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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9497, 28 April 1894, Page 5

How to raise pedigree wheat of first-class character is shown by the following paragraph Major Hallett first selected a small ear of fine quality wheat in 1857. He did this because he had found that large ears grown without being selected and "educated" were liable to have coarse grain. The ear was 4§in long, and had 47 grains. These he dibbled in separately at Ifb apart in one line. In 1858 he selected the best ear, which was 6Jin long, had 79 grains, and was one of 10 on the plant. These 79 grains were dibbled in at Ift apart, and the best ear from these was 7|in long, had 91 grains, and was; one of 22 ears on the planb. In 1860 the season was very bad, but the finest planb from the sowing as above had 39 ears, and the besb of these sown in 1861 produced a plant with 52 ears, the besb of which was Sf long and contained 123 grains. Thus by selecting the best ear for five years the length of the ear increased from 4§in to B|in, the grains in the best ear from 47 to 123, and the ears to a plant from 10 in the second year to 52 in the fifth year. Recent correspondence in English papers has disclosed some rather curious facts in connection with the farm-pupil business in Canada, whereupon Punch thus advertises in a late issue :—" What to do with our boyB: Ship them to Quebec, en route for the boundless North-Wesb. Invigorating climate. Thermometer rarely descends more than 50degs. below zero. Nob more thab six blizzards a week. Premium required only £200, for the privilege of working like a navvy for a couple of years without any pay. Jusb the eorb of employment to take the nonsense out of youths found unmanageable at home. Practical farmer has first-rate opening for such. Opening should be closed with. The experience acquired is surd to be profitable to the practical farmer if Dob to his pupils."