SPRING V. WINTER WHEAT.
TO'TIIK KHTTOn. iSdi, —Your article, "Winter v. Spring Wheat" which appeared in Tuesday's issiiu gives a very incorrect version of what 1 may havesairl in some conversation between myself and some uiie, although I aui not awaro that any deputation has waited upon me on any subject.' I told Air Allen that I consider Waikato grown winter wheat does not improve the colour of my flour to anything like the extent Canterbury winter .wheat does, as it is usually coarser in the skin, very frequently blighted, of darker colour, and often sprouted. lam not fool enough to say that winter wheat damaged the colour or quality of the flour, but I did say, by using it, say 1 to 3 of spring, I failed to see dilfeience enough in the flour to pay any more, money for it, I may say that my reason for going in for milling spring whont was that farmers have invariably told me that spring wheat pays them 30s to 40; per acre better than wintor. —I am, yours truly,
R. Chambers, Cambridge, Juno 7th, 1888.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2483, 9 June 1888, Page 2
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185SPRING V. WINTER WHEAT. Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2483, 9 June 1888, Page 2
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