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success; attributed to the favourable season. This field was full 

 of wireworm, and therefore 5A bushels of seed per acre Avere sown 

 so as to ensure a thick plant. 



SHROPSHIRE (8 reports 8 successes). 



No. 54. 12 acres OATS soAvn on clay loam, 400 feet above sea 

 level, ploughed in March and April out of 20-years-old grass to a 

 depth of 8 inches. HarroAvs followed the plough, seed Avas drilled 

 across the furrows, and the land tAvice rolled heavily. Crop 

 successful, attributed to the use of manure in previous years. 

 It is noted that wireworms appeared on the last ploughed land, 

 but that another rolling A\ r as then given, and this checked their 

 ravages. 



NORFOLK (4 reports 4 successes). 



No. 55. 10 acres OATS after grass 50-70 years old on gravelly 

 soil. Land ploughed, twice rolled with a Cambridge roller, 

 and harrowed. 2 cwt. superphosphate per acre applied. A full 

 crop, which " has stood up well (to end of July) owing to the 

 dry season." If the year had been wet the crop would have been 

 too good. 



No. 56. 274 acres of marsh land in West Norfolk, consisting 

 of loam and silt which had been under high quality grass for 

 about 40 years, ploughed up in April by tractors and horses to 

 a depth of 8-10 inches. Grain Avell rolled Avith ring roller, and 

 102 acres cropped Avith POTATOES, 146 Avith OATS, and 26 with 

 BARLEY. All were successful. This case is typical of the district, 

 in which considerable areas of grass have been broken up within 

 the past few years, and have formed arable land of the highest 

 quality. 



No. 57. 13 acres heavy clay soil, which had " tumbled doAA 7 n to 

 grass," were broken up in December, 1915, by tractors. Land was 

 in poor condition, covered Avith bent. No crop was secured in 

 1916. The field was ploughed three times during the spring and 

 summer, disc harrowed and sown down to Rivett WHEAT in 

 October. The 1917 crop was successful. 



SUFFOLK (9 reports 7 successes, 1 failure). 



No. 58. 20 acres OATS sown in March on gravelly soil in East 

 Suffolk, ploughed out of 9-years-old grass in January. Land 

 received thorough rolling before soAAing, and afterwards was har- 

 rowed and again rolled. Crop A r ery satisfactory for the soil and 

 district, and estimated at 5-i qrs. per acre. 



No. 59. 12 acres mixed soil overlying chalk marl, broken up in 

 January out of 25-years-old grass by plough fitted Avith skim 

 coulter, to a depth of about 4 inches, and rib-rolled. It was 

 rolled a second time, harrowed twice, 10 acres were sown with 

 PEAS and 2 acres Avith BARLEY at the end of March, and the seed 

 harroAved in. The barley AA-as a good crop, but the peas Avere thin 

 owing to the depredations of birds. The soil AVUS twice treated 

 with naphthalene, \ cwt. per acre at each dressing. The naphtha- 

 lene was mixed Avith ashes (9 of ashes to 1 of naphthalene), put 

 on Avith manure distributor, ploughed in and rolled doAvn the 

 same day. The farmer paid 20s. per cwt. (deliA*ered) for the 

 naphthalene, as against 9.s. before the war, but Avas satisfied that 

 it protected his crops from wireworm, which gave him no trouble. 



