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J(h'ir//al of Agricultun 



[8 August, 1907. 



buildings that are being retained have been renovated and painted ; a 

 60-ton silo has been erected, a temporary cowshed adapted, and the 

 framework of a modern cowshed tO' accommodate 22 cows is finished. 

 Besides the fencing of paddocks for crops, a horse paddock of 12 acres, 

 pig paddock of 4 acres, calf paddock of 4 acres, and bull paddock of 

 5 acres, are complete and so arranged as to admit of further subdivision 

 as occasion arises. The old station orchard has been uprooted and an 

 area of about i acre graded and planted with most varieties of the best 

 fruit trees and vines, and half-an-acre devoted to vegetables, nursery, and 

 experimental purposes. The ornamental side of gardening is represented 

 bv a series of small flower beds and lawns interspersed with a little 

 rustic work. 



At starting, the principal cultivated paddock of 150 acres was hand 

 cleared of standing dead timber ; the logs suitable were converted into 

 fencing and building material. The residue was hauled by means of 

 the traction engine and sledges to a depot and stacked for future use. 



CULTIVATING Ui'LRAl 10.\h. 

 Ploughing by steam. Elleven mould board furrows. 



a saw bench for that purpose having Ijeen installed ; a further area of 

 30 acres of similar standing timber was dealt with by the engine, the 

 operation of pulling down and removing bodily from the holes lasting 

 three days and involving a little more than the labour of three men, or a 

 cost of ^3 as against a contract rate for similar work of ^18. The area 

 fallowed comprised 140 acres of the cleared timber paddock, 88 acres 

 of which were sown broadcast with a mixture of about 4 lbs. Dwarf Essex 

 rape and \ \h. mustard per ^cre, one half the area being manured with 

 56 lbs. superphosphate per acre and the remainder unmanured ; the 

 balance — 52 acres — was bare fallow only but was several times worked 

 with double disc harrows. Although the rape was sown so late as Sep- 

 tember, favorable rains resulted in a splendid growth especially on the 

 manured portion. This was eaten down by a flock of 320 ewes and 

 lambs which realized very satisfactory prices at the Melbourne sheep 

 sales. Soon after they were gone another fair rain occurred resulting in 



