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The dung was removed from the pits and covered over, being 
left until February 13th, 1884. 
The wheat continued to grow well. On January 2nd, 1884, 
a few gaps made by birds and other causes were filled up by 
dibbling in fresh wheat. The rnild autumn and winter suited 
the wheat, but about the middle of January it was attacked by 
the same white grub which did it so much damage last year. 
Unfortunately the weather became so wet as to prevent pressing 
and rolling the land being carried out. The insects happily 
did not seem to increase in number. 
On February 13th the dung was weighed, the total being 
30 cwts. 3 qrs. 24 lbs. To the half-plots 10 B and 11 B dung 
in quantity calculated to contain 100 lbs. and 200 lbs. of am- 
monia respectively per acre was applied on the same day. The 
weather continued to be mild. On February 20th, as there was 
a quantity of young grass coming up, hoeing the wheat was 
commenced. By March 15th the plots had been twice hoed, and 
looked very well. After three weeks of dry weather, by which 
time the wheat was healthy and strong again, and all the grass 
killed, the nitrogenous top-dressings of nitrate of soda and am- 
monia-salts were sown on March 26th by a broadcast manure- 
distributor, after being diluted with three times their bulk of 
dry sand. 
An inspection of the wheat on April 9th showed that there 
was a good and even plant on all the plots. Those manured 
with minerals alone seemed rather lighter coloured than the 
unmanured plots. Where nitrate of soda had been applied 
only a fortnight previously, the crop showed itself plainly by its 
darker colour. The effect of the ammonia-salts was not so 
marked as that of nitrate of soda, though, as compared with the 
half-plots where they had been omitted and minerals alone 
used, there was a marked difference. Similarly, the dunged 
plots, IOb and 11b, stood out in favourable comparison with 
10a and 11a, left undunged. Showery weather following suited 
the wheat, and then came a cold dry week. Another visit paid 
on the 30th of April showed the same features as had been first 
noticed, the effects of nitrate of soda and ammonia-salts being 
well marked, especially the former. The plots manured with 
minerals alone showed no better than the unmanured ones. 
About June 16th the wheat came in ear, and by the 21st was 
so all over the field. Heavy thunderstorms the second week of 
July knocked most of the heaviest corn down, and that which 
was storm-broken shortly began to mildew. However, by the 
first week of August it came on very well, and all was cut 
pretty nearly together on August 6th to 8th. Perfect harvesting 
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