644 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. [Sept. 2, 1920. 



It is a peculiarity of the average Australian that an imported article is 

 often given preference over the one locally produced, and the Manning River 

 householders and storekeepers are not exceptions. Imported brooms — even 

 brooms of Japanese manufacture — are stocked, although far inferior to the 

 local production. 



Pests. — The commonest pests and diseases to which broom millet is subject 

 are aphis, red discoloration, smut, and leaf blight. The first two are always 

 present. Blight, which is caused chiefly by excessive moisture, is worst with 

 the later sown crops. As far as is known, very little (beyond early sowing 

 to avoid blight) can be done to combat 'the pests. 



Pure-seed Growers Kecommended by the Department. 



The following list of growers of pure seed of diiferent varieties of farm 

 crops is compiled to indicate where pure seed is at present available. The 

 list is compiled on recommendations made after an inspection by a field 

 officer of the Department. 



Maize : — 



Silver King (ungraded) ... ... A. Sommerlad, Hillcrest, Tenterfield. 



U.S. 13.3 P. Gersbach, Farm 330, Leeton. 



Brewer's Yellow Dent ... ... H. Manser, Sunny side, Tenterfield. 



Early Yellow Dent ... ... Manager, Experiment Farm, Glen Iniies. 



Silvermine ..." ... .. ... ^Manager, Experiment Faun, Yanco. 



Funk's Yellow Dent A. E. R. Tiffen, Farm 3!9, Leeton. 



Small Red Hogan... ... ... H. Sliort, Dorrigo. 



Craig Mitchell (ungraded) ... W. D. K. Humphries, Muswellbrook. 



Goldmine ... ... ... ... A. Louttit, Moruya. 



Boone County White ... ... J. Chittick, Kangaroo Valley. 



Learning ... ... ... ... Manager, Experiment Farm, Grafton. 



Golden Beauty . . ... ... R. Richardson, Mondrook, Tinonee. 



Golden Nugget ... ... ... J. W. Smith, Wauchope. 



Early Clarence ... ... ... F. Dowling, Tumut. 



Giant White, Manning or 1 \ at m o- i x tj i c 3 



Macleay White. | A. McM. Smgleton, Henley, Sydney. 



Improved Yellow Dent ... ... Manager, Experiment Farm, Grafton. 



Golden King .. ... ... E. Blackburn, Warkton, Ooonabarabran. 



Red Hogan... ... .. .. Principal, Hawkesbury Agricultural College, 



Richmond. 

 Sweet Corn : — 



Papago R. Yates, Ourimbah. 



Elephant Grasn (cuttings) : — 



Principal, Hawkesbury Agricidtural College, Richmond. 

 Manager, Experiment Farm, Grafton. 

 Manager, Experiment Farm, Lismore. 

 Manager, Experiment Farm, Yanco. 



Kikuyu Grass (roots) : — 



Principal, Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond. 



Grain Sorfjhum-^ : — 



Mile... ... ... ... ... J. T. Maunder, The Wilgas, Pallamallawa. 



Sweet Sor(jkums : — 



Saccaline ... .., ... ... Manager, Experiment Farm, Lismore. 



,, .. ... ... ... Princii)al, Hawkesbury Agricultural College, 



Riciimoud. 

 Clovers : — ' 



Shearman's Clover (roots) ... J. H. Sheaiinan, Fullerton Cove, Stockton, 



via Newcastle. 



