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AgncuUural Gazette of .V.>S'.T'F. 



[Mar. 2, 1920. 



At Balldale a late sown i)lot (oth .) une) seeded at the rate of 40 lb. per 

 acre was included at the request of Mr. McDonald to test a local custom of 

 light late-seeding, the results being : — 



40 lb. seed per acre ... ... 6 bus. 49 lb. 



00 lb. ,, „ ... ... 5 ,, 49 ,, 



It must be observed, however, that these yields were secured under 

 decidedly abnormal conditions, and are therefore of little value. While a 

 thin stand may be expected to be most effective under drought conditions, 

 the practice of late seeding at materially increased rates is so firmly estab- ' 

 lished that it does not admit of question. 



Oat Experiments, 



Experiments Avith oats were included with the wheat experiments at 

 Young, (ianmain and Rahona under conditions identical with those 

 mentioned above. The rate of seeding at Young was 51 lb. per acre, at 

 Ganmain 4-3 lb., and at Ralvona 55 lb. 



At Ganmain the Sunrise plot "went down" before ripening and was cut 

 for hay. 



Barley Experiments. 

 Ti'ials were conducted at Young and Henty with 



the following results ;- 



At Henty the barleys (.sown early and grown under identical conditions)' 

 compared most favourably wilh'tlie wlieat j)lots, the heaviest yielding wheat 

 plot (Warden) making ]\\ bushels, and the averages for barley being, 

 19 bu.shels, and for wheat 10^ bushels. 



At Young the seeding was a late one, and the barleys were outyielded by 

 several of the wheat plots. 



