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medium dressing gave the heaviest increase — over one ton to the 

 acre. This alone is of interest, as showing that it has been possible on 

 the soils of this district, regarded as of great natnral fertility, to still 

 further increase the yields, through the application of manures, by 

 more than one ton. The yields of some of the unmanured plots of 

 these sdils reached nearly three tons per acre. Coming to plot 4, 

 where nitrogen has been left out, and comparing the increased yield 

 with plot 8, where it has been given, it is seen that leaving nitrogen 

 out of the manure has resulted in a loss of four cwt., an indication 

 that nitrogen manuring has slightly benefited these soils. The 

 same thing also appears on plot 5, where potash has been left out, but 

 not quite to the same extent, as the loss here is slightly (jver three cwt. 



TABLE C— SHOWING INCREASED YIELDS IN LBS. DUE TO MANURING 

 IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS. 



Hay Crops in Central Districts. 



Hay Crops in Southern Districts. 



D. Topp, Bunyip 

 G. Marshall, Garfield 

 Mr. Barker, Garfield 

 C. Pitt, Garfield 

 J. Conobeo, Jeetho 

 S. S. Clements, Whittlesea 

 Geo. Answers, Nowa Nowa 

 Mr. Henry, Drouin 

 ,, Brooks. Sth Warragul 



Average of 9 fields in lbs. 1.035 



200 



720 



1,460 



1,180 



200 



2,020 



1,860 



761 



918 



1,720 

 1,640 

 2.280. 

 2,880 

 470 

 3,280 

 2,040 

 1,344 

 1,276 



1,881 



3,360 

 1,820 

 2,200 

 2,400 

 2,880 

 3,400 

 3,100 

 2,016 

 1,657 



2,537 



580 



1,400 



2,000 



963 

 1,366 



1.262 



