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Harrowed 6 times .along the furrows. Oats were then drilled. 

 One ton of ground lime per acre applied before drilling. Success- 

 ful results attributed to the inversion of the sod, thorough 

 harrowing, use of the disc drill and of Cambridge roller the latter 

 as a preventive of wireworm. The land was of very poor quality, 

 "so that everyone that comes past stands amazed when he soos 

 the change." 



No. 6. 7 acres of OATS sown April 28th after grass 70 years old 

 on heavy loam soil. Ploughed; oats sown by hand and harrowed 

 in, the harrows being reversed so that the furrow slice might 

 not be disturbed ; heavily rolled with Cambridge roller, followed 

 by flat roller when the soil was dry. Dressed with 5 stones per 

 acre sulphate of ammonia when sowing. " Crop an absolute 

 success," attributed to proper ploughing, heavy rolling ahd the 

 use of sulphate of ammonia. 



No. 7. 10 acres OATS sown middle of April on medium soil 

 broken up March/ April out of 8 and 16-years-old grass (usually 

 mown and the aftermath closely grazed) by plough fitted with 

 skim coulter, to a depth of 6-7 inches. Twice harrowed along the 

 furrows, once obliquely and thrice across the furrows, seed sown 

 broadcast, and land rolled three times. Crop successful. This 

 grass land had recently been greatly improved by the use of basic 

 slag and farmyard manure, and the successful crop was attributed 

 to the good condition of the soil, and consolidation. The reporter 

 remarks that within the past few years several other fields had 

 been broken up in much the same way, and in only one case was 

 there a partial failure. In that case the rolling of the crop had 

 been neglected. 



No. 8. 9 acres OATS sown in April on land 500 feet above sea- 

 level. Ploughed in January out of 16-years-old grass (recently 

 mown for hay and dressed with basic slag) by a digger plough 

 fitted with skim coulter. The furrows were thrown over flat, 

 cultivated several times with spring-tooth cultivator, and the 

 oats drilled, harrowed and rolled. Gas lime was applied. The 

 reporter remarks " The field had always done badly in grass. 

 This year's crop is best I ever had ; the main reason, I think, is 

 the application of gas lime.''' 



No. 9. 9 acres potatoes planted in May, 1916, in a sandy loam 

 soil 650 feet above sea-level. Ploughed in December/ January by 

 a specially strong plough, fitted with disc coulter, to a depth of 

 5-6 inches. The turf was 4 inches thick in many places, and the 

 sods were so matted that cultivation after ploughing was 

 impracticable. Women were therefore employed, and dibbled in 

 the potatoes. Crop fairly satisfactory. Afterwards the land was 

 again ploughed, the farrows being reversed. It was then cross- 

 ploughed twice and planted with POTATOES in the usual way in 

 1917. The 1917 crop " is at present (July 18th) the best field in 

 the district." 



No. 10. 7 acres light loam 900 feet above sea-level, which had 

 been in grass for many years, were ploughed out in the autumn of 

 1914 and sown with oats in the following spring, after repeated 

 harrowing. The surface was very rough, the grass coarse, and 

 the work difficult. A mixture of sulphate of ammonia and bone 

 flour was applied. The 1915 oat crop was " very fine." In 1916 

 potatoes and oat* were grown both excellent crops. In 1917 



