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had received no working other than at plonghinc; and seeding time. It 

 was, however, new gronnd, and a heavy black hank at the lower end 

 contributed largely to the yield. The 50 acres shown were not grown on 

 the same 50 acres exhibited as fallow last year. The crop was eaten 

 oft" with sheep. N^o particulars of rate of seeding or nuinure used are 

 available. 



Mr. H. Perry's cro]) of Federation was grown partly on heavy crab- 

 holey ground, and partly on a rich black friable bank. It was virgin 

 ground, and had been Avorked well. The crab-holes caused a serious loss 

 in the yield; but the crop was exceedingly heavy on the bank, and this 

 contributed largely to the total yield. The crop was sown from 23rd 

 April to the second week in June, the black bank being sown last. A 

 bushel of seed was sown, with 100 lbs. superphosphate. 



The crops of Messrs. Delaney and Robertson Avere sown with a com- 

 bined cultivator and drill — 24th May to 24th June. Penny and Federa- 

 tion were the varieties. Sixty pounds of seed were used, and 90 lbs. 



Heavy crop of Algerian oats on a sand hummock at Mr. Lees'. 



super. The working given was as follows: — Ploughed, August and 

 September; harrowed and cultivated before haiwest. Fields were spring- 

 toothed in February, and prior to seeding were again spring-toothed. 



Both of these crops were very foul with wild oats, a fact which 

 caused them to be rank and somewhat spindly, and will materially 

 detract from what would have otherwise been high yields. . , 



II. — Best Fifty Ackes of Crop on Light Soil. 



