568 Journal of Agriculture. [8 June, 190S. 



P'ortv pounds of superphosphate per acre were sown with the seed. 

 Only two waterings were actually given, one at the beginning of November, 

 the other in the middle of January. The water was put on a third time 

 to reach some corners which had been missed at the second watering. 



The maize gave about seven tons of silage to the acre. The silage 

 was made in one of the Departmental overhead silos, and was a splendid 

 sample. 



The following are the notes made of the imported varieties : — 



1. North-Western Dent. — Short growth, average height about 3 feet 

 6 inches, cobs well filled, ripened early. 



2. Triumph Flint. — Short growth, average height about 3 feet 6 inches, 

 cobs not so well filled, ripened early. 



3. Mexican. — Short growth, average height about 3 feet, cobs small 

 and badly filled, ripened early. 



4. Minnesota King.-^Short growth, average height 4 feet, big seeds, 

 cobs small axid badly filled, ripened later than previous varieties. 



5. Hickory King. — Well grown, average height about 9 feet, large 

 cobs, well filled, late ripening. 



6. Hildretlt' s Yellow Dent. — Well grown, average height about 8 feet 

 6 inches, large cobs, well filled, late ripening. 



7. Boone County Special. — Well grown, average height about 7 feet 

 6 inches, late ripening, cobs large and fairlv well filled. 



The photograph shows varieties 5, 6, and 7. The row where the 

 student is standing is Hickory King. The Ninety Day maize grew 

 irregularlv ; its average height was about 6 feet. The cobs were fairly 

 large, and ripened late. 



The sorghum (.S'. saccliaratuin) was a splendid crop, with' an average 

 hei'^ht of about 1 1 feet. 



PRICE AND PROFIT W COWS. 



/. S. M.:F adzcan, Dairv Supervisor. 



The want of rain in the several districts from which the metropolitan 

 milk supply is drawn has resulted in a very serious reduction in the 

 quantity available for dailv consumption, with the consequence that ex- 

 ceptionally high prices are at present obtainable in the Melbourne market 

 for first class dairy cows in full profit. 



To a dairvman always, and especially now that feed-stuffs are so 

 high in price, the cow that can give an extra large return in milk is an 

 object of much interest ; and if she is for sale it naturally follows that 

 her price is principally governed by her apparent capabilities as a milk 

 producer. If, therefore, a cow can be bred that will give as much milk 

 in 24 hours as would be given by two fairly good cows in the same time, 

 her value to a dairyman should be more than that of the other two com- 

 bined, as she will cost less to feed than they. At any time this ques- 

 tion of quality in his cows is an all -important matter to every dairy- 

 farmer, but with man^■ it has required the present exceptionally bad 



