Dec. 2, 1920.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 879 



and some excellent yields were obtained in the district. The sowing was 

 made on 18th November. The previous crop was maize, the stalks of which 

 were raked up and burnt, and the ground ploughed twice at intervals of 

 two months to prepare it for sowing. 



Results were very uniform, no increase resulting from use of artificial fer- 

 tilisers. It was hardly to be expected that manures would be of benefit 

 in this locality, the soil being among the richest in the State, and prac- 

 tically only newly cultivated. In the variety trial Learning and Improved 

 Yellow Dent again proved the highest yielders. Eed Hogan, which always 

 does well in this locality, proved inferior to those varieties, and was also 

 defeated by Yellow Red Hogan and White-cap Horsetooth. 



Fairy Hill, Casino. — The trials were sown on 16th January on a dark 

 volcanic loam which had been ploughed twice and harrowed several times 

 in preparation for sowing. The after-cultivation consisted of two work- 

 ings with the disc-hiller. All the varieties were slightly affected with leaf 

 blight, Hickory King and Small Hogan being particularly bad. The yields 

 were remarkably good for such a late sowing. Several of the varieties were 

 late season ones, which did not fully develop before winter, and gave much 

 reduced yields in consequence. Improved Yellow Dent and White-cap 

 Horsetooth gave by far the best results, while Learning, which usually gives 

 excellent results, gave a poor return owing chiefly to poor germination. 



Sovnth Woodhiirn. — The soil here is a light grey sand of low fertility, but 

 typical of a large area in the locality. The experiipent consisted of a 

 trial of varieties which were fertilised with P7 at 2 cwt. per acre. Very 

 early varieties were tested, and the yields obtained were high for this 

 centre. The ground was in good tilth, and the germination was very 

 satisfactory. The varieties recently imported from the United States 

 (Golden Glow, U.S. 133, and Golden Superb) yielded vei-y well, but were 

 easily out-yielded by Early Yellow Dent and Manning River Silvermine, 

 which, considering the low quality of the soil, gave very creditable results. 

 The climate and soil of the locality favours early maturing varieties, and 

 in this particular it was noted that U.S. 133 matured in three months. 

 Golden Glow a week later, and Early Yellow Dent three weeks later still. 

 It will be interesting to observe whether in subsequent trials any of the 

 varieties mentioned above will supplant Leaming and Hickory King,^ which 

 have consistently held the premier positions in previous variety trials in 

 this locality. 



Burrapi7ie.— The alluvial flats of Upper Taylor's Arm are only small in 

 area, but they are of high fertility. The trials conducted at Burrapme were 

 sown on a typical flat on 4th and 5th December. The soil was m good condi- 

 tion, being once ploughed and harrowed, after a winter fodder crop of 



1 . 1 i. 1-1, ^ +oi-on nff in October The germination was 

 wheat and oats, which was taken on m wciouei. xxic ,^c 



excellent a fall of 201 points a few days before planting making it very 



moist at' seeding time. Leaf blight was very severe on Eureka, Yellow 



Mastodon, Gold Standard Leaming. and Early Clarence, absent on Improved 



Yellow Dent, Golden Superb, and Yellow Hogan, and only slight on the 



