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No. 113A. 6 acres of. WHEAT, 6 acres of winter OATS sown on soil 

 partly clay and partly gravel after grass 35 years old. Field 

 ploughed in November by steam to a depth of 5 inches, and 

 subsequently pressed. Further cultivation consisted of harrowing 

 4 times and rolling. 3 cwt. superphosphate per acre applied. The 

 wheat was successful ; the oats a failure owing to wet and frost. 



WILTSHIRE-CIS reports-12 successes, 2 failures). 



No. 114. 250 acres OATS and DREDGE CORN sown on land which 

 had been in grass from 12 to 35 years, partly oh the Chalk, partly 

 on the Greensand. Ploughed, partly 'by steam, partly by horses; 

 heavily pressed ; chain harrowed after sowing, and then thrice 

 harrowed with ordinary harrows. Result excellent, attributed to 

 early sowing and to the damp seed bed, which could be con- 

 solidated. Black and .White Tartarian oats grown on Greensand 

 soil of very poor quality promised 8 qrs. per acre. In a few places 

 the crop suffered from wireworm, but no serious damage was 

 done. The opinion was expressed that, in this district, land in- 

 tended for sowing with spring crops should not be broken before 

 Christmas. 



No. 115. 1,000 acres OATS chiefly Black Tartarian sown 

 February to May on medium loam overlying the Chalk, 300- 

 400 feet above sea-level. The land had been in grass 12-14 years, 

 and was broken up from January to April by steam ploughs and 

 tractors to a depth of about 4-5 inches, and then pressed. Seed 

 broadcasted, harrowed in, and rolled several times with heavy 

 rollers. Two rollers drawn by tractors were started immediately 

 after sowing, and worked continuously, so long as it was possible 

 to roll the corn. On the whole the crop was very successful, 

 especially in the case of the oats sown in February and March 

 on a moist seed-bed, which could be readily consolidated by rolling. 

 Those sown on a dry seed-bed in April and May were attacked by 

 wireworm, and there were partial failures. The farmer states that 

 a dry, fine, seed-bed should not be aimed at on this type of soil, 

 as it favours development of wireworm, whereas in a cold, wet, 

 and firm seed-bed wireworms appear to remain inactive. Sulphate 

 of ammonia was applied to parts of the crop Avhich appeared to 

 require help, but was of no use. The opinion was expressed that 

 the land required no manure, and that the growing of a good crop 

 depends exclusively upon proper tillage. 



No. 116. 140 acres OATS sown March 15th to April 21st on loam 

 soil overlying Chalk 500-600 feet above sea-level, on land which 

 had been in grass for 18 years. Ploughed by t factor plough to 

 depth of 4 inches, harrowed 3-4 times with Parmiter's harrow and 

 rolled twice with a heavy Cambridge roller. 100 acres received 

 1 cwt. sulphate of ammonia and lj cwt. basic phosphate per acre; 

 the rest was unmanured. Crop partly successful, partly a failure. 

 Good results were secured on land ploughed between March 1st 

 and April 7th: Wireworm destroyed the crop on the ground 

 ploughed before March; where ploughed after April 7th, although 

 the corn started well, it suffered from dry weather, The manur- 

 ing in this case proved useful. 



No. 117. 160 acres of Black Tartarian OATS sown on virgin Down 

 soil about 350 feet above sea-level, ploughed in March and April. 

 The soil appeared to be of very poor quality. Ploughed to a 



