The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . titrc, Victoria. [lo Sept., 1912. Summary. I. A well-workfd falldw i)revents much loss of soil-moisture during(Irv wt^ather. J. A fallow may O/.y little good if neglected. 3. A crop leaves the soil extremely dry in the autumn. 4. This lack of moisture must affect the succeeding crop unless the-winter he exceptionally wet. 5. The Australian climate indicates in a special degree the need forfallowing. 6. Land growing a crop may contain only a trace of nitrates. 7. This deficiency may starve a crop. 8. Xitj-ate formation stops when the surf
The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . titrc, Victoria. [lo Sept., 1912. Summary. I. A well-workfd falldw i)revents much loss of soil-moisture during(Irv wt^ather. J. A fallow may O/.y little good if neglected. 3. A crop leaves the soil extremely dry in the autumn. 4. This lack of moisture must affect the succeeding crop unless the-winter he exceptionally wet. 5. The Australian climate indicates in a special degree the need forfallowing. 6. Land growing a crop may contain only a trace of nitrates. 7. This deficiency may starve a crop. 8. Xitj-ate formation stops when the surface .«oil becomes too dry. 9. A growing crop dries up the surface soil. 10. It is desirable, therefore, that a crop should start with a ready-formed nitrate supply In the soil and II. Such a nitrate supply will also favour a downward development ofthe roots. 12. A well-worked fallow meets the nitrate retjuirement of the succeed-ing crop. 13. Fallowing serves the doul)le purpose of storing soil-moisture nitrates. LUCERXE Sam[)les of lucerne plants obtained from a paddock sown nine months-previously in the Rochester irrigation district. They show most eftectivelvthe prolific growth possible on suitable land under proper methods ofirrigation. JO Sept. 191-.] ntc-kccpiHii ill Viitoria. 529 BEE-KEEPING IN VICTORIA. {Coiifiiiiicd from page 477.) /•. A. Hen line, Bee Kxptrt. Part VII1.—The Lse of is the base or nii(lril> of the comljs in the frames ofthe modern bee-hive. It consists of a thin sheet of l)ees\\ax impressed onh)Oth sides with the shape of the basis of the cells of honey-comb, and issupi)lied to the liees with the object of obtaining a larger yield of honeythan would be possible were they allowed to build their combs in their \. The better results obtained by the use of full sheets of comb-founda-tion, instead of a comb-guide or narrow strip of embossed wax, are due tothree factors:—i. A stro
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