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12 inches of their length and driven into i inch holes, leaving the 

 four inches round part to project. One log was set four inches 

 ahead of the other in the frame. To keep the frame from tipping 

 back quite so much, the tongue was placed over the front 4x4, 



and under the hind 

 one. An old mower 

 seat was fastened on 

 the back part of the 

 frame. No trouble 

 with this roller bear- 

 ing down on the 

 horses' necks ! Also, 

 it was cheap, easy 

 to turn, was just the 

 right width to go 

 betw r een the rows of 

 corn, and last, but 

 not least, it would do better work than a large roller, because, 

 instead of riding over the big clods, as a large roller would, it would 

 push them ahead of it, grind away at them, and, probably, break 

 them in several pieces before it mounted them. A large roller of 

 the same weight would run easier, but a small one will break up 

 more clods, and that is what a roller is for. " A large roller strikes a 

 clod nearly on top, and simply pushes it down, while a small one 

 strikes it on the side and gets several whacks at it before it is done. 

 This pattern is more easily made than the previous roller, and is 

 quite as good for all purposes. It must never be forgotten, however, 

 that on no account should ground be rolled when it is wet 

 and sticky. If -^ss^~^ * s mucn better to 



the ground is not ^^:^^^^^^^^^ wait until after 



to roll \\hen the "^^^^&^ -After the rolling 

 seed is sewn it \\*~~ h as been done 



water furrows should be opened up with the plough to carry off 

 the surplus surface water, and any short surface drains may be dug 

 that cannot be opened with the plough. 



After the main crop is in, if there is any more land ready, it 

 should be ploughed up at once and allowed to lie fallow, or else 

 utilised for a summer crop until next seed time. The benefits of 

 fallowing newly-cleared land in Western Australia are very great. 

 Speaking generally, the land is sour when first broken up, and 

 needs a thorough sweetening before the best results are obtained 

 from it. There is no sweetener like the sun's heat, and land 

 deeply broken up and left to lie open to the sun's rays for some 

 months is as good as if a liberal dressing of manure had been given 

 to it. The fallow should be scarified two or three times as oppor- 

 tunity offers during the summer, and if this is done it will be in 

 splendid condition for the reception of the seed in the autumn. 



