10 March, 1917.] 



Teachers' Farm School. 



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of examining a liorse for soundness, as also tlie characteristics of the 

 several breeds of sheep on the farm were demonstrated, the noteworthy 

 stud of high class Suffolk sheep being of particular interest in view of 

 the ever ascending mutton requirements of the En),pire. 



In the irrigation area the visitors were treated to a fine sight and 

 walked through acres and acres of lucerne in all stages of growth. 



A six weeks' lucerne crop, intended for seed. 



(Iteprodiiced by kind permission of 1 hr- }\\-i-khi Tiinr.^.} 



Mr. W. A. N. Robertson (Chief Veterinary Officer) Lecturing 



Certain of the paddocks had been sown as recently as last spring, others 

 were several years old and showed a magnificent stand of lucerne, while 

 portion of the area was being devoted to seed production. Watering 

 was in progress, and the best methods of applying it were pointed out, 

 as well as the effects of injudicious watering. Practical hints for deter- 

 mining where too much or too little water has been applied, the time 

 to cut for hay, methods for harvesting and stacking the hay, were given. 



