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DAIRY. LUCERNE GROWING AT WERRIBEE. SUCCESSFUL RESULTS BY A PATA- GONIAN SETTLER. (BY OUR AGRICULTURAL REPORTER.) I The portion of the repurchased Werribee Estate, that has been constituted an irriga- tion area, lies due south of a point situated approximately half way between Werribee and Laverton. Possessed of a very level sur- face, the country has a slight fall towards Port Phillip Bay, the shores of which con- stitute the south-eastern boundary of the estate. Throughout the soil is of good qua- lity, friable, and containing a large percent- age of sandy loam. There is an entire ab- sence of a retentive clay subsoil, and judging by the character of the land as revealed in the irrigation channels it has a tendency to become lighter at depth. Its friable nature enables the soil to absorb water very readily, and no difficulty is experienced in inducing the output of the irrigation channels to soak deeply into the land. In these respects it offers special facilities for artificial watering, the excellent natural drainage removing any likelihood of trouble from surplus waters. A YEAR OF SHORTAGE. I The original intention had been to irri- gate these Werribee lands from the storage provided at Pike's Creek. It was found, however, that the requirements of Bacchus Marsh would absorb the great proportion of this supply, hence it became necessary to provide a second storage in the Werribee River near Melton solely for the use of the Werribee irrigators. At the present time one-third of the Pike's Creek supply is being held for use at Werribee, but the arrange- ment is only a tentative one. The disastrous season experienced since the completion of the storages has rendered impossible the collection of any data that will enable a con- clusion to be reached as to how far the Melton storage will meet the necessities in normal years of the Werribee irrigation area. It is believed that it can be filled twice yearly, and, os its capacity is 10,000 acre feet, there should be enough, in such circumstances, to meet the needs of the 7,000 acres which constitute the irrigable area at Werribee. The difficulty of arriving at a definite decision as to the necessary storage reserves renders it for the time being impossible to fix the charges for water. If it be found necessary to reserve one-third of the Pike's Creek sup- ply for the use of Werribee irrigators, the charges for water will necessarily be on a heavier scale than if the Melton storage alone is used. FINE LUCERNE COUNTRY. The character of this portion of the Wer- ribee district is such that it seems to be specially adapted, under irrigation, for the cultivation of lucerne. Grown even under crude conditions, this valuable fodder seems to have obtained a strong hold upon the soil, the free and deep nature of the soil encourag- ing the roots to make rapid development at depth. Where the requisite moisture is available there should belittle or no difficulty experienced in securing a vigorous stand of this valuable fodder, and all the indications point to this section of Werribee becoming, because of its larger area, even more prolific in lucerne iields than Bacchus Marsh. One of the most successful of the new settlers is Mr. Thomas, a Welshman, who for many years lived in the Chubut Valley, Patagonia, where lucerne growing is an industry of con- siderable importance. This farmer only took possession of his new holding in August, 1913, his first lucerne field being planted out in the following October. Now the whole area is under lucerne, a number of small paddocks facilitating its convenient handling. Mr. Thomas has seeded lucerne at Werribee in different ways and at different periods of the year. Some has been sown in the spring, and some in autumn. The bulk of the seed has been sown on wellrolled land by means of the drill. In other cases it has been broadcasted by hand. In every instance the results haue been excellent. There has been a good strike, and where there was a suffic- iency of moisture, vigorous and repeated growths. Notwithstanding the want of water, his crops have done well, and Mr. Thomas expresses himself as being' well satisfied at the results. The invariable practice has been to sow twelve pounds of seed to the acre. DAIRYING COMES FIRST. With this farmer dairying is found the