55^ J'Htrnal of Ag^riciilturc, Yicioria. [lo Aug., 191 i. 



Millets. 



Millets were only sown in one plot — at Ballarat. Japane.se gave a 

 return of 7I tons ; and French White. 6 tons per acre. 



Broom Corn. 

 At Geelong, two \arieties of Broom Corn were sown, and were splendid 

 samples, being pi feet in height ; the weights per acre were — Californian, 

 6^ tons; Italian, 3f tons. 



Broom Corn, though not so good a fodder, makes silage practically- 

 equal to maize on analysis, and can be grown where maize is doubtful, 

 being hardier and requiring less moisture. It is necessary, however, to 

 have paddocks well fenced, as stock are very liable to get " blown " if 

 they get access to this crop in the early stages of growth up to the seeding 

 period. 



Broom Corn can also be grown for the panicles, which yield about 7 cwt. 

 per acre, and are worth on an average £^2^ per ton ; the.se are cut on the 

 green side and the stalk can afterwards be made into silage. 



THE ARTIFICIAL MANURES ACTS. 



UNIT VALUES FOR 1911. 



P. R. Scott, Clioiiist for Agriculture. 



Since the publication of the last unit values of manures, the principal 

 Act, No. 1930, of 1904, has been amended in many important directions, 

 and the short amending Act of 1905 has been entirely repealed. Experi- 

 ence in the administration of the old Acts disclosed certain weak points 

 and cumbersome requirements, and while these have been remedied and 

 simplified for the more effective administration of the law. the protection to 

 the farmers and others interested has in no way been diminished. 



Requirements of the Amended Act.s. 



In lieu of the necessity which existed under the old Acts for manufac- 

 turers, importers, and vendors to submit representative samples of manures- 

 for analysis, a system has been substituted whereby manufacturers or im- 

 porters are required, on or before ist November in each year, to register 

 the brands of their several fertilizers, and at the same time supply to- 

 the Secretary for Agriculture, under declaration, the name and address- 

 of manufacturer or importer, the place of manufacture, the raw material 

 from which the manure is manufnrtured or prepared, a statement of the 



