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what would others ise be a source of trouble and expense. The accompanying 

 diagram gives some idea of how, baking advantage of Datura] conditions, 

 the paddocks arc arranged for the rotation at Glen [nnes Experiment 

 Farm. It will be seen thai the paddock No. contains a dam to which 

 access can be had from all the paddocks in the rotation area. Several acres 

 of red mini scrub near the water afford protection for the stock from wind and 

 rain in winter, and from the heal of the sun in summer. Suitable licks are 

 always available in the timber and generally a straw stack for the stock to 

 pull at ; in lean seasons these stacks are invaluable, and even when succulent 

 tedder is available they help to balance the ration. 



Plan showing the arrangement of Rotation Paddocks at Glen Innes Experiment Farm. 



[The dotted line across No. 1 Paddock indicates a temporary fence.] 



The practice on this farm is to clear the maize stalks oft', and plough the 

 land at once, so as to get it into condition and enable the seed to be sown as- 

 soon as possible. It goes without saying that to sow wheat immediately 

 maize stalks are removed would he impracticable in other districts, as the 

 ground would be quickly dried out. The moisture conditions of New 

 England enable it to be done, however, and done profitably. 



The depth of ploughing for this sowing is usually 4 inches, and a method 

 of preparing the seed bed must necessarily be adopted that will conserve to 

 the maximum the moisture left in the soil by the maize. Necessarily it is 

 July or August before the wheat can be sown, but it is not too late for the 

 district. As a matter of fact, visitors from other parts of the State are often 

 surprised to see crops being sown on these tablelands as late as the beginning 

 of September— a time when the coastal crops are ready forcutting, and when 

 western crops are regarded as approaching maturity. 



