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as adjudicator. The area under crop debated on was 300 acres, and an 

 average yield of -ii bushels per acre of grain and 7 cwt. per acre of hay was 

 considered reasonable for the present season. 



ill'. F. W. GoLLASOH, in openiugtbe debate, said he did not think, taking the present 

 season into consideration, that it was only a question of direct jjicfit to the iarmer bnt 

 also a serious question of (1) supplying fodder for stock on hand, (2) supplying seed 

 wheat for the next season, and (3) the profits, if any, due to the sale of surplus wheat or 

 hay. Farther, there would be more income derived from the sale of surplus grain than 

 from the sale of surplus hay. The surplus wheat could be graded and sold as seed 

 wheat at 7s. per bushel. Thei'e was also the cocky-chaff, which could be collected and 

 fed to the stock. 



Mr. P. J. Lynch thought there was more profit in cutting for hay, valuing hay at 8s. 

 per cwt. in the stack, and a yield of ^ ton per acre. 



Mr. J. Garret, in supporting grain, remarked that after a farmer had cut down 80 acres 

 of hay for his own use, he would have 220 acres to strip, which, averaging 4| bushels per 

 acre, would yield 990 bushels, of which 300 bushels would have to be retained for seed ; 

 this would result in a profit, due to the sale of 690 bushels. 



Mr. W. Mackaway, advocating hay, considered that a 7 cwt. crop of hay at 8s. per 

 cwt. was more profitable than 4|- bushels at 7s. per bushel. 



Mr. T. RooHE, for grain, stated he thought it was impossible for a farmer to cut down 

 the whole of 300 acres of hay. At least 50 per cent, of the crop would be too short to cut 

 for hay, and would have to be stripjjed for grain. 



Considering the cost of producing a crop for hay is equal to that of producing a crop 

 for grain, the meeting arrived at the following decision : — 



300 acres for grain — 



80 acres to be cut for hay for stock on hand. 

 220 acres stripped, 4^- bushels per acre ... ... ... ... 990 bushels. 



300 bushels to be retained for seed wheat, leaves a balance of 690 



bushels for sale at 7s. £241 10 



Less grading 690 bushels at 3d. per bushel ... 812 6 



Profit £232 17 6 



300 acres for haj- — 



150 acres (not fit to cut for hay) stripped for seed, averaging 2 



bushels per acre ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 bushels. 



100 acres cut for hay for stock on hand. 

 oO acrescut for hay for sale, yielding 7 cwt. per acre at 8s. per cwt. £140 



Income from grain ... ... £232 17 6 



„ hay £140 



It was considered that 80 acres cut for hay, together with the cocky-chaff gained by 

 stripping, was equal to 100 acres for liay. 



Miranda. 



On 1st December Mr. H. G. Smith, Apiarist at the Hawkesbury Agri- 

 cultural College, delivered a lantern lecture to the members of the branch. 

 A lar^e number of members and visitors were present, and many questions 

 were asked. On the following day a demonstration was given in a local 

 apiary in the morning and another at Port Hacking in the afternoon, when 

 the handling of colonies for honey production and the swarming problem were 



discussed. 



Penrose Kareela, 



A meeting was held on 13th December, when the following office-bearers 

 were elected for the ensuing year : — Chairman, Mr. H. Tendt ; Vice-Chairman, 

 Mr. 0. Clews; Treasurer, Mr. V. S. James; Hon. Secretary, I\Ir. C. Aye. 



