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Journal of Agriculture. 



[lo Sept., 1909. 



Paddock No. g. — Ploughed 9 inches deep, harrowed and! cross- 

 harrowed twice and rolled. Sown on 26th February vvith a mixture of 

 stout white oats, rye, tares and barley. Manured witli 3 cwt. blood manure 

 and a light dressing of stable manure. 



Paddock Xo. 10. — Half of this paddock was ploughed 10 inches deep, 

 harrowed four times, cross-harrowed and rolled. Sown on loth Sep- 

 tember, 1908, with lucerne in drills, at the rate of 7 lbs. of Hunter River 

 seed to the acre. This cro]:) has done remarkably w^ell, and has returned 

 lour cuttings since sown. The balance of this paddock was sown with 

 lucerne on 15th March, and at the present time is looking well. During 

 the coming spring, 15 acres additional will be put under this valuable 

 fodder crop. 



Paddock Xo. 11. — Ploughed 10 inches deep, harrowed tv.dce. and 

 cross-harrowed. Sown on 2/jth A))ril with a mixture of Algerian oats i 

 bush., rve | bush., tares i bush., and barlev 1 hush. Manured with i 

 cwt. blood manure and 2 cwt. superphosphate per acre. 



6. MILKLING AND FEEDING SHEDS. 



Paddock Xo. 12. — Three acres sown on 12th March with mixture of 

 Ivlack oats, rye, tares and barley; 3 acres sown same day with Bonanza 

 oats at the rate of 2I bush, per acre. Manured with t^ cwt. blood 

 manure per acre. 



Paddock No. 13. — Ploughed 10 inches deei>, harrowed twice and 

 cross-harrowed and rolled. Sown on 6th March with black oats i bush., 

 barley i bush., rve l l>ush.. tares i busli. ix-r acre. Manured at the 

 rate of i cwt. blood manure |>er acre. 



Paddock Xo 14. — Treatment of land manuring the same as paddock 

 No. 13. Sown on 23rd March, witli 2 busliels of Bonanza oats per acre. 



The Mii.kikg and Feeding Sheds. 

 orm --ui-li an important feature in the sanitary produc- 



The bull din 

 tion of a pure and wholesome milk su])] 



that they merit descri])tion. 



