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and the moister districts. The results of the tests sliowed that in dry 

 seasons it tended to make the wheat too flaggy, and depress the yield. 

 Considerable interest was manifested in the rate of seeding trials, and 

 the time of sowing tests. There were twenty-four plots in this section. 

 Federation wheat was sown in June at the rate of 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 

 and 120 lbs. per acre. Another series of plots, with the same dressings, 

 were sown in mid-July. 



It was pointed out that, with early sowing, the best results were 

 obtained by seeding at the rate of 60 to 75 lbs. per acre, whilst the late 

 sowing, as much as 75 to 90 lbs. were required per acre to give the same 

 stooling and the same yield. It was noted that, with the lighter seedings, 

 the heads were well developed, but scanty, but with the heavier seedings 

 the heads were puny, but very numerous. 



View of Stud Cereal Section. Experimental plots. Longerenong Agricultural 



College. 



Many farmers stated that it would be very difficult to say which of 

 these series of plots would yield best. This explained the necessity of 

 getting the absolute yields with the harvester to determine finally which 

 rate of seeding relative to time of sowing gave the best returns. In this 

 same section, two early, two mid-season, and two late-maturing wheats 

 were sown early in June, and another series of the same wheats sown in 

 mid-July. Here, again, there were remarkable divergences in appearance 

 of crop, and in probable yield. 



In the variety wheat section, consisting of |-acre blocks of different 

 varieties, were some new crossbreds which have done well in field tests 

 at the College. Bobs and Federation, Clubhead and Yandilla King, 

 Indian F and Comeback, Kedskin and Yandilla King, looked particu- 

 larly promising, and the future performances of these will no doubt be 

 watched with great interest. 



