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Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 



[April 3, 1920. 



Orange. — Soil, red loam ; ploughed with mouldboard, harrowed, rolled and 

 harrowed rMarch, 1919, on account of the big clods ; rolled and harrowed in 

 May; sown 19th May, 60 lb. of seed and 56 lb. superphosphate per acre. 

 Rolled and hari-owed in August, 1919. 



Wellinjton. — Land, red heavy soil to grey loam ; disc-ploughed first week 

 in September, 1918; spring-toothed 1st June, 1919; ploughed 14th June ;, 

 harrowed 16th June and sown 16th and 17th June, 58 lb. of seed and 

 60 lb. of superphosphate per acre. 



GUgandra. — Land, grey loam to heavy black soil ; ploughed first week in 

 September, 1918 ; harrowed December, and again 14th April, 1919; sown 

 on 23rd and 25th April, 48 lb. seed and 28 lb. superphosphate per acre. 



Nymagee. — Soil, medium red loam; ploughed first week August, 1918; 

 harrowed September; one way disced 19th and 20th February, 1919 > 

 harrowed 23rd February, and one way disced 9th and 10th April; sown 

 6th and 7th May, 45 lb. seed and 28 lb. superphosphate per acre. 



Rainfall. 



The rainfall in the various districts was as. follows : — 



Amount of Kainfall on the Fallow. 



Amount of Rainfall on Growing Crops. 



1919. 

 April 



May 



June... 

 July ... 

 August 

 September .. 

 October 

 November . 



Total ., 



o 



Pts. 



267 



80 



26 



149 



132 



679 



c 



O 00 



< 



Gregra. 



Late 



Wheats. 



Early 



Wheats. 



3 

 S 



3 



B 

 O 



be 

 c 



3/ 



<3 

 it. 



E 



Pts. 



325 

 106 

 123 



208 



227 



58 



1,047 



