15 Oct., 1919.] 



Farm Notes for September. 



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Returned Soldiers. 

 Nineteen returned soldiers were in residence during the month undergoing 

 a course of training for tlie Qualification Certificate. 



Experimental Areas. 



Crops. 

 Most of the remarks made under this heading last month still hold good 

 and the prospect of a good harvest has not improved. Early varieties of 

 wheat, and even late varieties, such as Warden, where sown early, are now 



Interior of Departmental Pavilion, Royal Agricultural Society's 

 Sho"w Grounds, sho-wing central pyramid devoted to -wheat 

 exhibits. 



in head ; Algerian Oats are also heading with a short growth. The dry 

 season has necessitated irrigating the stud cereal plots in order to give the 

 large number of standard and crossbred cereals a chance to develop. Lucerne 

 is making a very fair growth, especially on sections which were renovated, 

 top-dressed with super, and irrigated early in the season. The Rape, Barley 

 and Oat plots in the green manurial rotation field have made a fair growth 

 since the first " feed " (particulars of which were given last month) was 

 obtained. They have been stocked with sheep and the second "feed": is. 



