46 TURNIP. 



At Nos. 2, 8, and 5, the Turnips appear to have suffered less than 

 the Swedes; whilst at Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, though both 

 suffered and Swedes were very deficient, Turnips appear to have been 

 a total failure, " no crop at all " being the terse and sad record on the 

 sheet of original contribution from these six farms. 



It is manifest the attack was general and severe over this district, 

 and further details as to previous cultivation and points of treatment 

 would have been very serviceable. Without these it would be unsafe 

 to offer any opinion, but looking at the general view, some of the worst 

 among the severe cases appear to have been where there was no appli- 

 cation of manure, or farmyard manure only was given without super- 

 phosphate, which observations elsewhere show to be of much service 

 in giving a good start to the first growth ; also the amount of seed used 

 appears less than what is considered desirable in other districts, at the 

 estimate that a pint of Turnip seed weighs about 12 ozs., or f Ib. 



