554 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [lo Aug., 191 i. 



Fertilizers.— The fertilizers used — superphosphate and sulphate of 

 ammonia — might be varied in future to suit different soils and climates, 

 with better effect. In districts with a low rainfall, and in soils containing 

 a small amount of lime, blood and bone manure applied with the first 

 fallow for these crops would probably be more effective. While, on soils 

 containing lime in fair quantity, the superphosphate and sulphate of am- 

 monia will have good effect. 



Varieties. — Yellow Moruya was much later in ripening than the other 

 varieties, keeping green right' up to the last, the cobs not maturing properly. 

 The stalk was large and coar.se and when cut for green fodder was not. 

 relished by the stock to the same extent as Blood Red, Sydney Flat Red, 



and Goldmine. It 

 is therefore a good' 

 maize to grow for 

 silage on account of 

 its heavy yielding; 

 capacity and pro- 

 clivity for keeping 

 green, especially in- 

 the Northern dis- 

 tricts. 



Practically the 

 same remarks apply 

 to Hickory King. 

 The large stalks 

 make it difiicult for 

 cattle to eat it, un- 

 less converted into- 

 silage. It is also a 

 late ripener. 



Blood Red is a 

 fairly early ripener 

 and cobs well. It 

 has given satisfac- 

 tion when cut for 

 green fodder for 

 cattle. 



Sydney Flat Red 

 and Goldmine are- 

 next in order, both 

 as regards earlv 

 maturitv and green- 

 fodder. 



Eclipse keeps- 

 green right up to- 

 the end of the season, has a fine long stalk, is a fair cob-bearer, and is 

 good as a green fodder and for silage purposes. In early dry districts it 

 appears to stand drought better than the others and is an easy variety to- 

 handle for cutting into silage. 



SojA Beans. 



The Soja Beans, with two exceptions, did badly, but in nearly every 

 place the heavy rains precluded any chance of their doing well. At Chel- 

 tenham, they gave a return of 12 tons of green fodder per acre, and at 

 Smythe's-road, Ballarat, 10 tons per acre. 



HICKORY KING AND YELLOW MORUYA MAIZE 

 AT VARRA GLEN. 



