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Journal of Agriculture. 



[lo April, 1909. 



bushel of maize to the acre was accordingly broadcasted between the rows 

 on the last cultivation. The results on 3rd March are seen in photo- 

 graph No. 23. The young maize stands from 18 inches to 3 feet high, 

 while the dense mass of self sown beans completely fills the intervals 

 between the rows of tall maize now approaching the ripening stage. 

 This crop is growing on an old tea-tree flat subject to flooding during 

 the winter months. Each crop has l)een sown with i cwt. of super- 



23. DR. CIIIiRRV -S CROl" OF MAIZE AND TICK BEANS SOWN BROADCAST. 



phosphate to the acre. In many parts of America a somewhat similar 

 system is practised, crim.son clover being the crop most usually sown be- 

 tween the maize at the last cultivation. 



vSatisfactory Results at Trikling Expense. 



In pilot! igraph No. 24 are .seen tiie effects of superphosphates on a 

 clayey hillside at Glen Iris (silurian formation). An area of 4 acres 

 was planted on loth November with maize (Hickory King) at the rate 



