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than  for  any  average  sample  of  wheat  of  the  district.  The 
spring-sown  samples  were  decidedly  inferior  to  the  autumn- 
sown.  The  details  are  given  in  Table  VII.,  page  298. 
It  will  be  seen  from  these  results  that  wheat  of  a quality 
considerably  superior  to  average  English  wheat  can  be  grown 
quite  well  in  this  country,  and  this,  it  has  to  be  reinembered, 
is  the  second  year  of  its  growth  h^re.  The  drawback  is  the 
inferiority  of  yield  as  compared  with  English  wheat ; but  it  is 
hoped,  by  judicious  crossing,  to  be  able  to  secure  a wheat  having 
both  desiderata  of  “ strength  ” and  yield.  Samples  of  the 
corn  produced  were  subsequently  sent  to  be  reported  on  as 
to  their  milling  and  baking  qualities.  The  I’eports  will  be 
published  at  a later  date. 
Lucerne  {Sta(’kyaiw  Field)  1903. 
These  plots  were  resown  in  the  spring  of  1902,  and  one  cut 
was  taken  that  year.  The  manurial  applications  were  given 
again  in  1903,  the  mineral  ones  on  April  3,  and  the  nitrogenous 
on  May  16.  Two  cuttings  wei’e  obtained,  the  first  on  August 
8 and  the  second  on  September  28.  The  results  are  given 
in  Table  VIII.,  below.  As  in  the  first  series,  the  two  plots 
Table  VIII. — Lxceruc  {Stackijard  Field). 
Green  produce  per  acre,  1903. 
Plot 
Manure?  p:r  acre,  applied  annually 
1903 
Green  produce  i 
T. 
c. 
q. 
lb. 
1 
No  manure  ........ 
2 
7 
0 
21 
2 
Superphosphate,  4 cwt.  ; hone  dust,  4 ewt. 
2 
1 
3 
5 
.3 
Sulphate  of  potash,  4 cwt.  ..... 
1 
19 
3 
2 
4 
Sulphate  of  ammonia,  2 cwt.  ..... 
1 
12 
1 
12 
5 
Nitrate  of  soda,  2 cwt.  ...... 
2 
1 
3 
5 
6 
j Superphosphate,  4 cwt.;  bone  dust,  4 cwt.;  sulphate  I 
5 
10 
2 
3 
1 of  potash,  4 cwt.  ; sulphate  of  ammonia,  2 cwt.  J 
7 
f Superphosphate,  4 cwt.;  bone  dust,  4 cwt.;  sulphate! 
5 
13 
1 
0 
( of  potash,  4 cwt.  ; nitrate  of  soda,  2 cwt.  . j 
1 Two  cuttings. 
6 and  7 have  given  far  and  away  the  highest  return,  and 
between  them  there  is  little  to  choose.  Sulphate  of  potash 
alone  (plot  3)  has  not  shown  any  benefit,  this  result  being  unlike 
that  of  1901,  and  the  light  colour  of  the  crop  would  seem  to 
indicate  the  need  of  some  nitrogenous  manuring  as  well. 
Sainfoin  {Sta(eyaed  Field),  1903. 
These  plots,  sown  in  1900,  were  now  in  their  fourth  season, 
and  gave  two  cuttings,  the  first  on  .Tune  29,  and  the  second 
on  September  28.  No  manures  were  applied  to  these  plots. 
