26 



No. 78. A field of similar char after to the above was broken up 

 .in 1915, treated in the same way, and sown with wheat in 1916. 

 The crop was top dressed with 1 cwt. sulphate of ammonia per acre. 

 A yield of 6 quarters per acre was secured. The field was then 

 gas-limed and ploughed. Half was harrowed and- drilled with 

 Black Winter OATS late in October. A good plant was secured, 

 but was killed by frost in March. Spring OATS were drilled in 

 April but were badly attacked by wireworm ; the crop was rolled 

 and top dressed with sulphate of ammonia but the weather was 

 too dry, and the crop w r as poor. The other half of the field was 

 dressed with basic slag and sulphate of ammonia, sown with 

 MANGOLDS, and an excellent crop is anticipated. 



No. 79.- 17 acres OATS sown first week in April after good quality 

 grass 3o-yeiars-old on the Oxford Clay. The ridges were ploughed 

 early in March, the furrows a fortnight later ridges by tractor, 

 furrows by horse plough. Land neither pressed nor rolled, as it 

 was thought to be too wet to press, but dragged and harrowed 

 eight times, then drilled, and again harrowed. 4 cwt. superphos- 

 phate and 1 cwt. sulphate of ammonia per acre applied at drilling 

 time, but crop was a complete failure. " The few oats left are in 

 the furrows." Result attributed to snow and frost, which pre- 

 vented early sowing, and to the subsequent long drought which 

 prevented the oats growing, so that they succumbed to wireworm. 



No. 80. 17 acres OATS sown early in April after grass 20-years- 

 old on the Oxford Clay. After ploughing in February and March, 

 seed was sown broadcast and the land dragged and harrowed 

 several times. The crop was a total failure. Result attributed 

 to wireworm. 



GLOUCESTER (8 reports 4 successe?, 3 failures). 



No. 81. 14 acres Tartarian OATS sown in April on thin Limestone 

 soil, 700 feet above sea-level. Ploughed in February out of 

 25-years-old grass ; thrice rolled with Cambridge roller, twice culti- 

 vated, harrowed and seed drilled ; 4 cwt. superphosphate per acre 

 applied. Crop satisfactory. 



No. 82. 13 acres OATS sown in March on sandy loam overlying 

 Old Red Sandstone, broken up out of very old pasture. Land 

 ploughed (skim coulter) partly in October, partly in March, 

 rolled with heavy Cambridge roller, drag-harrowed three times, 

 drilled twice, harrowed, and the corn rollecl when it came up. 

 Crop satisfactory. 



WORCESTER (6 reports 5 successes, 1 failure). 



No. 83. 7 acres " Senator " PEAS sown April 23rd on alluvial 

 soil ploughed out of old pasture in April by tractor plough. 

 Land cultivated twice, harrowed twice and rolled. Crop 

 excellent. 



No. 84. 8 acres OATS sown April 25th on sandy loam soil 

 ploughed in April with tractor out of old pasture. Harrowed 

 four times with tine harrows, and subsequently rolled with 

 Cambridge roller. A great success, attributed to the thorough 

 working of the land, the preparation of a firm seed bed, and a 

 free use of seed (5 bushels per acre). 



No. 85. 17 acres OATS sown April 16th on medium loam soil 

 ploughed in March, out of 20-years-old grass, pressed with a heavy 



