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Maize for Fodder. 



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MAIZE FOR FODDER. 



The Benefits of Cultivation by " Listing." 



C. K. Harrison, Dairy Supervisor. 



The subject of drill-sowing of maize has been dealt with extensively 

 from time to time in the columns of the Journal. Much good has resulted, 

 and inter-drill cultivation is common in most parts of the State, the 

 area of drill-sown maize being gradually increased each year. There are, 

 however, still some phases of the question not yet touched upon which 

 suggest the probabilitv of the successful growth of maize for fodder in 

 the drv districts of Victoria where it has not \et been satisfactorily grown. 





ROOT SYSTEM OF MAIZE PLANT SHOWING NEED FOR DEEP TILLAGE. 



!Maize and moisture are by most farmers coupled together, and rightlv 

 so, too. To keep the moisture, which falls mostly during the winter and 

 spring months, in the soil, it is essential to plough and subsoil the land 

 at once and allow it to remain fallow. An occasional harrowing will not 

 only keep down the weeds, but conserve the moisture as well. The 

 •subsoiling can be done by removing the mould-board from a single-furrow 



