Jan. 2, 1920. 



Agricultural Gazette of A'.*S.TT' 



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sowing. Heavy Aubuinn rains, followed by a diy, cold winter, I'esulted in 

 very inferior crops. Both the varieties tried (Guyra and Lachlan) appeared 

 unsuitable, and the yields were not weighed. 



Mt. George. — Rich loamy soil, which had grown maize for a number of 

 years ; ploughed during the summer, and harrowed, rolled, and again ploughed 

 previous to sowing on 31st March, 1919; cultural operations were good. 

 Owing to the plots being sown rather too early, they came in for the full 

 force of the heavy autumn rains, and wore a very battered appearance 

 (excepting Clarendon) when inspected in May. A second sowing was made 

 on an old lucerne paddock on 9th June, 1919. Helped by the dry weather 

 following, the first sowing made a rapid recovery. Second-growth yields of 

 over 3 tons were taken otf the tirst-sown plot after the first cut had been 

 made in the flowering stage. Beside ample green fodder, over 6 tons of 

 prime hay was made. 



Paterson. — Two plots — one ordinary hillside soil, somewhat fetifF, and the 

 other a piece of land bordering on a swamp, low-lying and stiff. Fairly good 

 seed-beds were prepared for planting on ith April, 1919, and Florence and 

 Canberra were sown. Rain in early stages, followed by cold, dry weather, 

 had such a detrimental influence that crops were a failure, and do not figure 

 in the tabled results. 



Dungog (Bandon Grove). — Rich alluvial soil, previously cropped with 

 ordinary winter and summer crops ; ploughed twice before sowing, and 

 harrowed and rolled ; cultural methods were good ; sown 23rd March, 1919. 

 The heavy autumn rains seemed to favour a rapid, dense growth both of 

 the oats and legumes on this farm, for nothing like it had been seen pre- 

 viously in the district. The mixture proved beyond doubt what an excellent 

 milk producer it is, the milk yield, which had been falling, being increased to its 

 former level when the cows were fed with the green fodder. Pigs preferred the 

 vetches to lucerne. 



Dumaresque Island. — Rich alluvial clay loam soil, overlying stiff clay ; pre- 

 viously sown to various other farm crops ; ploughed early in the autumn, 

 and the soil worked down to a fairly good seed-bed; sown 22nd April, 1919. 

 The heavy autumn rains interfered considerably with the growth and yields. 

 Florence showed superior to tlie rest ; Thew and Clarendon were fair. The oats 



were failures. 



Trials of Wheat Varieties for Green Fodder. 



Variet)'. 



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Thew . . 



Clarendon 



Hut;'uenot 



Florence 



Firbaiik 



Warren 



Zealand 



Canberra 



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