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Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 April, 1919. 



It will be noted that, though Oregon barley (Cape type) has, as 

 usual, headed the list, Gisborne and Pryor, two malting barleys, have 

 done exceedingly well. In view of the fact that malting barleys are 

 commonly regarded as the more delicate of the two, the following- 

 remarks of the officer in charge are of interest : — " The malting barleys 

 yielded exceptionally well. Their short straw and earliness in ripen- 

 ing especially suits them to this district, and they stand up very well at 

 harvest time. Most of the barleys of the Cape type, being much taller 

 in the straw than the malting varieties, are liable to go down at harvest 

 time, and are difficult to strip on this account." 



The influence of the rate of seeding, and also of the time of sowing, 

 on the yields of Federation wheat have also been the subject of investi- 

 gation. 



Results op Rate of Seeding Tests, 1918. 



Federation Wheat — Manure, 1 



Earlv Sowintf — 31st May. 

 Weight of Seeii. 



30 lbs. per acre 



45 „ „ 



60 ,. 



75 ,. 



90 „ 



120 „ 



cwt. per acre. 



191S. 



Yield — Bushels per .acre. 



.. .338 



.. 34-6 



.. 40-1 



.. 42-4 



.. 41-1 



.. 41-4 



AVeis;ht of Seed. 



30 lbs. per aci c 

 45 „ 

 60 ,, 



"5 „ ,, 



90 „ 

 120 „ 



Late Sowinsi^-lOth .luly, 1918. 



-Bushels per acre. 

 39 4 

 42-4 

 42-9 

 44-6 

 46-8 

 47-0 



Mr. Tulloh reported that both sowings germinated evenly, and that 

 the late sown plots were entirely free from weeds, and the early sown one.< 

 comparatively clean. The straw on the early sown plots, which wen- 

 not fed off, was six inches taller than that of the corresponding plots in 

 the group sown late. 



It will be noticed that the results show that the plots sown in July 

 were more productive than those sown earlier. In this they confirm the 

 general experience of Wimmera farmers, that profitable sowings may he 

 niade much later than should be attempted in the other wheat-growing 

 districts of the State. The results also show a regular increase in yield 

 with increasing quantities of seed up to 75 lbs. per acre in the case of 

 early sown plots, while in those sown later steadily increased yields were 

 obtained with seedings up to as high as 120 lbs. per acre. 



