. Farmer and stockbreeder . ms what I have toldto English farmers and others for the last fourand a half years, especially as regards ploughing,as I generally see one man, or two, with a singlc-furrow plough. In New Zealand the usual wayis one man with three-furrow plough and 6ixhorses (three abreast and two in length) drivenwith reins and pulling on equalising blocks amichains. In this way every horse does his fairshare, and no horse is distressed. Fairly goodploughs are made in England, but not equal tothose made in New Zealand, as that countryleads the world for up-to-date ploughs. The high
. Farmer and stockbreeder . ms what I have toldto English farmers and others for the last fourand a half years, especially as regards ploughing,as I generally see one man, or two, with a singlc-furrow plough. In New Zealand the usual wayis one man with three-furrow plough and 6ixhorses (three abreast and two in length) drivenwith reins and pulling on equalising blocks amichains. In this way every horse does his fairshare, and no horse is distressed. Fairly goodploughs are made in England, but not equal tothose made in New Zealand, as that countryleads the world for up-to-date ploughs. The highcost of labour has compelled the New Zealandfarmers and implement makers to use theirbrains to find out the cheapest way to ploughand work the land. I enclose correspondencewith the Food Production Department, whichyou may publish if you like.—Yours, etc., Coleford, Glos. F. C. Herbert. [The reply of the Chief Technical Adviser tothe Cultivation Department of the Board of Agri-culture states that the question of using six. Photo by] Preparing the Seed Bed for Late Barley. IXewman. have been almost unable to get a bid for theirseed this season, and for one reason only, viz.,because it contains Red Kobin. The merchantscan eliminate any weed from white clover exceptthis, and although they can get most of it out,it is very difficult to get the proportions of thisweed under 1 per cent., in which case thequantity has to be declared at the time of sale,and in consequence English seed is again pre-judiced, and American white clover is beingsown, although it is a mere weed as comparedwith English. I would therefore urge growers tobe very careful on what land they save whiteclover seed, and also to go to the expense of havingRed Robin cut out of the growing crop by womenlabour, as that is the only way to save the whiteclover-growing industry in this country. There is one other point I should like toemphasise; that is, the question of early thresh-ing whenever possible. Merchants throug
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