MUMMY WHEAT.
160 BUSHELS TO ACRE. The mummy ■wheat sown as an experiment in a Dunedin suburb last year is now harvested and threshed. It has produced an almost unbelievable yield at the rate of 160 bushels to the acre, which is considered good enough to warrant a trial on a commercial scale. The seed was grown in India under the direction of the Indian Government, and was from a consignment sent to England for sale. It was after the Indian authorities had proved the value of the wheat for bread-making, that a Dunedin man whose hobby is botany, bought'hia small parcel, i
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 39, 15 February 1935, Page 4
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103MUMMY WHEAT. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 39, 15 February 1935, Page 4
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