. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 698 Agrlcultm^al Gazette of [Sept. 2, 1908. Selection of V(trieties.— fanners sow wheat as though there was only one variety ; such cannot be too strongly (leprecated. A study of individual varieties is essential. Every farmer should know whether the wheat he sows is an early, mid-season, or late variety ; whether it stools freely or sparsely ; whether it has a procumbent or erect habit of gi'owth in its early stages ; whether the straw is long' or short, weak oi- strong ; whether
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 698 Agrlcultm^al Gazette of [Sept. 2, 1908. Selection of V(trieties.— fanners sow wheat as though there was only one variety ; such cannot be too strongly (leprecated. A study of individual varieties is essential. Every farmer should know whether the wheat he sows is an early, mid-season, or late variety ; whether it stools freely or sparsely ; whether it has a procumbent or erect habit of gi'owth in its early stages ; whether the straw is long' or short, weak oi- strong ; whether it sheds or holds its grain ; whether it is a weak, medium, or strong Hour \ariety ; whether suitable for dry conditions ; and its behavioui- to such diseases as bunt or rust. Generally speaking, late maturing varieties should be sown first, raedium varieties next, and early maturing ones last. It is not wise to have all the eggs in one basket, and depend solely u])on one variety. Three well-selected varieties can be made to fit in admirably. It is difficult to forecast any _U. i ?>?. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New South Wales. Dept. of Agriculture. Sydney, C. Potter, Govt. Printer [etc. ]
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