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No. 140. 12 acres black OATS sown in March on medium loam.. 

 ploughed in January, 1916, out of 30-years-old grass. The land 

 was not rolled after ploughing, but was dragged, seed drilled, 

 twice dragged, and then rolled. No signs of wireworms were 

 seen, and the crop was successful. 



No. 141. 5 acres OATS sown April 8th, 1916, on light soil 

 ploughed out of grass of unknown age in November, 1915. Crop 

 very good. The stubbles Avere ploughed in February, 1917, 

 furrows 4-5 inches deep by 10 inches wide, so that the slices were 

 laid flat. Land rolled with Cambridge roller, OATS sown broad- 

 cast, harrowed, rolled in two directions, harrowed twice, and 

 again rolled. The second crop promises to be better than the 

 first. Success attributed to the thorough cultivation. 



No. 142. 12 acres Black Tartarian OATS sown early in March 

 011 medium loam soil, ploughed in January, 1916, out of 29-years- 

 old grass, part to a depth of 4 inches and part slightly deeper. 

 Field rolled, dragged three or four times, sown, and rolled twice. 

 Crop successful. The stubbles were broken immediately after 

 harvest, and sown with WHEAT. The wheat grew well until the 

 spring, when wireworms destroyed a large part of the crop, which 

 was growing on the soil that had been deepest ploughed when 

 broken up in the previous year; on the shallow ploughed section 

 the wheat escaped serious damage. 



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