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Agricultural Gazette of N .S.W , 



{Jan. 2, 1920. 



The outstanding features of the experiments have been the almost general 

 failure of the oats to recover from the drenching autumn rains and cold 

 winter. In this respect the wheats were far suppi-ior. Clarendon, a variety 

 bred at Hawkesbury, was most conspicuous in being the only one to remain 

 wholly standing in the plots, in spite of such adverse conditions. Tiiis fact, 

 taken in conjunction with its early maturing and rust-resisting character, 

 assures it a position as a coastal variety of great promise. Canberra, another 

 early maturer (comparatively new to the coast), also showed prominently. 



A record (not only for the coast, but probably for any other district) was 

 established at Mondrook with a j^lot of Huguenot wheat and field peas, the 

 enormous yield of almost 22 tons to the acre being cut. At Bandon Gi-ove 

 a plot of Sunrise oats and Golden vetclies yielded 13 tons 3 cwt. three 

 months three days from the time of sowing — probably a record for so short a 



period. 



Clarendon Wheat at Mondrook. 

 The yield was 13 tons 5 cwt. per acre. 



The rainfall figures (where available) over the growing period were as 

 follows : — 



The preparatoiy cultui-nl (operations were, with one or two excci)tions, 

 inferior to previous years, farmci-s showing a tendency to revert to more 

 careless methods — ploughing large quantities of dry stalk and other rubbish 

 under prior to sowing, and expecting the soil to hold moisture. For 

 best results the first ploughing should be given as early as possible after the 



