;62 



Journal of Agriculture. 



[lo Sept., 190? 



Manure Dressings per acre : — A. — 3 cwt. superphosphate and bonedust, equal parts. B. — 6 cwt. 

 superphosphate and bonedust. equal parts. C. — No manure. D. — Same as A, and 1 cwt. potash 

 sulphate. E. — Same as D, and 1 cwt. sulphate of ammonia. 



Variety. 



Brown's River (Sub 



soiled) 

 Brown's River (Unsub 



soiled) 

 Tasmanian Red 

 Cook's Favourite 

 Up-to-date (Green seed) 

 Up-to-date (Ripe seed) 

 State of Maine 

 Carman No. 3 

 Green Mountain 

 Vanguard 

 Acme 



Black Prince . . 

 New Zealand Pinkeye 

 Uncle Sam 

 Carman No. 1 

 Beauty of Hebron 

 Adirondak 

 Brown's River 



Average 



Bobb Bros., Romsey. 

 A B C D E E 



2.4 

 4.2 

 2.5 



2.9 



1.6 



1.7 

 1.8 

 3.9 

 7.1 

 5.2 



3.2 



1.1 



1.4 

 1.7 

 3.4 

 5.2 

 4.5 

 1.8 

 2.8 

 2.5 

 .9 

 4.4 

 2.5 



2.6 



1.3 



.4 

 1.5 

 3.5 

 6.7 

 5.3 

 2.7 

 4.3 

 3.4 

 2.2 

 5.7 

 2.3 



3.2 



.7 

 1.3 

 3.6 

 5.8 

 4.5 

 2.0 

 2.8 

 2.2 

 1.8 

 5.0 

 2.4 



2.7 



1.4 



1.3 

 1.2 

 2.3 

 4.3 

 3.2 

 1.8 

 1.5 

 2.4 

 1.5 

 3.7 

 1.6 



2.1 



Geo. May, Newlyn. 



Manure Dressings per acre : — A. — 15 tons farmyard manure and 2 cwt. superphosphate. B. — Same 

 as A and 1 cwt. sulphate of ammonia. C. — No manure. D.— Same as B, and 1 cwt. sulphate of potash. 

 E. — 15 tons farmyard manure. F. — 2 cwt. superphosphate. 



The character of the soil of the different plots was as follows : — 

 Cheltenham, sand; Allansford, sandy loam; Colac, very sandy loam 

 overlying a clay subsoil ; Trafalgar, rich, peaty loam ; Kilmore, light 

 volcanic, chocolate; Drouin, gravelly loam rather below medium quality 

 not typical of the best potato soils of this district; Neerim, Trentham 

 and kinglake soils were similar in character, light volcanic nature typical 

 of much of the forest land along the Dividing Range. These three last 

 named fields were on level ground and even throughout. Newlyn and 

 Romsey were on the rich volcanic soil and as near alike as possible, and 

 nia\ be considered first class potato land. 



New Varieties. 

 During the last season twenty-six new ^■arieties were introduced. 

 They were mostly small parcels of American varieties. Mo.st of them 



