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with 1 cwt. suphate of ammonia per acre in June. Oats success- 

 ful ; result attributed to good season and top-dressing. (An 

 application of suphate of ammonia in the beginning of June 

 would rarely benefit the oat crop.) 



DORSET (6 reports 6 successes). 



No. 122. 18 acres OATS sown on a. stiff loam soil after grass 50 

 years old (usually mown). Ploughed by tractor, rolled 4 times, 

 harrowed 4 times along the furrow, dragged across the furrow, 

 seed harrowed. Very good results, attributed to grazing with 

 sheep and thorough rolling before sowing. Ploughing imme- 

 diately after harvest is recommended so that the turf may have 

 time to rot before sowing. 



No. 123. 25 acres Black Tartarian OATS sown 28th March on 

 light loam soil overlying Chalk, 600-700 feet above sea-level. 

 Ploughed by tractor in February out of 15-years-old grass, rolled 

 with Cambridge roller, drag-harrowed, rolled again, seed drilled, 

 and land subsequently twice rolled. 1| cwt. sulphate of ammonia 

 and 1 cwt. superphosphate per acre applied. Crop a success ; 

 attributed to heavy rolling and the use of manure. The soil was 

 very poor, vegetation was matted and difficult to plough ; the 

 surface was rough and in some places was rolled three times 

 after corn was sown. 



No. 124. 32 acres OATS sown March 21st-27th on medium loam 

 soil overlying Chalk. Ploughed in November-December out of 

 b'-years-old grass to a depth of 6 inches. Land was not rolled or 

 pressed after ploughing, but dragged with heavy drag-harrows 

 along the furrows, then cross-harrowed, seed drilled across the 

 furrows and harrowed twice. Sulphate of ammonia and potash 

 were applied as the corn came up. Crop a success; result attri- 

 buted to the exceptionally hard frost, which killed wireworm. 

 At first the oats were poor, but after manuring a timely rain fell 

 and the effect of the manuring was very obvious. It is remarked 

 that " at the time of ploughing I do not remember ever having 

 seen so many wireworms." 



DEVON (13 reports 12 successes, 1 failure). 



No. 125. A field of 6 acres of light soil, 300 feet above sea level, 

 was ploughed in March out of 29-years-oid grass ; plough fitted 

 with skim coulter. Heavily rolled, twice dragged along the furrow 

 and twice across, drilled with OATS in April and harrowed and 

 rolled again with a Cambridge roller. A " special " corn manure 

 was used and -3 cwt. nitrate of soda with 5 cwt. salt also applied. 

 Result " very good." The field was of poor quality when laid 

 rlo\vn to grass, but it is now anticipated that with liberal 

 mnmiringjt will grow good crops "for n few years.' 1 



No. 126. A field of 32 acres of light soil, 400 tret, above sea 

 level, was ploughed out of grass in spring and thoroughly 

 harrowed 4 times. OATS were sown in March. Crop on the whole 

 successful. 8 acres which were first sown failed and were re-sown 

 with BARLEY. 



No. 127. A field of 12 acres light soil, 700 feet above sea level, 

 under grass for 10 years, was ploughed to a depth of 5^ inches, 

 harrowed five times, rolled once. The crop (OATS) was successful. 

 Result attributed to the thorough trampling with three horses. 

 The land was difficult to work, but " I have a splendid field of 

 oats," 



