July. 191^-] 



Journal of .\i:_riciiltiirc. Victoria. 



r- IT WILL PAY YOU -\ 



TO LEARN 



MODERN METHODS IN AGRICULTURE 

 LIVE STOCK & FRUIT GROWING FOR PROFIT. 



STOTT'S CORRESPONDENCE COLLEGE 



can teach you AT YOUR OWX HOMK liow t.) MAKE MoKK MoNKV liy tlje employment of up-to-date 

 nietii.ids. We tearh all branches of Agi'iculture ami Live Stock Husbandry, in<lu(liny Drainage, 



Irrigation, Dairying ami 



Practical Orctiard Management. 



following.' subjt 



We also "rive instruction in the 



Bookkeeping 

 Shorthand 

 Accountancy 

 Commercial Law 

 English 



Arithmetic 



Mathematics 



Languages 



Drawing 



Illustrating 



Electrical Engineering 

 Steam Engineering 

 Shire Engineering 

 Mining Engineering 

 Surveying 



Mechanical Drawing 

 Architectural Drawing 

 Building Construction 



and Estimating 

 Timber Measurements 



WE PREPARE CANDIDATES FOR ALL PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS. 



The instnictioii soes EIGHT TO TOUIl HOME, no matter where you live. It is clear, concise, easily 

 understood, and practical. Every student is handled privately and separately and receives individual 

 attention according- to his particular requirements. 



Our instructors are men of sound technical knowledgre, combined with years of practical experience, and 

 they are at the service of every student, to <ruide him with their valuable advice. Only spare time study 

 is required, and our fees are exceed)n^:ly moderate and within the reai'h of everxbody. 



AVe invite you to write at once for a free io]i\ of our Handbook D. It explains our system and shows 

 how we can teach any man who is willing- to he tauuht and anxious to increase his earning- power. It costs 

 nothincT to inquire. Don't put it off. Write tO-day. 



STOTT'S CORRESPONDENCE COLLEGE 



563 MARKET STREET, MELBOURNE. 



y!!illlB "TIP-TOP" SEEDS 



ESTABLISHED 62 YEARS. 



THREE VALUABLE GRASSES. 



PASPALUM DILATATUM 



OR GOLDEN CROWN GRASS. 



A valuable forage grass for all kinds of stock. With- 

 stands droug-ht, and frost will not kill it ; particularly 

 suitable for dairy cattle as it will stand any amount of 

 g-razing-, and trampUng of stock does not injure it. 

 JIakes a very etficient tire-break when planted in strips 

 throughout natiu-al pastures, as it remains luxuriantly 

 green when the surroundings are in a dry, parched, 

 and inflammable condition. Sow 6 lbs. per "acre. First 

 quality heavy hand-shaken seed, 1,6 per lb. 



PHALARIS COMMUTATA 



The King of all Winter Grasses. 



Grows between 6 and 7 feet high. Resists frosts and 

 droughts. This marvellous grass has been known to 



grow quite an inch a day on poor ground. Recom- 

 mended to graziers and dairymen, as it remain." par- 

 ticularly luxuriant in winter, and behaics remarkably 

 well during the hot, dry months. It seems to like all 

 kinds of weather, .Sow 2 lbs. per acre in drills ; or 

 4 lbs. broadcast. 7/6 per lb. 



TIMOTHY GRASS. 



This well-known variety adapt-i itself to almost any 

 soil. It is a capital grazing' grass, and produces ex- 

 cellent hay. It is of strong growth and yields abundant 

 feed. Quantity required to sow an acre, 30 lbs. 

 Price, 1/3 per lb. 



WRITE FOR OUR NEW FARMER'S 

 PRICE LIST. SENT POST FREE. 



Lav;, Somner, & Co.'s "TIP-TOP" Seeds, 



13S-141 SWANSTON-ST., MELBOURNE, Phone, Central 729. 



