62 



port (9.24 in.), recommends Johnson Grass (Sorghum halepen?e) 

 as growing without irrigationttn the hottest weather. Mr. T. Gray, 

 of Amy ton (12.41 in.), had grown sorghum tor several years with- 

 out impoverishing the land much, and other members said that 

 in wetter districts it had proved to be beneficial to the wheat 

 crops. (In what way?). 



MILLETS are doing well at Millicent (29.02 in.). For green 

 fodder it should be sown there from September to December, so 

 as to increase the yield of milk from a given number of cows in 

 April and May when butter is dearest. This is better than to 

 increase the number of cows. Twelve pounds of seed in drills 16 

 inches apart, or 15 to 25 Ib. broadcasted, is recommended. Crops 

 of 7 to 10 tons per acre are not unusual. Mr. J. Bawd, of Mount 

 Gambier (31.82 in.), grows Hungarian millet without any irrigation 

 to perfection. 



At the Hawkesbury Experimental Station (N.S.W.) many 

 varieties of sorghum, millet, &c., were sown on land previously 

 cropped with peas, the haulms then being ploughed in 10 in. 

 deep on 12th November, and the following manures spread broadcast 

 and harrowed in (per acre), viz., 1 cwt. kainit, 1 cwt. super- 

 phosphate, 2 cwt. bonedust, 1 cwt. sulphate of ammonia, at a cost 

 tktrtwtfrrmys-fetetiH&e^^ waa in ovory instance larger 



of 30/. They were first cut on the 20th February, and a second 

 cut was made on tfie 12th day of May ; but suffered from the 

 weather. Pearl millet gave the best results, viz., 16 tons \1\ cwt 

 at the nrst cut and 2 tons 7.V cwt. at the second cut. Next rame 

 early amber cane, with 9 tons 11 \ cwt. and 4 tons 11 J cwt. ; 

 Kaffir Corn, with 6 tons 5i cwt. and 3 tons 10J cwt. ; and dhurra, 

 sorghum, with 5 tons 18| cwt. and 4 tons 11J cwt.; Planters 

 Friend, 8 tons 13 J cwt. and 2 tons 12 cwt. 



I do not find manuring mentioned, but no doubt a complete 

 manure will greatly increase the crop. 



Kale does remarkably well in Millicent and other parts of 'he 

 South-East, and requires manuring, as stated under "Cabbages." 



POTATOES. 



Next to Germany, I believe the United States are growing 

 the largest crops, and also as regards acreage* under crop. 

 The Director of Geneva Station, New York, U.S., states that the asli 

 of potatoes contains 59.8 per cent, of potash, and experiments showed 

 that larger quantities of potash were required than usual in potato 

 manures. The average yield without potash was 85J bushels per 

 acre: with ulphate of potash 112J bushels; and with muriate of 

 potash, 135 bushels. The latter was a good fertiliser, even on some 

 clay soils, where potash may be said to be present in considerable 

 quantity. In Oregon Mr. French reported that kainit produced 

 145 bushels, against 81 bushels per acre unmanured, and Director 

 Flagg, of Rhode Island, stated that muriate of potash produced 76 

 bushels per acre more in combination than where sulphate of 



