Aprils, 1920.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.\¥. 235 



Farmers^ Experiment Plots* 



Wheat and Oats Experiments, 19 ly. 



Western District. 



J. E. SYME, Inspector of Agriculture. 



Whevt and oats experiments for 1919 were conducted by the Department 

 in conjunction with the following farmers : — • 



W. W. Watson, Woodbine, Tichborne, via Parkes. 



E. A. Draper, Harris Park, Alectown West. 



E. J. Allen, Gregra. 



S. Reilley, jnr., Eurimbla Roadside, via Molong. 



M. F. Dal ton, Duntry League, Orange. 



D. A. Rich, Roselayne, Curr-a Creek, Wellington. 

 J. Parslow, Kelvin Grove, Collie Road, Gilgandra. 

 W. R. Werner, Pinefield, Nymagee. 



E. P. Quinn, Tarella. 



S. G. McCauley, Osterley, Ootha. 



J. W. Johnston, Baldry. 



A. Milgate, Rockvale, Back Trundle Road, Parkes. 



At Narromine the plots were choked with cobbler's peg which, owing to 

 the dry season, soon outgrew the wheat. At Ootha, Baldry and Parkes, 

 although the plots looked well at the start, towards the end they burnt off 

 and did not mature grain. 



Cultural Notes. 



Ticlibornz. — Soil, grey loam ; ploughed July, 1918 ; disc-cultivated October ; 

 spring-toothed at the end of February, 1919, and disc-cultivated at the end 

 of April ; drilled in 5th and 6th May, 50 lb. seed and 42 lb. of super- 

 phosphate per acre. 



Alectown Wes'. — ^Land, strong red soil ; mouldboard-ploughed and harrowed 

 September, 1918; hai-rowed October; disc-cultivated February, 1919; 

 harrowed April, and harrowed and disc-cultivated May ; sown 4th, 5th and 

 6th June, 60 lb. seed and 28 lb. superphosphate per acre. 



Gregra. — Soil, heavy red loam ; ploughed with mouldboard in August, 

 1918, and potatoes, grain sorghums, and maize drilled in, but no germination 

 resulted ; ploughed 5 inches at the beginning of March, and late wheat 

 sown 15th April, 1919, 50 lb. of seed and 28 lb. superphosphate per acre . 

 The remainder was spring-toothed twice on the 1st and 3rd June, and early 

 wheats sown on 5th June, 57 lb. seed and 28 lb. superphosphate per acre. 



Eurimbla. — Soil, red to grey loam; ploughed October, 1918; disced with 

 the sundercut (a twin disc cultivator) at the beginning of April, 1919, and 

 sown 24th and 25th April, 58 lb. seed and 50 lb. superphosphate per acre. 



