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Journal of Agriculture. 



[ii Jan., 1909. 



Our sheep dipping illustration brings out a feature in the back-ground 

 hitherto neglected on most Victorian estates. The fine old plantation of 

 trees surrounding the homestead aftdnls adinirable shelter in the centre of 



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a nearly treeless region, while the young plantation in the intermediate 

 distance indicates how easy it is to make ample provision in this direction 

 if the matter of tree planting is looked upon as a regular portion of farm 

 work. 



SOME POULTRY EXPERIMENTS. 



H. V. Nawkhis, Poiilirv Expert. 



From time to time statements have appeared in various publications, 

 ihat Leghorns and Wyandottes are pre-eminently the best for all round 

 purposes, and farrmers have been advised to keep no other. It is my 

 duty to again jxjint out this erroneous idea. In the first place, locality 

 is of great moment, when recommending breeds. For example, no one 

 who knows anything about the business would urge the farmers in the 

 Buffalo Ranges to keep Leghorns, neither would he be wise to recom- 

 mend them in many parts of Southern Victoria, for the good reason that 

 thev feel the cold weather more than any other breed. The cold has 

 a deleterious effect, and mortality would be a serious factor to reckon with. 

 The Leghorns are peculiarly adapted to the more arid north, and for 

 «gg production are c'jual to an\ known breed, provided they are rightly 

 selected. 



Equally good results mav be looked for by keejiing Black Orpingtons 

 in the cooler climates. When their second season, of usefulness has 



