DIVISION OF FIELD HUSBANDRY 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



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Four different depths were employed in the seeding of oats, namely, one, two, 

 three and four inches. The plot sown at a depth of three inches gave the largest yield 

 of grain, which fact points to the advantage of seeding oats to a good depth under 

 conditions such as exist here. 



DATES OF SEEDING. 



Experiments to learn the best time for sowing spring wheat, oats and barley in 

 this district gave the following results this year : — 



Dates of Seeding Spring Wheat. 



It will be noted that the third date of seeding gave the largest return. This may 

 probably be partly accounted for by the unusually heavy rainfall in July, which 

 favoured the later crops. 



Dates of Seeding Oats. 



Dates of Seeding Barley. 



