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JoiiriHtl uf Afjriciiltttre. Victoria. [10 April, 1919. 



Deductions that can be made by a considkkation ok Local 

 Peculiarities. 

 The differences of opinion that exist among farmers in the district as 

 to the best way of growing a crop of wheat on the various soils were 

 referred to hist year. The methods of the successful entrants of this 

 yeai-'s competition do not throw a great deal of light on the subject, for 

 the reasons already mentioned. Until further local experience, or. 



One of the numerous lakes. 



One of the rich sand hummocks. 



better still, acrual field tests, <h'monstrate in each case Avliich are the best 

 methods, we arc forced to regard as correct those local farming practices 

 which satisfy such g<'neral priiu'iples as can be deduced from a con- 

 sideration of the special soil and climatic features of the district. Any 

 method that might thus suggest it>clf must, of course, take into account 

 rlie fact tliar wool-iirowinc' is :it iircsciil the chief industry of the district. 



