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Journal of Agriculture, Victuria. [10 Apkil, l!ni>. 



Mr. Ougli showed a crop of Federation wlieat. It was sown just 

 after a heavy fall of rain in April. Forty-five pounds of seed and 50 lbs. 

 superphosphate are stated to have been used. The Federation wheat 

 was badly mixed with strangers. The land was virgin soil,, and was 

 merely ploughed during the previous September and left rough during 

 the summer until worked up just prior to seeding. The result was a 

 typical instance of what can be done on this class of soil with a minimum 

 of working when the seed is sown at the right time. The crop was 

 lightly fed off, and was somewhat on the thin side, as might be expected 

 from the light seeding. 



It is easy to understand what instructive results could have been 

 gleaned from this paddock were it an experiment field, Avhen portion could 

 be worked once or twice after rain during the summer, and some of it 

 sown a month later than was actually the case, and the various results 

 compared. 



Messrs. Caldow's crop was Purple Straw. This was sown on the 

 1st May, mostly dry, with 70 lbs. of manure. The germination must 

 have been very poor, as the crop was exceedingly thin. 



The fallow on which it was grown was ploughed in July. Subse- 

 quently half of it was scarified in spring, and the other half scarified 

 just before cropping, the whole being harrowed just before seeding. 



III. — Best Fifty Acres of Crop Grown on 1917 Fallow, 



Heavy Soil. 



The exhibits of Messrs. F. O. Robertson and J. Delaney have already 

 been discussed. 



Mr. C. D. Block showed a crop of Penny, which \v»as true to type, 

 clean, and practically free from weeds. It was, however, thin, and 

 crab-holes were responsible for considerable loss. The paddock, which 

 was virgin soil, was ploughed in July and August and spring-toothed in 

 IsTovember and December. When seen in March there was a good tilth. 

 It was not again worked until just prior to seeding. The crop was 

 drilled dnrino- the last week in May. Heavy rain fell on 1st .Tune, ami 



