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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 3004, 20 June 1893, Page 3

-: Crossbred Wheats; :- e'■ ■ i ' j — _. , MESSRS JAMES CARTER & CO , of London, in 1882 commenced a course of experiments in the cross-fertiliza* tion of WHEATS of various kinds. It is well known that almost any variation of quality, character, foim and colour, can be developed in Flowers and Vegetables by cross breeding, and fixed permanently by selection. Also in ths shape of lurnips and Carrots and other roots, including in the fase of Wheat, square or painted ears, large or small grain, long or short straw, or almost any special quality that may be desired. With well selected parents cross-breeding imparts increased vigor in plants as well as in animals, and Wheat, being a ee'f-fertilizing plant which is bred in-and-in year after year for generations, as is the case with most of our Wheats, Crossing shou'd have the effect of p?educing more vigorous and productive varieties. This seems to have been confirmed by Messbs Carter's experiments, who, after several years careful selections of the strains produced by crossing were successful in fixing the characteristics of not less than 11 varieties of new Wheats, which they distributed in 1889 at necessarily fancy prices. The Farmers of this district may be congratulated on the fact that they can now obtain some of the best of these varieties trom'the undersigned. A full selection of the eleven sorts were obtained in 1890 by them and given to MB T. SEALY, of Riverbank, to experiment with. The following year another district was chosen, and after very careful observation, discarded six out of the eleven as unprofitable. They then last year distributed the remaining five selections among farmers in different parts of this County, and were rewarded by excellent yields, this in the face of the very trying season they had to contend with. As may be supposed, tti* varieties differ greatly in length and colour of straw, shape of ears, colour and size of grain, period of ripening, etc. For instance :— Selection F is the earliest ripening Wheat in cultivation, and should prove a great acquisition in the district towards the Hills, and in the South, where an early wheat is indispensable. Another variety, Selection G, produces straw of a short, stout description, which cannot be laid by rain or wind. This should be invaluable for sowing on moist land, which in the ordinary varieties of Wheat produce* long straw, likely to be damaged by wind and rain. Other sorts, as Selection I, is practically, unassailable by Birds, so that should these sorts come largely into cultivation our feathered tribes will not be able to levy their usual toll on the farmers' crops. Some writer has said there can be no best Wheat for all districts, but only for particular situations, soils, and climates, which the various sort* of Wheat are naturally adapted to. <Ye would recommend our friends to obtain a sufficient quantity of seed of these Hybrid Wheats, and test the capabilities of them on their own land. This would undoubtedly lead to far-reaching results by bringing into general cultivation varieties of Wheat f-uited to the various soils of the district, of high quality, hardy, and robust in constitution, and a prolifio character* The following will describe the five varieties we have to offer :— SELECTION !•—A bearded wheat, prolific. It seems of the variety to sow late and harvest early. Straw, medium length, well , headed. Valuable for late Spring sowing. SELECTION F>—An early ripening Wheat, even when sown late. Straw, medium length; very long headed ; a valuable Wheat. : The chaff is furnished with stiff awns which seem to keep off birds and protect it also from wind. Bird and Wind-proof Wheat. SELECTION G- —Straw, short and strong, not likely to be laid by wind or rain; heavy-headed and very prolific. Should prove invaluable on lands which produce in the ordinary sorts straw so long as to be damaged by bad weather. This is the " Tom Thumb " of the wheat family. SELECTION D—Straw, medium length, strong, half-drooping fcabit; very well headed ; very productive, and likely to prove a —————-——' valuable Wheat for general purposes. SELECTION B-—Straw, very long, strong, and white ; ear a fair length, thick set; a very productive Wheat. For Further Particulars, Apflt to FRIEDLANDER BROS.

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