438 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. {1 Dec., 1902. 
ARTIFICIALLY CrossBRED WueEats, 1902.—From the above varieties, 70 odd have: 
been chosen for propagation in larger quantities. To this end a piece of well-prepared 
land has been divided into rectangular blocks comprising 1-3Uth of an acre each, 
divisions being clearly defined. A hoe-drill was put over the land after the Cambridge 
roller to make small furrows for the reception of the seed, which was previous 
“pickled” in a 1 in 50 bluestone solution and immersed for five minutes, then dried, 
broadcasted, and raked in on 27th May and on the three following days. Several. 
small lots of recently imported varieties were also sown. 
NomencniaturE Wueats, 1901.—A small collection of these was grown during 
the past season, and they serve to emphasise the fact that, if a satisfactory market 
can be found for “ Macaroni’’ wheats, these sorts are capable of producing a class of 
grain quite fitted for their special purpose. The New Zealand wheats referred to in 
my last report were sown too late to mature, and were badly affected by rust. Had 
they been received in time, it is probable a more satisfactory account could have been 
rendered. 
Sxason, 1902.—The outlook for the present cereal season is most eela palit and. 
unsatisfactory, and all seed has had to be sown in dry land, and there has not been 
sufficient moisture to germinate it. It is quite safe to assume that anything apart 
from early maturing varieties and spring wheats will not have seasonable limits for 
grain production. ‘fhe land was prepared by ploughing to a depth of several inches 
with a disk plough, harrowed, and cross-harrowed. On fallow land. the spring-toothed 
cultivator was used. It is worthy of note that, owing to the dry condition of the 
land, and, moreover, to an increase in hardness, the disk plough showed itself superior 
for pulverising to the mould board types, although requiring plenty of horseflesh. 
The respective areas occupied in 1901 have been sown again this season, but the others 
enumerated have been sown on fallowed land, and in rotation with other classes of 
crops, to ensure keeping the varieties as pure as possible, &c. All seed wheat and 
barley had been previously pickled in solution of bluestone 1 in 50, then dried before 
drilling in at the rate of $-bushels to an acre, the machine being regulated to sow full 3 
inches deep. 
\ 
Area. Variety of Wheat. When Sown, Area, | Variety of Barley. When Sown. 
aaieth oe /6 : : | pate! fal 
15 acres} Marshall’s No. 8 ...| 1 May 3°00 Nepaul Barley i. .. | 22 March 
750’ ,, 5 NORS Pr aoeee 3°00 ete Barley(newimporta-| 6 May 
tion 
4:10 ,,. | Conway’s Manitoba; 6 ,, 750 |Sea of Azov ... i} oy, 
410 ,, | Farrer’s Crossbred} 10 ,, 7°50 ‘| Chilian 7 dah 
85 Al, B1 
410 ,, We Crossbred | 12 ,, 6°50 | Hallett’s ImprovedChevalier| 8 ,, 
84 | 
410 ,, | Australian Wonder | 13 ,, 1°00 Chilian Chevalier... be | {9 Jer 
4:10 ,, | Indian Fife balla y 3°70 | Chilian (new importation) ...|17 ,, 
4:00 ,, | Farrer’sCrossbred Rj 15 ,, | 
3°70 ,, | Battlefield ... prlelD ey 2°75 | Nepaul Bee ra. ae AD op 
3°50 ,, | Yandilla Improved} 16 ,, | 
Indian - 
3°00 ,, | Yandilla ... LAGS, 2:75 SaRye) ats a * Pet 20E 33 
Cutan Curvatter Bartey.—A few ounces of seed were received through the 
Department from Paris, and sown about the middle of June, 1901. Sufficient seed was 
obtained to sow the area referred to—l acre—in 1902. This barley resembles. 
“Chevalier” in the arrangement of glumes, but the ears average quite an inch longer. 
This is on itself a commendable feature, and has added largely to its prolificness. It 
also carries an abnormal amount of flag. 
Exprertments with Frrrinisers, 1901.—A detailed description of the various 
fertiliser tests, occupying twenty-four half-acre blocks, was given in last report, 
Marshall No. 3 wheat being used throughout. It is very unsatisfactory to report 
that the whole series proved a failure for grain, owing to the ravages of the black 
rust referred to in the first part of the report, but a heavy cutting of hay was obtained. 
Under the circumstance no distinction was made. 
1902.—This season similar fertilisers have been applied to the respective areas, 
using “ Budd’s Early” wheat drilled in simultaneously at the rate of } of a bushel to 
the acre, previously pickled with bluestone by immersing in a solution of 1 to 50 parts 
of water for five minutes. Date of sowing, 31st May to 5th June. 
Marzx.—Small experimental lots of the following varieties were made, viz. :— 
Riley’s Favourite, Legal Tender, Golden Beauty, and Large White Horsetooth. 
The two first mentioned produced attractive and marketable grain, and, considering 
the season, should prove an acquisition to existing varieties. 
