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side and somewhat too shallow. There was a c'omi)lete absence of weeds. 

 The paddock was ploughed about the middle of September, and subse- 

 quently cultivated with a spring-toothed cultivator. 



Mr. S. Cross exhibited a splendid black flat, which is occasionally 

 subject to inundation. It was deficient in moisture as a result of a 

 late mulching. An excellent mulch had, however, recently been placed 

 on it. The paddock was ploughed in October, s})riiig-toothed in Novem- 

 ber, and then harrowed. 



Mr. J. Delaney's fallow, which showed many crab-holes, had a good 

 surface, but the mulch was too thin and patchy to be pit>perly effective. 

 The paddock was ploughed, spring-toothed, and then disk-cultivated. 



The paddock exhibited by Mr. J. Molloy was the same as that 

 sho^vn last year. Mr. Molloy was unable to get it broken down in 

 time to sow. It was ploughed in the winter of 1917, and then left 

 rough. It Avas re-ploughed in October, 1918. Subsequently it grew a 

 great quantity of trefoil and weeds, which were turned under with a 

 Shearer cultivating scarifier just prior to the inspection. The soil 

 showed the highest moisture content of any, as might be expected, but it 

 wants further working down to effect consolidation, break clods, and 

 establish an effective mulch. The soil appears to be very rich. 



Mr. Cummins' fallow was deficient in moisture, having been mulched 

 rather late. The paddock was ploughed in August and September, and 

 then harrowed, and w^as disked in November. 



The paddock shown by Mr. Lees had merely been ploughed. It was 

 very deficient in moisture, and there was no loose soil on top. 



Light Soils. 



II. — For the Highest Ag(5regate obtaii^ed by adding the Points 



OBTAINED FOR FiFTY AcKES OF FaLLOW (1918) TO THOSE FOR THE 



Crop (1919) Grown on that Fallow. 



Considerable difficulty is experienced in comparing on a fair basis 

 each of the fallows on these varying soil types. For instance, the exhibit 

 of Mr. E. Cross was close to a sand-hill, and was a loose sand overlying 



