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Plots at Wyuna were sown on well-worked fallow ou 23id May. 

 1916, and all received uniform allowances of seed and manure. At 

 Rutherglen, the winter rainfall was the highest on record, no less than 

 24.36 inches falling during the growing period of the crop. The crops 

 made remarkably good early growth, hut the saturated state of the toil 

 throughout the spring months prevented high yields being obtained. 

 At Lougerenong, the rainfall was better distributed throughout the 

 season, and the yields were relatively higher than at other centres. 



Variety Tki.\l.>s is tuk Mai.i.ke. 



Ten different varieties were sown at each centre; five were early 

 wheats, and five late varieties. The plots were lA — 2 acres each in 

 area, and were sown with 60 lb. of super])liosphate and 4.5 lb. of graded 



An Outpost of Wheat-growing in Victoria. 



The value of plKKspliatcs at Carwarp. 1017. Crop on tin- riglit iiiunanureil, 

 yield, 7 bushels 20 Ujs. On the left 60 lbs. super, per acre, yield, 10 bushels 40 lbs. 

 Crop sown (jn stubble land. 



seed per acre. Both at Carwarp and Ouyen, the plots were sown on 

 stubble land, whilst at Cowangie they were sown on fallowed land. 

 The results of the Carwarp tests were as follows: — 



Dart's Imperial 



Vandilla King 



Currawa 



I'i'nny 



Feilenrtion 



< iliiyas 



Tlu'w 



College Kolipse 



Bun.vip 



King"s Early 



The trials were conducted on the farm of Mr. P 

 results of the test show that early-maturing varieties of wheat, 

 in dry seasons do particularly well in the Mallee country, gave much 



