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Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 



[Feb. 2, 1920. 



Manurial Trial at Combuyne. 

 Variety — Learning. 



Manurial Trial at Bandon Grove, Dungog. 

 Variety — Improved Yellow Dent. 



Manure per acre. 



Yield 

 per acre. 



Approximate 



Cost of Manure 



per acre. 



Approximate 



Profit or Loss 



per acre. 



*Were mostly destro5'ed by cow's. 

 The fertiliser mixtures are made up as follows : — P7 = superphosphate 1 

 part and bonedust 1 part ; P8 = superphosphate 1 part and blood and bone 

 1 part ; B. and B. = blood and bone. In calculating the returns the 

 following values were placed on the manures : -Superphosphate, 5s. l^d. 

 per cwt. ; P7, 8s. l^d. ; PS, 8s. 3d. ; B. and B., lUs. ; nitrate of soda, 26s. 

 Maize was valued at 6s. 6d. per bushel. 



Northern Districts. 



R. \V. McUIARMID, Inspector of Agriculture. 



The experiments with maize conducted during last season in the nwth- 

 western and New England districts were located as follows : — 



R. A. Warden, Mt. Russell, near Inverell. 



J. T. Maunder, Pallamallawa, nejir Moree. 



W. H. Lye, Loomberah, near Tamworth. 



Jas. Piper, junior, Llangothlin. 



J. F. Chick, Tenterfield. 

 The experiments consisted of variety trials only. 



