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In the other test a top dressing of 1 cwt. of sulphate of 

 ammonia was given to land on which seeds had previously been 

 similarly m_anured, the aftermath ploughed in and lime applied 

 at the rate of 1 ton of shell lime per acre. The results of the 

 iour best varieties in this case were : — Yeoman 43 bushels, 

 Fenman 42 bushels, Svalof Iron 39 bushels, and Rivetts 37 

 bushels. 



(6) South Eastern Agricultural College., Wye. — Twelve varie- 

 ties of wheat were sown at the rate of 4 bushels per acre on a 

 calcareous loam which had previously been cropped with man- 

 golds which received 15 tons of dung plus artificials. The best 

 yields in these trials were fper acre) : — Marshal Foch 49 bushels, 

 Yeoman 47 bushels, Hawk 46 bushels, Benefactor 45 bushels, 

 Broivick 44 bushels, Victor 85 bushels, Red Standard 33 bushels, 

 Squarehead Master and Svalof Iron 80 bushels. 



The use of soiling crops in general farming is dealt with by 

 Mr. J. C. Brown in this issue in a short article (p. 725) that will 



^ ^ . arrest the attention of all thouf^htful and 



Soiling Crops in . „ - . ^ ^ - .v. 



General Farmin P^'og^^^sive farmers intent on makmg the 

 °* most of the land. The experience of the 

 ^ar years has clearly shown that sound, well-drained land is 

 capable of producing more food under arable cultivation than 

 under grass, and with this as his text the author outlines a 

 system of cropping calculated not only to raise the aggregate 

 returns over a period of years, but to maintain the fertility of 

 the land at relatively small cost. 



The system is specially recommended for heavy land where a 

 succession of forage ' ' smother ' ' crops would take the place of 

 :the bare fallow, and the speculative roots would serve to rein- 

 force the pastures at the beginning and end of the grazing season, 

 and liberate for pasturage grass land but ill adapted for hay 

 production. Crops of pea and oat hay superior in yield and 

 quality to average meadow hay can be obtained from arable land. 



Previous articles and notes on the soiling system have appeared 

 in this Journal as follows : — Farming on the Soiling System, 

 August, 1919; Pea and Oat Hay, February, 1920; The Harper 

 Adams Soiling Experiment, March, 1920. 



