THE AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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grown up again sufficiently to afiEord a 

 further good supi)ly of feed. This second 

 growth shoukl come in towards the spring, 

 wiieu it will prove a very welcome ad- 

 dition to the turnips and other feed. 



The fact that impressed me most for- 

 cibly with regard to this crop was its 

 cheapness, and the ease with which it was 

 grown. Not only was there no direct 

 outlay for manure, but there was no 

 hoeing to be done, and the seed only cost 

 ninepence per acre. The land, I need 

 hardly state, had been well ploughed a 

 couple of times this season, but beyond 

 this, and the necessary harrowing and 

 rolling, there had been no expenditure 

 upon the production of the crop. The 

 crop has cost less to grow than a similar 



acreage of winter, or other oats, in the 

 days before the rust put a stop to the 

 growing of this cereal, for the seed cost 

 only ninepence per acre instead of about 

 fifteen shillings, and the quantity of feed 

 grown is far in excess of what used to be 

 obtained from winter oats. 



The mustard and rape was sown broad- 

 cast at the rate of ;51bs. of seed per acre, 

 the seed being mixed in the proportionof 

 three of rape to one of mustard. Mr. 

 Sykes has also a large field of swedes 

 which he has grown for both the cattle 

 and the sheep, for he has not altogether 

 discarded roots for sheep in favour of 

 mustard and rape, although their principal 

 food during the coming winter will con- 

 sist of the latter crop. 



Return of Fruits, Plants, and Vegetables, &g,. 



Examined under Proc : S7, 1900. For the month of March, 1901. 



Description. 



Ornamental Shrubs & Bulbs 

 Seed Pototaes 

 Fodder Potatoes for Seed 

 Peaches, Apples, &c... 

 Seed Potatoes 



Peaches 



Grapes 



Apples 



Grapes 



Apples 



Apples & Peaches ... 

 Potatoes, Seed 

 Apples, Peaches, Plums, &c. 

 t^eed Potatoes 

 Eating Potatoes 

 Eating Potatoes 

 Live Trees 



QUANTIIY. 



1 Case 



07 Baskets 



1 Crate 

 161 Cases 

 389 ,, 



1 Case 

 135 Baskets 



76 Boxes 

 36G „ 



10 „ 

 171 ,. 



25 Bags 

 308 Cases 

 247 „ 



53 ,. 



10 „ 



20 „ 



Imported 



FROM. 



Southampton Galician 

 Greek 



Ship, 



Capetown 



Melbourne 



Capetown 



Melbourne 



New York 



Scot 



Ras Dura 

 Scot 



Beii'a 



)) 



Isel Holme 



Remarks. 



Free of Pest. 



Admitted by Pa- 

 pers A & M 33.5/ 

 rJOl, without 

 examination. 



C. B. JONES, 



Examining Officer, Durban. 



