Mar. 2, 1920. J 



Agricultural Gazette of X.S.W 



159 



Central-western District. 



B. C. MEEK, Assistant Inspector of Agriculture. 



Grain Trials. 



The past season has been the worst yet experienced by the wheat growers 

 in this district ; consequently, results must be studied in their right 

 perspective. As was to be expected in a dry season, the quick-maturing 

 \arieties generally did better than the long season ones. Canberra seed 

 was badly bluestoned or it would have given better results. 



Most of the plots received the bulk of their rainfall in the month after 

 planting, and when the rain held off the plants withered away and looked 

 like failure in August. The plots were eaten off by sheep at this stage, as 

 it was considered the root systems would have a better chance of keeping 

 the plants alive if they did not have too much top to support. At Gulgong 

 and Coolah the plots were complete failures. 



In oats, the wonderful success of the Departmental varieties at Lyndhurst 

 deserves special attention, as in very few localities is anything but Algerian 



Hay Trials. 



Results were only obtained on the Central Tableland in the hay experiments 

 the plot at Coonabarabran failing. Oats gave the heaviest yields, and the 

 Department's varieties, Suni'ise, Lachlan and Guyra, were ahead of all others. 



