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The winiiin,!:!; cvo]^ Avns of the Penny variety, and was sown on a very 

 fertile bank of friable black loam. The seeding was made in May at 

 the rate of one bushel to the acre, with 60 lbs. of sni)er])hosphate. This 

 »'rop was not grown on fallow. The stul)b]es of the preceding wheat 

 crop were burnt, and the land disked in January. Subsequently it was 

 scarified in Marcli, and harrowed. The bank is evidently very rich to 

 stand this trtMtnient. The ei'O]) was tall and clean. There was evidence 

 of takeall. 



Crop of Penny Wheat on heavy clay soil at Mr. C. D. Block's. 



The cro]) oxhibited by Mr. II. V. Block consisted of two varieties — 

 Penny and Federation. Both were very true to ty])e. The yield of the 

 crop was materially decreased by the presence of crah-holes. The pad- 

 dock had been out to grass for five or six j^ears. It was fallowed in 

 September, during the summer it was spring-toothed twice, and once 

 again before the drill. It was drilled on 1st Jiane with 49 lbs. of seed 

 and 60 lbs. super. It was fed off to sheep. The crop Avas on the thin 

 side. 



Mr. Tully showed the varieties, Federation, Penny, and Major. 

 With the exception of Major, thes<^; were good samples. The fallow 



