DIVISION OF FIELD HUSBANDRY 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



STUBBLE TREATMENT. 



Treatment of Wheat Stubble to be sown to Wheat. 



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Treatment given Wheat Stubble 

 preceding Wheat. 



Plough, autumn 



Disc harrow, autumn 



Bum stubble, then disc, autumn. . . 

 Burn stubble, then plough, autumn 

 Burn stubble in spring, seed at once 



Plough in spring, seed at once 



Disc at cutting time, spring plough. . 

 Disc at cutting time, autumn plough 

 Plough aut'n., subsurface pack at once 

 Plough spring, seed, subsurface pack 



Yield of Wheat 

 per Acre, 1912. 



Grain. Straw 



Pounds. 



1,020 

 1,780 

 1,300 

 1,140 

 1,540 

 1,860 

 1,940 

 i,780 

 2,180 

 1,540 



Pounds. 



1,220 

 2,38<) 

 1,260 

 1,380 

 1,660 

 1,740 

 1,260 

 l,92o 

 1,3C0 

 1,200 



Treatment of Wheat Stubble to be sown to Oats. 



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Treatment given Wheat Stubble 

 preceding Oats. 



Plough autumn, subsurf. pack at once. 

 Plough spring, seed, subsurface pack. 

 Cultivate autumn, spring plough, seed. 



Date of 

 Sowing. 



May 13 

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Date of 

 Coming- 

 tip. 



May 23 

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Date of 

 Head- 

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Date of 

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July 23 1 Aug. 30 

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Days to 

 Mature . 



109 

 103 

 109 



Yield of Oats 

 per Acre, 1912. 



Grain . Straw 



Pounds. 



2,120 

 2,2-10 

 2,240 



Pounds. 



2,820 

 1,840 

 2,800 



GREEN MANURING. 



Green Manuring for Wheat followed by Oats. 



