15 Dec, 1919.] 



Farm Notes for November. 



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Summary of Feeding-off Tests. 

 Green Manurial Rotation Field — Season 1019. 



The rape, barley, and oat plots were all stocked Avith sheep thi'ee 

 times, but the third feed on the barley was unsatisfactory, owing, ap- 

 ])arently, to the lack of foliage on the short tough stems and the bearded 

 heads making the feed to some extent unpalatable. The peas provided 

 only one feed, and gave the lowest cash return per acre. On the other 

 hand, in justice to this rotation, it should be remembered that the crop 

 of wheat following peas is generally good. Algerian oats, by giving 

 far the best return, has maintained the pride of place gained in the 

 first feed. The cash value of £3 18s. 9d. per acre is a good return 

 considering that it has been calculated on the basis of id. per day for 

 the growth of wool and only 2d. per lb. for the live-weight increase. 

 The value of Algerian oats for hay is well known, and these results indi- 

 cate in a practical way, the feeding value of this crop in the green state. 

 It may, therefore, be said to be a dual purpose crop in every sense of 

 the terai, as it can be marketed " on the hoof," and if for any reason 

 under practical farming conditions it is not wanted for green feed, and 

 hay promises to give better cash returns, the grower h,as the option of 

 using the crop for this purpose. 



•Stud Cereal Field. 

 The irrigation of this field and recent mild weather has enabled 

 the plants to make fairly good growth, and a number of the new cross- 

 breds and selections show considerable promise. One hundred and 

 sixteen crosses with wheat, barley, oats, and rye have been made during- 

 this season. 



Flax Tests. 



Thi^ ilax tests are I'apidly ripenii'g, and some of the earlier varieties 

 have already been harvested. The Werribee fibre selection from 20/7 

 has again given by far the greatest length of straw; the plants are 



