526 Agricultural Journal of Victoria. 



Experimental Farm, New South Wales, and about 20 lbs. of Lot's 

 wheat from the Department of Agriculture, W.A. Generally the 

 sowing was rather late, but the most suitable time will be chosen this 

 coming season. 



Gartons cro^s-hreds. — There were three varieties of oats — Nos. 3, 

 4, and 5 — sown on a sandy loam. Some were sown on 25th June, 

 and others as late as 9th July. The only oat worth attending to is 

 No. 5, from which seed will be saved and sown earlier next year. 



The barleys, Nos. 1 and 2, were sown on 29th June on ironstone 

 soil. No. 1 two-rowed did well and will be retained. 



Other varieties:- — Bobs wheat was sown on ironstone soil on 

 29th June and reaped on 8th December. The straw was nice and 

 clean, stiff and upright, and the ears were well filled. A little 

 rust occurred on flag and it was very slight on stem. Queen's 

 Jubilee was grown alongside and was further advanced, but 

 Bobs seemed better suited to the district. 



Lot's wheat is largely grown in West Australia, and was sown in 

 sandy loam on 30th June, but it was too late and too rusty to be 

 retained. 



Rerraf was sown on the same day alongside of Lot's, but was much 

 further advanced, and was reaped on 15th December. The straw 

 was generally clean, with rust only on the flag, which did not seem to 

 affect the grain. 



5 — Myrniong. 



The Messrs. Brittlebauk, of Myrniong, have very generou-sly 

 conducted experiments for a number of j^ears with varieties of cereals 

 as well as of grasses and other forage plants. Last season the Garton 

 varieties of wheat, oats, and barley were tried by them, in addition 

 to several varieties retained from previous years. 



The land used for experimental purposes is a light soil composed 

 of granitic sand with a mixture of black volcanic soil. The rainfall 

 for 1903 was 27*11 inches, being slightly over the average for 14 

 years, which was 26-06 inches. The sowing took place on 15th May, 

 just about the right time for this district; but in the case of the 

 Garton varieties, unfortunately, the seed could not be supplied until 

 about a month later. Owing to this late sowing they were destroyed 

 before reaching maturity by caterpillars, but they will be planted in 

 good time this coming season and receive a fair trial. The weather after 

 sowing was exceedingly dry until 15th September, when a heavy rain 

 fell and a general break of the weather occurred. 



The varieties of wheat grown and retained from previous years 

 were Queen's Jubilee, Leak's Rust - resisting, Steinlee, King's, 

 Improved Allora Spring, and Rerraf. The only manure applied 

 was a dressing of sulphate of ammonia a few days before sowing. 



The wheats generally made good progress, heading early in 

 November and reaching a good height. King's was the first to 



