QUALITY WHEAT

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21093, 13 May 1943, Page 2

QUALITY WHEAT

GISBORNE POSITION MOST MILLING TYPE RESULTS OF TESTING More than two-thirds of the samples of Gisborne-grown wheat submitted to test recently have been classified as milling-wheat and will qualify for the Wheat Committee’s guaranteed price. „ , This position is very satisfactory, particularly as many farmers have not been enthusiastic about the quality ot Gisborne district wheat crops, although it has been realised that in certain instances some excellent crops, have been secured, both in regard to quality and.yield. ■ Interim returns published by tne Government Statistician are not flattering from the. Gisborne point ot view, the yield average for crops threshed during January and. February being given as only 26.65 bushels to the acre, the lowest in NeW Zealand, except for Hawke’s Bay. At that time, however, only-62 acres had been threshed, whereas, according to returns made available by Mr. i. Jrt. Bould, of the Department of Agriculture, the total area tinder wheat m the district last season was 384 acres. The New Zealand average with only onetihird of the expected crop threshed was 33.34 bushels, the highest average being Otago with JB.ja bushels. , , Gisborne has had a very high average of wheat yield for small area, in some of the past seasons, ana although it does not appeal' likely that a very high return will result this season, 'there may be some improvement when the complete tallies are made. . In quality, .however, there is no complaint this season. The tests made were the first the Gisborne district has had, on such a comorehensive scale, and the results ue particularly pleasing as the past season was not the best for. wheat production. In all, 30 lines w submitted for grading, and 21 of them, representing 2300 sacks, were classed as milling wheat.