1 Dec., 1902.) QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 433 
REPORT OF THE MANAGER, STATE FARM, WESTBROOK. 
The crops generally in the winter and spring months of 1901 had a favourable 
season, and, on the whole, were very satisfactory, the one drawback being the 
disastrous ravages of caterpillars and grasshoppers, which took place in september 
and October, amongst the cereal crops, thus seriously militating against a heavy yield. 
‘Up to this time the rainfall had been sufficient, but thenceforward it was quite 
inadequate for the production of good results from most summer and autumn crops. 
The following table will show the total rainfall for each month, and for the year, 
which will be seen is very much below the average :— 
Inches. Inches. 
July ... iy: .. 164 January ue oe, Spal 
August... rc .. 6°50 February ext: soe NOH 
September... vr UMD March ... ob xe US 
October A ee PP April ai peeve 2) 
November... xs 4 May ... ee Seri soll 
December 2 “31 June ... x. a a2 
Total rainfall for the year = 18°66 inches. 
The following cereals were harvested :— 
Bushels of Tons of 
aie Name of Crop. Area. Grain Hay 
. per Acre. per Acre. 
Wheat— 
1 Canadian Blue Stem 2 16 ia 
2 , is A a pecs tae 2 a Qh 
3 Marshall’s No. 3 Ft es on es} 4 20 : 
4 4 3 20 ; 
Barley— ! 
6 Hallet’s Pedigree* 6 
6 Sea of Azov* 6 os 
Rye— 
7 Englisht ... — ep. —_ we) ats 1} Ay 2k 
Oats— 
8 : ‘artarian ... ie seas 5y5 nd rar} A 6 3 
* As they were nearly destroyed by caterpillars, &¢., a small portion only was saved for seed, part was cut 
green, and the rest made ioto hay. 
+ This was cut when quite green and the awns tender. When made into hay and chaffed up with cowpea 
straw provided an excelleut fodder. : 
The following experiments were started with the object of continuing them on the 
same land for a number of years, but owing to the curtailment of this part of the 
farm by the transfer of land to the Reformatory, other arrangements for carrying out 
this series will have to be made in future. As manuring experiments tais year they 
cannot be regarded with satisfaction owing to the two following causes, namely :—The 
want of rain, and the attacks of caterpillars, &c. Neither can the results be taken 
comparatively, as the blocks were attacked to an unequal extent. 
Manurine Exprriments with Barry. 
The variety sown was Hallet’s Pedigree in blocks of j-acre each. The experiments 
were carried out in conjunction with Mr. Brunnich, Departmental Chemist. 
sit } - | stops YIELDS. 
oS ie oa) 3 | Manures applied per }-acre sneha 
68 | Mark. Manurial. | attime of masta) Greets iio eine 
Ze | ‘ed Grade. | Grade. |*°'* 
; | : ibi{ altbssel| abt 
ti ap Uamanured ... —... | Nil hs ee BR EUAN wl ADA} 27° | 451 
*2 N.K.—. | Without phosphoric |42 Ib. kainit, 12 1b. soda 12 Ib. sod: 4°23 26 | 449 
acid nitrate ._, | pe nitrate ie 
3 —.K.P. | Without nitrogen .,, | 42 1b. kainit, 75 1b. Thomas's Nil re 394 37. | +481 
| slagg 
+4 | x —p, | Without potash ...|75 Ib. Thomas’s slagg, 12 1b.) 12 Ib. soda| 349 53) 402 
soda nitrate nitrate 3 , | 5 
"5 N.K.P. Complete manure ...| 75 1b. Thomas’s slagg, 42 | 12 Yb. soda 415 80 | 445 
1b. kainit, 12 1b. soda nitrate nitrate j im 
46 | 4N.3K.P. | Complete manure, | 75 1b. Thomas's slagg, 21 Ib. | 12 Ib. soda 306 | 37 | 343 
with less nitrate| kainit nitrate ! ' 
and potash | F 
pat Z 2c. 2; bike complete manure, | 150 Ib. Thomas’s slagg. 42 Ib. | 24 lb. soda 303 | 31 334 
with more nitrate| kainit, 24 1b. soda nitrate nitrate | 
and phosphoric acid: ; | ie 145 
*8 | N. .K, lete manure... | 641b. superphosphate, 42 Ib. | 12 1b. soda 339 | AAS 
oe ee a kaiit, 12 lb. soda nitrate nitrate 
Asterisks denote spring dressing. 
