370 ■ Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 June, 1918. 



p. 371), the average butter per cow in Victoria and the Commonwealth 

 was as follows : — 



Year. 



1910 

 1911 

 1912 

 1913 

 1914 

 1915 



Average for — 

 Victoria. Commonwealth. 



126 

 146 

 130 

 142 

 136 

 135 



119 

 120 

 114 

 121 

 121 

 111 



These are the latest figures available on the subject. 



In replying to a vote of thanks, Mr. Crowe said that in mentioning 

 the question of price fixing, it must be clearly understood that he had 

 no desire to enter into subjects which might be regarded as of a political 

 nature. He had drawn attention to these matters because he considered 

 it to be his duty to point out anything happening from time to time 

 which affected the dairy industry. 



FALLOW COMPETITIONS. 



Report of Mr. H. A. MuUett, B. Ag. Sc, Judge of the Fallow 

 Competitions Conducted by the Qoroke Agricultural and 

 Pastoral Society. 



Herewith I am forwarding my report on the judging of the recent 

 Fallow Competition held under the auspices of your Society at Goroke. 



An examination of the soils of the Goroke district showed that 

 widely differing types exist; more often than not, two or three types 

 were found in the same paddock. This rendered the judging a matter 

 of considerable difficulty, since there were only two sections in which 

 competitors' fallows could be placed. The rule adopted was to place 

 the exhibit in the class to which the larger portion of the soil belonged. 

 The following were the main classes of soil met with : — 



(1) Friafcle black clay loams (as at Pleasant Banks). 



(2) Friable sandy loams (as at The Hummocks, Mr. Lees). 



(3) Stiff clay loams, frequently crabholey (as at Mr. Studholtz). 



(4) Fine sandy soils containing a proportion of silt, with a 



tendency to set down badly, and frequently with a cementy 

 subsoil (as at Mr. Cameron's). 



The correct method of working several of these soils is totally 

 different; the first two can scarcely be overworked, but the fourth must 

 be treated with extreme care to avoid puddling; and, while the third 

 will stand a fair amount of work, some judgment is necessary to find 

 the right time for dealing with it. Generally speaking, the crabholes 

 are either full of water or as hard as blue metal. 



In considering the merits of each fallow, the amount of work 

 advisable to meet the peculiarities of the class of soil was taken into 

 account. A natural tendency on the part of competitors on the various 

 classes of land to advocate the general extension of their own particular 

 methods to all types of soil, was noticeable. Thus, those with friable 



