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as last year's sugar-beet ground will provide evidence on this 

 point. 



For the Royal Show held at Norwich this year we are 

 promised some results and practical demonstrations of pulp 

 feeding versus ordinary food, such as is used generally in 

 the county in the same way. It is also hoped that addresses 

 will be given with regard to the industry. 



PLANTING, CLEANING, AND CUTTING 

 WILLOWS. 



W. Paulgrave Ellmore and Thomas Okey. 



The previous article * on Osier and Willow Cultivation dealt 

 with the preparation of the ground, the supply of labour, and 

 some other local conditions which must be taken into account 

 in farming a plantation. The next point to be considered is 

 the method of planting. 



The late Air. William Scaling recommended an appliance 

 consisting of an oblong frame with two centre bars, one end 

 and side having iron guides attached to denote the correct 

 distance from the last sets ; two men were needed to work it 

 and were able to insert four rows simultaneously. Notches 

 were cut in the outer frame and the inner bars to indicate 

 the places for the planting of the sets, which were carried in 

 four boxes, two being fixed on each end of the frame. The 

 result, however, was not satisfactory, as it was difficult to 

 keep the lines perfectly straight, and, in addition, the frame 

 became very heavy to move about on account of the accumu- 

 lation of soil upon it. 



The more general method is to use an Italian hemp cord, 

 of three ply, with strips of linen passed between the strands 

 of the cord at regular intervals as indicators for the sets. 

 This works better, but often throws the sets out of their true 

 distances, because in the length adopted (40 yards) the cord 

 varies according to the dryness or humidity of the atmo- 

 sphere. This method, however, will probably be found as 

 useful as any other in the case of a small area, where it would 



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