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BARLEY follows potatoes and POTATOES and TURNIPS follow oats. 

 The " barley and potatoes look splendid, but the turnips have 

 suffered from drought. They are now (July 31st) looking well." 



No. 11. 36' acres of moorland which had been lying out for 

 upwards of 50 years and were covered with heather and gorse 

 were ploughed in May and June, rolled after ploughing, and 

 partly sown with BARLEY on June 10 /1 1th. It was recognised that 

 the sowing of barley at so late a date was extremely risky, and, as 

 dry weather continued, the crop was a failure. It is proposed to 

 sow autumn wheat on the whole area. 



CUMBERLAND (8 reports- 7 successes, 1 failure). 



Xo. 12. 4 acres OATS sown in the second week of April on heavy 

 land ploughed out of 23-years-old grass. For the last two years 

 the land had been closely grazed and had only been three times 

 mown in all. Basic slag had been v applied after each mowing; 

 in 1915, 10 cwt. per acre was given. The land was ploughed in 

 the last week of March to a depth of 5^ inches, and twice rolled 

 with heavy roller. 1 cwt. sulphate of ammonia "per acre was 

 applied. The oats are described as a splendid crop; success 

 attributed to heavy rolling, late sowing, manure, and the fact 

 that the land was not too dry. 



No. 13. 8 acres OATS sown in April after grass, 12-14 years old, 

 on clay soil overlying New- Red Sandstone. Ploughed to a depth 

 of 4 inches, disc harrowed, sown, harrowed and rolled. 3 cwt. 

 superphosphate and 1 cwt. sulphate of ammonia applied when 

 so\ving. Crop successful. Success attributed to the manuring 

 and tillage. 



No. 14. --20 acres OATS sown in April on heavy land tractor- 

 ploughed in March and April out of grass 42 years old. Disc 

 harrowed after ploughing. The farmer remarked that ploughing 

 4^-5 inches deep was a risky proceeding; he could not ge.t the 

 " Government men to plough it to a proper depth." It was sub- 

 sequently pressed and disc harrowed: to this and to " practical 

 common sense " the successful crop is attributed. 



No. 15. 8 acres OATS sown on heavy land requiring draining, 

 ploughed out of grass by tractors in March, 1917 ; subsequently 

 sown, harrowed and rolled. Crop poor. The grower remarks that 

 although he has taken a 25-share in a motor plough, he thinks 

 such ploughs are of no use unless disc cultivators are available to 

 cut up the turf. He has broken up 60 acres of poor, heavy clay 

 land in the last few years with unfavourable results in the first 

 year. He advises the ploughing up of land of better quality. 



WESTMORLAND (4 reports 3 successes, 1 failure). 



- No. 16. 7 acres OATS sown in May on a loam soil overlying 

 Boulder Clay, 480 feet above sea-level, ploughed in March out 

 of very old grass. Rolled with heavy roller, harrowed 7 times, 

 rolled, sown with disc drill, twice harrowed and twice rolled. 

 Crop, which is " very fine," was dressed with 1 cwt. sulphate 

 of ammonia. Two years before ploughing the land got 10 cwt 

 basic slag per acre, and dung when cut for hay. 



No. 17. 12 acres OATS sown on land 900 feet above sea-level 

 ploughed out of very old grass in January and March. Harrowed 



