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paddocks, a layer of "plough pan" formed by continually ploughing at 

 the same depth. But, apart from the northern areas and their possibilities, 

 there is a large present demand for subsoilers for the sugar beet cultivation. 

 To meet this demand, the Department has ordered fifteen subsoilers of 

 a well-known American type, but with what are considered to be improve- 



ments. The original subsoiler imported from America has a solid foot; 

 whereas, in the ones now being made, the foot is in two pieces, a sole 

 plate and a removable share, thus avoiding the trouble of drawing out 

 the foot as it wears, and considerably lengthening the useful life of the 

 implement. The subsoilers are being made in Melbourne, at a cost of 



