82 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. [Jan. 2, 1908. 



Alycnan Litmiir is ilciiii^ lairly well lici-c nii the hillsides, but sccius 

 slower of growth than the lu-fiiiiary liicci-nc. It is carl.v tn say as yet what 

 its value really is under Australian cuiiditioiis; hut a few acres here are well 

 set, aud tiuii' alone can show if it will tlnurish on hilUidrs, as it is claimrd 

 it will. 



Do not feed lucerne too elose. as any injury to the cruwn may ruin tlu' 

 plant. ^Mleu cuttiuj;' fur hay. too, do not <shave too elose, for the same 

 reason. It has heeu shown clearly here that sowiup- too thickly is injurious. 

 In a dry spell here a i)lot sown at alxuit l'O 11). jier acre was coninieneiny 

 to wither badly when that sown in drills at abotit 1 Hi. per acre was fresh 

 and green. 



A middle course in seeding is advised, and (ui wcllcult ivateil soils and 

 where the best seed is used, 8 lb. per acre will ju'ovt' in the long run better 

 able to stand adverse climatic conditions than, say, 1 .! to lo lb. when 

 sown with a drill, but if broadcasted 12 to 15 lb. per acre is not too much. 

 The plants should form deep vigorous tap-roots, drawing their nutriment 

 from a great depth. It would be well to gather seed only from a crop- 

 with well-developed jilants. (lood seed sliouhl be of a liright-yellow 

 colour — not dull-brown nor dark. 



Seasonable Notes. 



(4P:0. L. SUTTON, 

 Wheat Experinientahst. 



As soon as the harvest is over, farmers with fallowed land should seize- 

 every favourable opportunity to get the fallows broken down and in order 

 for planting. Experience at Coolabah has proved that on worked fallows 

 planting can take place, and the seed germinate at the ]iro]ier season, even 

 though no rain has fallen for two to three nuuitlis |ireviuusly, if the 

 moisture has been consei'ved by harrowing the soil as soon as a crust 

 formed after rain. In addition to consei-ving the moisture, the working' 

 which the soil receives helps to com])act it, and so produce that firm ideal 

 seed-bed desirable for the wheat plant, without the aid of special imple- 

 ments like the "Campbell Sub-packer." Working the ground aerates and 

 mellows it, ami at the same time destroys weeds, aud in connection with 

 keeping grouml idean, it is as well to bear in niiml that the easiest wav to 

 destroy weed seeds is to makt- them grow, ami then kill the plants ri'sulting- 

 therefrom. 



In Jtily last attention was drawn to the necessity of comljining with 

 fallowing some profitable practice of maintaining the sui^ply of organic 



