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15-busli6l crop was not much less than working a 30-bushel crop. The 

 net profit in the latter case, however, was four or five times as great. The 

 factors necessary for success in the cultivation of wheat were well known. 

 Bare fallowing," thorough working of the soil, preparation for a good 

 seed bed, the liberal use of superphosphates, systematic rotation of crops, 

 and care and attention to the preparation and selection of the seed, were 

 the prime factors. Attention to these principles would guarantee a 

 heavy crop. Some men regularly secured double the yield of their 

 neighbours and the average of the district. On analysis, it was always 

 found that these successful men had a clear vision of the above prin- 

 ciples, and were able to translate tlie principles into practice. Sheep 

 were becoming more and more necessary for the successful working of 

 wheat farms. The one-crop system of farming had many drawbacks, 

 but the association of sheep with wheat would assist in counteracting 

 these. The markets for lambs and wool were absolutely assured, and it 



Group of Members of Horsham Agricultural Society inspecting experimental 

 plots. Longerenong Agricultural College. 



was to the interest of every farmer to keep as many sheep as possible. 

 Under the present system, in the Wimmera the numbers that could be 

 kept on a farm were strictly limited, but the greatly enhanced price of 

 lambs and wool during the past two years raised the question as to 

 whether it would not pay the farmer to begin the systematic cultivation 

 of forage crops for feeding down with sheep. The Department of Agri- 

 culture intended to test this matter, and had arranged with the Longere- 

 nong College authorities to lay down a series of permanent crop rotation 

 tests next autumn. 



The experimental work comprised manurial tests, variety wheat, bar- 

 ley, oats, and seed selection tests, forage plots, trials of crossbred wheats, 

 anj rate of seeding and time of sowing plots. The experimental plots as 

 a whole formed a most impressive sight. Each plot was separately 

 labelled with neat plates showing the name of the variety and details as 

 regards the quantity of manure, &c. The growth of the wheat and 



