10 Jan., 1916.] Farmers' Field Day, Rutherglen. 



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buggies, and gigs, were counted passing through a gate leading from one 

 paddock to another. At one period, while an 80-acre paddock Avas being 

 inspected, it was entirely surrounded by vehicles, and was an imposing 

 sight. 



What the Farmers Saw. 



The Bulk Crop. 



The bulk crops, comprising 600 acres, looked very imposing, being 

 beautifully headed, free from weeds, and well laden with grain, and 

 excited most favorable comment from the visitors. Special interest was 

 evinced in a particularly fine crop of Penny wheat. Other wheats show- 

 ing remarkably well were the late-maturing varieties like Yandilla King, 

 Marshall's ]^o. 3, Curraw^a, and Dart's Imperial. 



All oat crops, comprising over 120 acres, were particularly heavy, 

 and astonishment was expressed on all sides as the long line of vehicles 

 drove between an avenue of succulent well-headed Algerian oats standing 

 6 feet high, the average yield of which was estimated by farmers jiresent 

 to exceed 3 tons of hay per acre. 



Mr. A. E. V. Richardson, M.A., B.Sc, Agricultural Superintendent, demon- 

 strating to Farmers the value of Top-dressing Pastures and showing how 

 Stock-carrying Capacity is increased by the application of Superphos- 

 phate, Rutherglen State Fann. 



The Pastures. 



The outstanding feature of the afternoon was the interest manifested 

 in the pasture toj) dressings. Wherever phosphates, in tlie form of 

 super, or basic slag was applied to the natural pasture, an extraordinary 

 impetus Avas given to the growth of clovers and trefoil, and the stock- 

 carrying capacity of the pasture was more than doubled. 



As one practical farmer expressed liimself on witnessing the result 

 of the dressing — " The addition of a few Inindrcdweight of super, or 



