10 April, 1919.] Goroke Crop and Fallow Competition. 



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continued. Fifty-two pounds of seed was sown Avitli 100 lbs. super- 

 phosphate. 



The yield of Mr. C. Walters' crop of Purple Straw had been greatly 

 reduced by crab-holes. The fallow, which was new ground, had been 

 treated as f oUoavs : — It was ploughed in August, September, and October, 

 and then harrowed. Considerable difficulty was experienced in carrying 

 out these operations as a result of the crab-holes. When seen last 

 March it had set hard, and the harrows had just scratched the surface. 

 Subsequently, j^rior to seeding, it was disked, spring-toothed, and 

 harrowed. The paddock was sown mid-May to June with 1-J bushels 

 of seed and 93 lbs. of manure to the acre, and was harrowed after seed- 

 ing. The portion of the crop sown earliest Avas the better. 



Comfortable homestead at Goroke. 



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

 Light Soil. 



