May 3, 1920.] 



Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 



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Oolden tares, 4 acres. Mixture (3), 3 bushels Skinless barley and 12 lb. 

 Dwarf Essex rape, 3 acres. Also 16 lb. Dwarf Essex rape, 4 acres. In 

 «ach case 56 lb. superphosphate per acre was applied. 



These plots carried eight horses and one cow for three weeks and twelve 

 horses and one cow for seventeen days. 



Rainfall during growing period. 



Winter Schools for Parmers, 1920. 



Arrangements have been made for the annual Winter School for Farmers to 

 be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from i5th June to 10th July 

 next. The syllabus covers a comprehensive course of lectures and demon- 

 strations on agriculture, horticulture, live stock, &c., and in addition, 

 practical training is available in useful work connected with farm life, such 

 HS saddlery, engineering, blacksmithing, carpentry, (fee. 



To meet a popular demand, a special school will be held for those who 

 desire to specialise in the subject of poultry farming. All branches of the 

 industry will be fully dealt with, and moreover, the students will be given 

 an opportunity of studying such subjects in the general course as are likely to 

 be of value to them. 



Farmers or their sons, oyer 16 years of age, who have been engaged in 

 rural work for at least one year, will be eligible for admission to the general 

 course, and admission to the poultry course will be granted to persons of 

 both sexes over the age named who are engaged in poultry farming. 



Applications for both schools will close on 31st May, 1920. 



The fee for either course, inclusive of board and lodging, will be £3 3s 

 Prospectus and full information may be obtained on application to theUndei 

 Secretary and Director, Department of Agriculture, Sydney. 



Helping Orange Trees to Set Tueir Frtjit 



" Our navel oranges and late Valencias bloom well, but most of the young 

 fruit drops off," wrote a correspondent recently. " One Valencia was a mass 

 of blossom last spring, but only two oranges have remained on the tr-ee." 



" The best way to get citrus trees to set their fruit," replied the Fruit 

 Expert, "is to keep the soil in good condition; even then they will not 

 always hold the fruit. Some varieties of navel oranges are worse in this 

 respect than others, but Valencia Late usually holds its fruit well." 



