Oct. 2, 1920.] 



Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 



693 



Bainfall. 



As the rainfall registered prior to planting greatly influences the yield, 

 records from July, 1919, to June, 1920, are appended : — 



Results of Potato Variety Trials. 



Variety. 



Queen of the Valley 



Urownell .. 



Coronation 



Surprise . . 



Magnum Konum. 



Carman 



Early Manistee 



Manhattan 



Factor 



Sussex 



Satisfaction 



Tenterfield. 



Red Ranse. Llangothlin. 



t. c. q. 



6 19 2 



5 2 2 



16 3 



13 



16 



6 



5 



7 



13 



lb. 

 24 

 16 



4 

 12 

 12 



8 

 16 

 12 

 16 



Uralla. 



Dumaresq. 



Kentucky. 



t. c. q. lb. 

 4 16 1 



3 11 



2 14 



Results of Potato Manurial Trials. 



Fertiliser per acre. 



Tenterfield. 



Red Range. Llani;othlin. 



Uralla. 



Dumaresq. 



Kentucky. 



Superphosphate, 2 cwt. 

 Superphosphate, 3 ,, 



P5, 2i c-vt 



No manure 



P7, 3 cwt 



PS, 3 cwt 



Basic superphosphate, 

 2 cwt , 



c. q. 



8 



16 







15 



18 



2 



lb. 

 

 

 

 

 

 



2 18 



t. c. q. lb. 

 8 '7"3' 12 



4 16 1 



7 16 3 4 



8 11 8 



c. q. 



13 1 

 4 

 1 2 



14 



lb. 





 

 



u 

 

 



1 16 



t. c. 

 4 16 



lb. 

 14 



7 

 21 





 21 

 14 



5 



The mixture P7 consists of equal parts of bonedust and superphosphate, 

 and P8 of equal parts of blood and bone and of superphosphate. P5 consists 

 of superphosphate, 4 parts, and sulphate of potash, 1 part. 



The approximate cost of the manure mixtures was as follows : — Super- 

 phosphate, per ton, £5 5s. ; basic superphosphate, £6 10s. ; P7, £9 10s. ; 

 P8, £10 10s; P5, £11 10s. 



