Oct. 2, 1920.] 



Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 



705 



Superpiiosphate hastens maturity, and is preferable for manure ; mixtures 

 with blood and bonedust tend to lengthen the growing period. When cobs 

 are pulled on the green side, they should be husked at once and spread out 

 thinly on the barn floor to prevent damage by mould. 



With the exception of a few plants destroyed by army worms early in tlie 

 season, no disease or insect pest was observed on the highlands. 



Results of Variety Trials. 



Varieties. 



Coonabarabr:in. Hobby's Vards. Canowindra 



Early Clarence 

 Funk's Yellow Dent 

 Large Macleay Yellow . . . 

 Gold Standard Learning... 



Golden King 



Improved Yellow Dent . . . 

 Golden Beauty ... 



Yellow Mastodon 



Learning 



Ked Hogan 



Yellow Horse Tooth 



Golden Glow 



U.S. 133 



Canada Flint 

 Minnesota 23 

 North Dakota 

 Longfellow Flint ... 

 Silvermine 



bus. lb. 

 Failed 



bus. lb. 



14 30 

 19 30 



8 30 

 14 30 



21 46 



13 46 



8 40 



8 



6 30 



3 38 



bus. lb. 



68 32 



64 



62 48 



53 24 



48 



40 



37 40 



36 32 



36 24 



35 20 



33 12 



North-west District. 



H. BARTLETT, Assistant Inspector of Agriculture. 



The following farmers co-operated with the Department in carrying out 

 variety and manurial trials with maize during 1919-20 : — 



J. F. Chick, Tenterfield. 



H. Manser, Tenterfield. 



J. Cowin, Tenterfield. 



N. Ferris, Dumaresq. 



.J. C. Norman, Kentucky. 



W. H. Lye, Tam worth. 



R. R. Aiken, Gunncdah. 



R. A. Warden, Mount Russell. 

 Owing to adverse conditions, comparative yields were only obtained with 

 three plots. Even in these cases it is hardly wise to draw conclusions as to 

 the merits of particular varieties of manures, as, bad the season been normal, 

 different results could have been expected. The plots at Dumaresq, 

 Tarmworth, Mount Russell and Gunnedah failed to produce results owing to 



