it stood to reason that one crop of cow-pea would 
not destroy the nut-grass, as the nuts were too far down, but if the cow-pea 
was kept on the land for any length of time perhaps it might then be 
effective in destroying the nut-grass. There were two kinds of nut-grass, one — 
with the nuts on the surface, but in the other they were deep down in the 
soil, and in his own garden he had covered some of the latter with zinc. After 
he pad kept the zinc on it for a couple of years, he would be able to tell them 
its effect. 
Mr. W. D. Lams (Yangan) said he would like to hear Mr. Benson give 
his views on the wheatgrowing question. As for Budd’s Early, he could say 
that it was the coming wheat, and the Belatourka, too, was again coming into — 
fayour. ‘The millers now had no objection to this latter variety, and would 
buy it in any quantity. The demand for seed of both these wheats this year 
was very pronounced. He might say that the Warwick Farmers’ Mill had 
bought Belatourka all along, and it had made good flour. He remembered 
seeing some Belatourka flour in a mill which had been returned, and the 
