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difference. The manner in which this variation can, I think, be accounted for 
is, that the crop grown from the small seed must have been a little more back- 
ward, and the premature ripening caused through the extreme heat (112 degrees 
inthe shade) and dry scorching winds must have prevented it from catching up 
with the other. The following returns plainly show that the practice of sowing 
only the best seed is always safest and best :— 
TABLE II. 
EXPERIMENT WitH LARGE SEED SELECTED FROM CENTRE OF Cos. 
o ee OD: mn ot nt 4 
§. (428 | 2 Less 
z ws | 32 (Ses | & 1482e1 
When £ 3 5 Eit am 4 A Bos 
Name. Sown. = 3 S| ag 2a | 2a a Hosel 
- 2 | fl] 8 | 32 |ee4| 4 | S825; 
5 5 f/o8 | sa |sa8|] =& | 85s 
S = o/h E E teeta 
Inches.} Inches. 
Legal Tender FP «| 16 Ang. | 6 Sept 10 Jan Nil. 26 56 13 4°850 
Meaming ... + eahaluaeey 8 tty oe ” 22 502 2 » D 
Riley’s Favourite... .../16 ,, |6 ,, Mii * 21 58 13 5 i 
Golden Beauty aed prdlaly iS fi ies o 21 59 12°5 bh 
Piasa Queen Sie S06 8s eat 10g - 20 58 12 
E. W. Horsetooth ... sen) LBs, Cue, i), ms 19. 60 12 ‘3 Ti 
Golden King Bye pes | LOM yy 6; 10 5, 9 14 56 14 = , 
TABLE IIT. 
Smatt SEED FROM END or Cos, 
| 2 ad wa 
Seo dt at, iheat ab ea nese 
“| sui =) On = Sea. 
- rs c. rs Aas og S 25z 
7 When 3 “4 . en] un 32 43) mS 
Name. Sown g 2 g ae ra 5 s amo88 
iat 2 Fa l= bat==| b=] ine) ==] BERZE 
g E |2| se | 23 |Ss8) ¢ | 2383 
3 5 a | Sh | SA |oea| §$ | esse 
SG i=) al & E = a |e 
; | 
Tegal Tender’ 16 Aug. 6 Sept. | 10 Jan. Nil 20 56 14 
Riley’s Favourite .. WE Sis 10) oy, 37 19 56 14 
Leaming 16 ,, iis Fy) AUD oy, ” 18 58°5 14°4 
Golden Beauty Mid Cr ay LOmees 7 18 56 13°3 
E£.W. Horsetooth . 1Gmere Cry Lites y A 18 53°5 13 
Piasa Queen a 16 eer 6, 10° 5; 1 17 575 13 
Golden King tae patie Ook ys 56m, LOM sy es 14 56 14°6 
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REPORT ON WORK, QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, 
FEBRUARY, 1902. 
Farm.—I regret haying to again report that the still prevailing dry weather 
has considerably detracted from the progress that otherwise would have been 
made. Maize, pumpkins, cow-pea, Cape barley, and sorghum have been planted, 
but, unless we get rain in the near future, the labour bestowed in cultivating the 
land, together with the seed, will be lost. Five acres of maize were planted in 
plot No. 9, 4: acres of which were treated with fertilisers, and the fifth, as a 
comparison, was unmanured. The following fertilisers were used :— 
Per acre, 1. Ammonia sulphate, | ewt.; Australian potash, 2 ewt.; super- 
phosphate, 2 ewt. 
" 2. Australian potash, 1 cwt. 
3 3. Australian potash, 2 ewt.; superphosphate, 2 ewt. 
e 4, Ammonia sulphate* ; Superphosphate* 6 
. 5. Unmanured. 
The drills in which the maize was planted were ploughed 8 inches deep, 
when some of the soil was allowed to fall back into the drill; the fertilisers were 
then placed in the drill, the maize planted and covered by means of harrows. 
* Quantities not given.—Ed, Q.4.J. 
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