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tares, 3 acres. Mixture (2), 2 bushels Sunrise oats and 1 bushel Egyptian 

 field peas, 2 acres. Mixture (3), 2 bushels Huguenot wheat and 1 bushel 

 Egyptian field peas, 2 acres. In each case 56 lb. superphosphate per acre 

 was applied. 



These plots carried twenty-two sheep for five weeks, forty sheep for six 

 weeks, and ten head of cattle for three weeks. 



D. A. Rich, Wellington. — Land, grey loam, 9 acres. Ploughed with disc 

 plough in April and harrowed ; sown first week in May, 1919. Mixture (1), 

 3 bushels Skinless barley and H bushels Golden tares, 3 acres. Mixture (2), 



3 bushels Sunrise oats and \l bushels Egyptian field peas, 3 acres. 

 Mixture (3), 3 bushels Skinless barley and 12 lb. Dwarf Essex rape, 3 acres. 

 In each case 56 lb. superphosphate per acre was applied. 



These plots carried twenty-six pigs, forty four slieep, four cows, and six 

 horses for three months. 



E. J. Allen, Greqra. — Land, heavy red soil, 14 acres. Ploughed second 

 week in February about 4 inches; harrowed 1st March; sown 4th March. 

 Mixture (1), 4 bushels Skinless barley and 2 bushels Golden tares, 4 acres. 

 Mixture (2), 2 bushels Skinless barley and 8 lb. Dwarf Essex rape, 2 acres. 

 Mixture (3), 4 bushels Sunrise oats and 2 bushels Canadian field peas, 



4 acres. Also 16 lb. Dwarf Essex rape, 4 acres. 



These carried twenty-five head of horses and cattle for about six weeks, 

 but they grazed on it continually for three months. 



E. A. Draper, Harris Park, Alectovjn West. — Land, heavy red soil, 16 

 acres. Disc-cultivated end of March; sown 2nd April. Mixture (1), 4 

 bushels Skinless barley and 2 bushels Egyptian field peas, 5 acres. 

 Mixture (2), 4 bushels Florence wheat and 2 bushels Golden tares, 4 acres. 

 Mixture (3), 3 bushels Sunrise oats and 6 lb. Dwarf Essex rape, 3 acres. 

 Also 16 lb. Dwarf Essex rape, 4 acres. In each case 56 lb. superphosphate 

 per acre was applied. 



These plots carried six horses for a month, sixty-six sheep for six weeks, 

 and 160 sheep for two months. 



J. Parslow, Kelvin Grove, GUgandra. — Land, grey loam, 16 acres. Spring- 

 toothed twice in January, 1919 ; sown 19th and 20th March. Mixture (1), 

 4 bushels Skinless barley and 2 bushels Golden tares, 4 acres. Mixture (2), 

 4 bushels Sunrise oats and 2 busln^ls Egyptian field peas, 4 acres. Mixture 

 (3), 3 bushels Skiidess barley and 18 lb. Dwai-f Essex rape, 3 acres. Also, 

 4 lb. Swedes, 1 acre ; 16 lb. Dwarf Essex rape, 4 acres. In each case 56 lb. 

 superphosphate per acre was applied. 



The Swedes and rape germinated badly. The plots carried fifty-five sheep 

 and twenty-eight lambs for twelve weeks. 



L. Broiighton, Boyhcn, via Mendooran — Land, sandy loam, 15 acres- 

 Ploughed end of February and beginning of March and harrowed ; sown 10th 

 and 11th March. Mixture (1;, 4 bushels Sunrise oats and 2 bushels Canadian 

 field peas, 4 acres. Mixture (2), 4 bushels Skiidess barley and 2 bushels 



