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After multiplication to a sufficient quantity these seeds are distributed into the seed-growing areas. The following is the distribution list of these seeds for 1949 : A. For Further Seed-production Perennial rye-grass .. .. .. .. 1, 443 bushels Italian rye-grass .. .. .. .. 547J bushels Short-rotation rye-grass .. .. .. 1,704f bushels Timothy .. .. .. .. .. 1,114 lb. White clover .. .. .. .. .. 4,370| lb. Montgomery red clover .. .. .. 1,082 lb. Cowgrass .. .. .. .. .. 1,633 lb. Lucerne .. .. .. .. .. 15,503 lb. Rape seed — Broad leaf Essex .. .. .. .. 4,335 lb. Giant .. .. .. .. .. 625 lb. Seed oats — Abundance .. .. .. 723 bushels Algerian .. .. .. .. .. 535 bushels Achilles .. .. .. .. .. 120 bushels B. For Sowing Commercial Crops Seed oats: Binder .. .. .. .. 264 bushels Rape: Club root resistant .. .. 114| cwt. Italian rye-grass .. .. .. .. 1,200 bushels Seed maize .. .. .. .. .. 1,056 bushels In addition to these, 1,243 bushels of oats surplus to seed requirements were sold for feed and 218 bushels of wheat were sold for a milling trial. Seed Certification. —-The production of certified seed has in its trend followed fairly closely the pattern of the total seed-production. The following table shows the quantities of the various seeds certified in 1948 and 1949 respectively : Seed. 1948. 1949. Perennial rye-grass .. 565,562 bushels 575,905 bushels Italian rye-grass .. 32,154 bushels 26,876 bushels Short-rotation rye-grass 83,225 bushels 115,309 bushels Cocksfoot .. .. 485,869 Ib. 503,169 Ib. Brown-top .. .. 379,349 Ib. 367,449 Ib. Timothy .. .. 15,0311b. 21,3901b. Phalaris tuberosa .. .. 644 lb. White clover .. .. 2,993,090 lb. 2,724,508 lb. Montgomery red clover 598,957 Ib. 488,052 Ib. Cowgrass .. .. 693,760 Ib. 740,784 Ib. Subterranean clover .. 155,898 Ib. 17,8511b. Lucerne .. .. 20,105 Ib. 24,706 Ib. Linen-flax seed .. .. 3,514 cwt. Seed wheat .. .. 113,251 bushels 110,033 bushels Seed oats .. .. 1,158 bushels 14,196 bushels Seed maize .. .. . . 1,056 bushels Seed barley . . . . . . 3,116 bushels Sweet blue lupin .. . . 104 bushels Rape .. .. 494,456 lb. 473,669 lb. *Turnip .. .. 94,393 Ib. 414,598 Ib. *Swede .. .. 340,491 Ib. 175,244 Ib. Chou moellier .. 26,051 lb. 68,845 lb. *Kale .. .. 13,764 lb. 8,870 lb. Onion seed .. .. 14,587 Ib. 8,625 Ib. Seed potatoes .. 8,515 tons 6,591 tons

* This seed is termed " Government Approved."

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