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applying the mixture is regulated largely by the distance the water 

 has to be carried and the supply of vessels for mixing, also the number 

 of rows covered by the machine. The machine used in these experi- 

 ments was a five-row " Fleming " sprayer. The total cost for spray- 

 ing an acre works out at about 7s. 6d. 



T.\BLE I. — Plot 1. 

 SPRAYING EXPERIMENTS, 1911-12. 

 Mr. p. Crowe's Plot, Crossley, Near Koroit. 



In the case of the Crossley plot, it was found that about the time 

 of the first spraying, on October 13th, the crop received a check. The 

 set-back was very marked on the sprayed sections. The showery 

 weather of the early part of October was followed by an exceptionally 

 dry November, during which month rain only fell on seven days, 

 giving 31 points at Crossley in six weeks. This dry spell, no doubt, 

 checked the disease, and was responsible for the light yields. The 

 Crossley plot was harvested during this month, and the Warrnambool 



T.\BLE II.— Plot 2. 

 SPRAYING EXPERIMENTS, 1911-12. 



Messrs. Callagh.\n Bros. Ltd.. Wollaston. Warrnambool. 



