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Vol. XVI. Papt 1. 10th January, 1918. 



LOXGERENONG AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



Fourth Annual Field Day. 

 INCREASED INTEREST SHOWN IN THE WORK. 



Practical Application of Scientific Method. 



(Abridged from the Wimmera Star.) 



A large and representative gathering of farmers assembled at 

 Longerenong College on Saturday, 24tli N^ovember, to inspect the experi- 

 mental work which is being carried out at the institution. When the 

 first field day was held some four years ago, it was not contemplated that 

 its influence and popularity would extend so rapidly. ISTot only has there 

 beeii an increasingly large gathering each year, but many of the farmers 

 travelled considerable distances to be present. There were men present 

 from Dimboola on the west, Murtoa and Lubeck on the east, Toolondo 

 on the south, and Pimpinio on the north. The weather was threatening, 

 and the high winds raged all the afternoon, yet upwards of 200 farmers 

 attended the gathering. It was a prosperous-looking gathering, and the 

 fleet of fine motor cars standing along the whole length of the plots 

 spoke volumes for the prosperity of the Wimmera. 



The visitors assembled at the entrance of the stud cereal field, where 

 they were welcomed by Mr. A. C. Drevermann, Principal of the College. 

 The Mayor of Horsham (Mr. S. G. Knight) introduced Mr. A. E. V. 

 Richardson, Agricultural Superintendent of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture, who took the visitors in hand, and explained the objectives of the 

 field experiments. 



Mr. Richardson stated that the experiments in progress comprised 

 the following investigations : — 



(1) Permanent fertiliser trials. 



(2) Permanent rotation tests. 



(3) Rate of sowing and time of seeding trials. 



(4) Variety of wheat trials. 



(5) Selection plots. 



(6) Crossbred wheat plots. 

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