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Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 Feb., 1919. 



Mr. A. A. Lutze exhibited a splendid piece of fallow, showing plenty 

 of moisture, and it was very effectively mulched; there was 2^ inches 

 of mulch on top of a firmly consolidated seed bed. Mr. Lutze, in 

 common with most of the other competitors, lost marks under the 

 head, " Judgment in cultivation " — that is to say, the same keen 

 attention had not been paid to the red ground as the black, and the 

 evenness of the work of the cultivating implements left something to 

 be desired. Portion of this fallow was scarified in August after 

 the wheat stubbles were burnt. It was then harrowed and scarified, 

 again. Another paddock was ploughed in August instead of being 

 scarified. 



Messrs. Brown Brothers showed an excellent piece of fallow from the 

 point of view of mulch, cultivation, and absence from weeds. The 



Testing tlie Fallow of Messrs. Brown Bros. 



mulch was 2^ to 3 inches deep, regular, underlying soil firmly con- 

 solidated, but somewhat deficient in moisture, especially as it was a 

 summer fallow. 



The fallow was worked in the following manner : "Wheat stubbles 

 burnt and scarified in March and the field ploughed during July and 

 August. In September it was scarified and harrowed again, and had 

 not been touched from that time until the day of judging. It is in- 

 tended to work the fallow after there has been sufficient rain to form a 

 skin on the fallow. Messrs. Brown Brothers, who exhibited no crop, 

 stated that their seeding practice was 70 lbs. Federation wheat with 

 90 lbs. super. 



Mr. Hemphill's fallow was mainly a summer fallow, and showed 

 splendid moisture content, but the mulch was too rough in places; there 



