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the Vegetables. —Put about an inch of Jadoo in the furrow in which you sow 
Seed. This will greatly accelerate germination, and thereby bring crop to 
pacts at least a fortnight sooner. It also makes healthier and stronger 
8, 
vig, 7ysanthemums.—Put the cuttings in two-thirds Jadoo, one-third loam 
wh ® sprinkling of sand ; afterwards use half Jadoo, half-loam, until final shift, 
"1 the Jadoo may be reduced or increased as experience dictates, 
excel or chrysanthemums grown in earth Jadoo liquid will be found an 
‘lent mode of feeding, diluted 48 to 1 at first, and gradually increased to 20 
| ; Plants grown entirely in Jadoo fibre do not want this unless very large 
Wers are required. 
Potatoes —Harly potatoes should be placed in the furrow so that they lie 
‘bout 2 inches of Jadoo. ‘This will accelerate the maturing of the crop 
‘iderably. 
soil Twenty-five tons to the acre of marketable tubers have been grown in poor 
MI by this’ method. 
TO RENOVATE JADOO FIBRE. 
Men too can be used many times over ; in fact, it has not yet beerascertained 
wate, Jt becomes exhausted. This is a great point in its favour, and tends 
~ “nally to reduce its original cost. The writer has raised six pans of seed- 
my Mone year with the same lot of Jadoo, adding a little, of course, to make 
a “I What adhered to the plants in pricking out from the pan, the method 
Wage ed being thus :—As soon as the young seedlings were pricked off the fibre 
Denny baci out in a box, and papited to the air for a few days to sweeten; it 
miles en watered with Jadoo liquid at a strength of 1 to 20 of water, until 
| 35 ae moisture had been absorbed to restore it to its original weight (about 
per bushel), and then used as at first. 
ith Jadoo remember these points :— 
Thoroughly disintegrate the fibre, leaving no lumps. 
Use in a moist state. 
Pot firmly. 
Don’t over-water. 
WHEAT-GROWING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 
ee Meeting of the Colton branch of the South Australian Bureau of 
©. Culture, Mr. S. W. Kennedy read the following paper on “ Sowing Wheat,” 
Ng results of his operations for past three seasons :— 
fit 1897, 200 acres sown and cultivated were ploughed with a Smith’s four- 
Staring Plough, put in with a Massey-Harris cultivator and four light horses. 
Yea €d to sow on 22nd March, and finished 19th April. Sowed 164 bushels and 
Ped 1,520 bushels. This was one of the best crops in this district, and I 
80, dered it was twice as good as the crop adjoining, which was ploughed and 
«th the usual style. In 1898, 250 acres new scrub land were ploughed up 
Ht same plough. Started ploughing 14th February, and finished 14th April ; 
Hay ed sowing 16th April, and finished the 250 acres on 19th May, with the Massey- 
MS cultivator. Sowed 160 bushels wheat, cut 80 acres for hay, and reaped 
488 wheat. The cultivator made good work in the serub land. This work 
lor gt! done by one man. In 1899 sowed with the same cultivator and four 
top 1, ores 720 acres, all rough land. Sowed 480 bushels wheat, cut 50 acres 
M rele” and reaped 1,050 bags wheat from 670 acres. Started sowing 22nd 
Who h, and finished Sth June. This land was all cultivated by one young boy, 
ickled all the seed and also carted it out to the paddock. Thisis a correct 
oy auent of the three years’ wheat-growing, and I will leave it to the members 
thig Hie i my style of sowing wheat is as good as other methods adopted in 
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