Journal of Agr'icnltiirc. 



[8 April, 1907. 



6 to 9 feet high, cobs forming freelv and vigorously. The plots were in 

 all manner of situations, some in the corner of the area sown by the boy's 

 parent, some in backyards, and some within the playground area of 



PLOT CULTIV'ATED BV RAYMOND COLE. 



the State schools. Inquiry elicited the fact that the small plots had been 

 hoed regularly, generally once a week, since the crops had appeared 

 above ground. When it is stated that the natural rainfall between the 

 dates of sowing and inspection was under half-an-inch, the preservation 



PLOT CULTIVATED BY FRANK INGLIS. 



of the soil mulch can be credited with almost phenomenal powers. Those 

 plots situated alongside the fanner's larger area of 5 or 6 acres stood out 

 at least 3 to 4 feet above their surroundings and showed a greener colour. 



