10 March. 1919.] 



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withei'od away so naturally as to still preserve its shape, indicating 

 that the crop had come to maturity under perfect conditions. The soil 

 oil which the crop stood was a fria,ble black loam, and though 

 eligible under present rules in this class, was decidedly better than that 

 on which the rest of t.he cro])s exhibited in this section were grown, a 

 fact which opens up the question of the apparent desirability of allow- 

 ing the judge discretionary poAvers of handicapping certain classes of 



Mr. C. H. Roediger's Winning Mallee Crop of Penny, Yandilla King, and. 



Federation. 



Mr. J. Collins' Crop of Federation. 



soils. Mr. Eoediger's paddock was given the following treatment: — 

 After several oat crops it was ploughed in winter and harrowed; it was 

 scarified in the spring and again in the autumn. The paddock was 

 drilled in June and harrowed afterwards. Federation and Yandilla 

 King were sown at the rate of one 'bushel per acre, but the Penny was 

 sown 10 lbs. heavier, as this A^nriety has a tendency to come up' thin. 

 Eighty lbs. of superphosphate were used. 



Messrs. D. R. McKenzie and B. Petchell showed a good crop of 

 Federation wheat, level in character, but not ^o thick as could he desired. 



