WS Report on Spring-sown Wheats in 1873. 



and much sought after for seed in this district for spring sowing. Talavera is 

 sown here upon land fed ofl' with sheep, when too late for other kinds. 



We commence sowing winter wheat when we can, about the last week in 

 Octoher, and like to finish about the middle of November ; spring wheat, from 

 middle of February until the end of March. 



The clover leas are well dunged. The turnip land is top-dressed with a 

 mixture of guano, superphosphate, and nitrate of soda. 



This is rather a late district. Last harvest the cutting of winter wheat was 

 not general before the 25th of August; spring wheat a week or nine days later; 

 a, good fair yield of both, with good quality. 



Thomas S. Lee. 



10. Easteop and Wickstbd, Bekkshire. 

 (300 acres Arable ; 400 Pasture.) 



Soil various ; half being sheep land, including brash and sandy loam, 

 tJie rest strong loam on clay. Part lies high, part low, adjoining the 

 Kiver Cole. 



Rotation — four-course; 100 acres of wheat are generally sown in winter, 

 except an occasional failing after swedes fed off. 



Fortunately all was got in, in 1872, in good season, before winter set in, so 

 that I had no spring wheat in 1873. 



The wheat was sown after mangolds, vetches, beans, and clover. Land is 

 manured for beans, mangold wurzel, and on clover lea where the soil is light. 

 All is hoed, but the wet weather was much against this operation. Annual 

 weeds were very strong, and injured the corn a good deal. It is believed the 

 yield will be much below an average. Haryest both early and late was pretty 

 good, but a few weeks in tlie middle were very wet. It lasted a long time, 

 from first and second week in August till late in September. 



On a farm adjoining this, nearly all strong land, only about 10 acres out of 

 120 were sown in autumn, the land not being ready till the rains set in. All 

 the land was sown late in spring, weather throughout unfavourable — the result 

 is a very inferior crop, though better than was at one time expected. I did not 

 begin to cut till the corn of the neighbourhood was in the stackyard. This 

 turned out favourable as it happened, the weather having much improved. My 

 experience of winter wheats, sown after January, is that they are generally 

 later than spring wheat and than autumn-sown wheat ; but a great deal 

 depends on the season, as I have had excellent crops frorn winter wheats sown 

 in spring, when the land has been in good condition, with plenty of sunshine 

 later on. I believe the late spring was exceptionally unfavourable ; and the 

 results are thus more unsatisfactory than would have been the case had the 

 weather been more propitious. 



E. W. MOOBE. 



11. — Frocesteb Court, Stonehouse, Gloucester. 

 (130 acres Arable ; 350 Permanent Pasture.) 



The soil is clay and loam. 

 "" The notation adopted is Avheat alternately with roots, and pulse or clover in 

 intermediate years. 



The usual extent of wheat sown is 45 acres, all down in autumn in favour- 

 able seasons. 



The difficulties of the seed-time in the autumn of 1872 were so great from 



