284 Journal of the Department of Agriculture. 



IV.— IN THE COASTAL AREA. 



The following agricultural experiments are directed from the 

 Grootfontein 'School of Agriculture: — 



Uitenhage District. — Varieties of lucerne, grasses, mangolds, 

 clovers, peas, barleys, rye, and flax = 6^ acres on Sundays River. 

 Manurial wheat experiment = 2^ acres. Elands River. 



Htirtiansdovp District. — Cereals varieties : 57 wheat, 10 oats, 8 

 barley, 2 rye, 1 emmer. 



Manurial experiment with wheat, in all 21 acres. 



Hankey Municipality . — Continuation of lucerne experiment, also 

 beans, maize, mangolds, ground nuts, etc. = 2 acres ; manurial experi- 

 ment with wheat at farm Orange Grove = 2\ acres. 



Uniondale District. — Farm Somerset's Gift, manurial experiment 

 with wheat = 2^ acres. 



Albany District. — At farm Mount Pleasant, manurial experiment 

 with wheat = 2\ acies. 



Note. — Several summer crop experiments will be commenced 

 throughout this area as soon as rain falls. 



v.— AT GLEN. ORANGE FREE STATE. 



(«) Aghicultural Section. 



The Experimentalist is devoting his attention to the following 

 points with crops : — 



1. Varieties rnost suitable for the various parts of the Orange Free 

 State. — Special attention is devoted to (a) length of vegetative period, 

 so that information may be available as to whether the various sorts 

 will have time to ripen in any special district with short season ; (6) 

 selection within the varieties; (c) resistance to rust and other plant 

 diseases; (d) suitability of varieties for poor soil. The results of the 

 above experiments will give a fair idea of the kind of crop that can be 

 recommended in various circumstances. 



2. Quantity of seed to be sown per acre or morgen. — In this con- 

 nection consideration will be given to (a) the purpose for which the 

 crop was planted ; mealies, for example, are planted more thickly for 

 silage than for grain; (b) the quantity of seed per acre or morgen 

 with different rainfalls; (c) distance of planting for best result; (d) 

 quantity of seed necessary under (a) and (b) for irrigated and dry 

 lands. 



3. Fodder crops. — (a) Arrangements for a regular supply of 

 green food throughout the year; (b) mixed crops, e.g. mealies and 

 cowpeas, or peas and oats; (c) suitability of crops for grazing, 

 especially in winter. 



4. Time of planting. — The influence that the time of planting has 

 on the harvest. The time o| the first rain has an important bearing 

 on this question, also the object whether for seed or fodder. 



