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ground without manuring ; and 

 the poorest patcli of the 

 sowing. 



The drilled crop was also 

 sown without manure in the 

 beginning of November, the 

 seed germinating well and the 

 plants making good headway. 

 Average sections of the Hickorv 

 King and Yellow Moruya sow- 

 ings were cut and weighed on 

 29th March. The former 



was then about 10 feet 

 high, and weighed equal to 

 2-1 tons 13J cwt. of green 

 fodder per acre. The Yellow 

 Moruya was over 12 feet high, 

 and very heavy in stalk, as 

 .shown on pages 388 and 390 ; 

 ^md it gave an estimated yield 

 of 55 tons 15 J cwt. per acre. 



The Sun.shine and Flat Red 

 .sowings were sampled on 9th 

 April ; the former at 8 feet 

 high weighed at the rate of 

 16 tons 4 cwt. per acre ; and 

 the Flat Red at over 12 feet 

 high yielded equal to 41 tons 

 8J cwt. per acre. All cobbed 

 well ; but the Sunshine made a 

 very poor showing beside the 

 others for fodder purposes. 



A crop of potatoes near the 

 maize gave promise of digging 

 about 8| tons to the acre. A 

 .small sowing of cow-peas was 

 also made here. They came 

 up well, but were fancied by 

 rabbits, which destroyed manv 

 of the young plants, checked 

 the growth of others, and also i 

 very materially reduced the 

 number of pods on the plants 

 that reached maturity. 



(2) Mrs. Buchanan's crop, 

 illustrated on page 392, is at 

 Launching Place. This crop 

 is being grown for grain, and 

 when seen it was about 8 feet 

 high and well cobbed. After 

 it had made a good stalk it 

 Avas top-dressed with mixed 

 fertilizer in order to increase 

 the grain. 



