288 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Sepr., 1901. 
Agriculture. 
REPORT ON WORK, QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE— 
JUNE, 1901. 
Farm.—An area of 30 acres in creek paddock, No. 1, has been ploughed, 
cultivated, and planted with wheat. Seventeen acres, lately under panicum, 
has been ploughed; this land has since been sown with barley. The plot 
- adjoining the above has been cleared of cornstalks and ploughed for wheat. 
The mowing of the young lucerne has been finished, and the crop carted to the 
stock or placed ina silo. Twenty-four acres in the garden paddock (lucerne) 
have been mown and harvested. A small crop of panicum (13 acres) has also 
been cut and carted to the hayshed. A large amount of chaff has been cut 
during the month, a considerable quantity being required as horse-feed b 
ourselves. One ton 17 ewt. of oaten and 7 tons 4 ewt. of mixed chaff-have been 
sent to Brisbane for sale, where satisfactory prices were realised. A commence- 
ment has been made to clear the creek paddock, No. 2, of weeds, preparatory 
to ploughing and planting with barley and other crops. 
The total rainfall for the month was 2°93 inches, the heaviest falls bein 
on the 7th, 1:11; 10th, 0°62; 26th, 045; 27th, 0°59. The large amount 0 
rain for this season of the year will account for the lateness in planting our 
crops. 
Garden and Orchard.—The avenue to the College siding has been replanted 
with plane trees, filling up the gaps where these formerly planted had failed. 
The ground around those planted last year has been dug up and mixed with 
sand in order to facilitate cultivation. Around the main buildings camphor- 
laurels and Schinus Molle have been planted. The flower beds have been dug 
over and cleaned up. The top orchard has been cultivated and hoed. In the 
creek garden, cabbages and cauliflowers have been planted out, but have suffered 
much from the winds. A large area has been sown with onions of the following 
varieties :—Brown Spanish, The Queen, Early Golden Globe, and White 
Mammoth. Asparagus tops have been cut down and the bed made ready for 
cultivating. The vimeyard has been ploughed and hoed. Rain has greatly 
interfered with the work of cultivation. 
Dairy.—During the month the average number of cows milked daily was 
fifty-four head, the average daily yield being 16 lb. The cows were grazed 
chiefly on the natural grasses, but were allowed for some two hours daily to 
feed on portions of the cultivation. Five hundred and ninety-nine gallons of 
milk converted into cheese yielded 635 lb., and 919 gallons gave a return of 372 
Ib. of butter. 
The increase of stock during the month was as follows :—Jerseys, 1 male; 
Grades, 2 males, 6 females. 
Piggery.—Increase for the month :—Pure Berks., 2 boars, 3 gilts ; Middle 
Yorks., 7 boars, 2 gilts; Berks. Grade, 5 head. Sales during the month: Pure 
Berks., 5 boars, 4 sows ; Middle Yorks., 1 sow ; Berks. Grades, 6 head ; Middle 
Yorks.-Berks., 1 head. 
Mechanical Department.—During the month the extension of the poultry 
yards has been commenced ; this workis yet unfinished. Pig crates and cheese 
boxes have been made. The chairs, tables, &c. have been overhauled and 
repaired where necessary. Several gates have been made and hung. In the 
blacksmith’s shop, besides the usual routine work, such as horseshoeing and 
minor repairs, the mowing machines, ploughs, horse rakes, and other farm 
mplements have been repaired and put in good order, 
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