J/<«y 2, 1908.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 361 



iisually plovighed is about 4 iiiclies, and rarely exceeds u inches; 4 to 5 

 acres is considered a day's work. 



Harrowing is done with a set of three to six sections, covering from 

 12 to 20 feet; with them from 1") to 20 acres are done daily. 





Double-furrow disc plough. 



The almost general practice now is to plant the seed with a grain-drill, 

 at the same time distributing with the seed from -40 to 60 lb. of super- 

 phosphate per acre. Both disc and hoe drills are in use, the sizes ranging 



Double-furrow mould-'joard plough. 



from twelve to fifteen tubes, and on some ku'ge farms drills having twenty 

 tubes are used, the distance l^etween the tubes being 7 inches. From 12 