most profitable method of turning the lucerne into money. A herd of tweutytwo milkers !s kept, their splendid condition and well- filied udders bearing tribute to the value of lucerne as a dairy fodder. For the time being a judicious blending of hand feeding and grazing is in vogue. The lucerne is cut just when the second growtn commences to assert itself, and is partly hand fed, and after being cured partly stacked as hay. The cows are given cautious access to a six-acre field of lucerne, the duration of the visits being carefully regulated by watch. Six times during the day they are turned on to this field for an interval of fifteen minutes, and are promptly turned off the moment that the time has elapsed. While dairying is the main feature of the farm work the practice is observed of making a fair quantity of lucerne hay. Roughly speaking, enough cows are kept to consume about one-half of the lucer ne produced on the farm. The other half is stacked, and kept for sale in seasons when prices are good. This is the custom prevail- ing with some of the most shrewd lucerne growers of Bacchus Marsh, and has much to commend it. There are often crops of lu- cerne harvested in unfavorable climatic cond- itions, which, unless there were cows to utilise them on the spot, would return very little to the grower. PATAGONIAN LUCERNE. The whole of this farm was sown with lu- cerne seed brought from Patagonia. It goes without saying that the sample was thorough- ly well cleaned after arrival in Melbourne and before going to Werribee. An inspection of the seed shows it to be unusually plump, and in the opinion of one of our leading seedsmen it constitutes some of the finest specimens of lucerne seed that have ever been seen in Melbourne. The plants have proved to be possessed of a vigor and prol- ificuess in keeping with the character of the seed. Their stooliug, or tillering, tendencies seem quite remarkable, the number of stems thrown out from a single root being unusually large. Owing to the unprecedented drought, Mr. Thomas's lucerne only receiued two waterings, one in September, the other in December. This fact notwithstanding, the plants have done well, and the equivalent of three satisfactory cuttings has been obtained. In one place where there was a fair supply of water made available, the lucerne now stands three feet high, unusually thick and vigorous in growth. The mild climate of the coast is favorable to its winter development, the behavior of tne lucerne in this respect being unexpectedly good.

Anmhleidgamch America. Y mae y Parch. Thomas M'Leod, gweinidog perthynol i'r Anibynwyr yn New York, yn dadleu yn gryf y dylai yr Unol Dalaethau roddi heibio ei hanmhleidgarwch ac ymuno a'r Cydbleidwyryn y frwydr dros egwyddor- ion rhyddid led-led y byd. Pe byddai Prydain Fawr, meddai Dr. M' Leod, yn ymladd am hunandderchafiad, am uchafiaeth masnachol, neu am rhywbeth ho1161 wleidyddol buasai'r America yn gwn- eud yn dda trwy sefyll o'r neilldu mewn gwaed oer, ac edrych ar y cryfaf yn enill y frwydr. Ond, meddai, y mae Prydain yn ymladd dros wareiddiad, a thros yr egwyddorion a'r svniadau hyny y sylfaenwyd yr Unol Dal- aethau arnynt, ac mor bell a hyny y mae Prydain yn ymladd arran yr Unol Dalaethau yn ogystal ag ar ran ei hunan. GWNEUD DIM. Y drwg yw yn y wlad hon, meddai, fod barn y wlad yn ffafrio yn gryf achos y Cyd- bleidwyr, ond nad yw yr Americaniaid wedi eu hysbrydoli a'u cynhyrfu gyda'r argvhoedd- iad i-nai Prydain sydcl yn ei lie, a'r Almaen o'i lie. Gwna uu ymladd gyda'i anadl ,olaf dros argyhoeddiad, ond ni fydd i dybiaeth neu farn byth gynhyrfu dyn i sysnud o'i gornel glyd. Ni thynodd Prydain Fawr ei chleddyf allan hyd nes y methodd llysgenhad- aeth amyneddgar, heddychlawn a thrafferth- us. Y mae hi yn atnddiffyn cenedl wan gydag egni neillduol, a treisiwyd anmhleid- garwch Belgium yn gywilyddus, a bygythu hi yn awr gyda dinystr. A pha beth, gofyna Dr. M'Leod, y mae'r Unol Dalaethau wedi wneud i gynorthwyo yn yr achos pwysig hwn heblaw canmol gvvaith y fam wlad, a sefyll yn ymyl gyda. dwylawyn Mhleth" A ydyw yn iawn, gofyna, i Americaniaid ganiattau 17w ceraint ag sydd yn siarad eu hiaith, yu credu eu credo, yn addoli eu Duw, yn ymffrostio yn eu hanes, ac yn cymeryd llw iod egwyddorion en rhyddid, eu cyfiawnder, eu tiydd a'u anrhyd- edd yn eiddo hefyd i ninnau a ydywyn iawn taflu oddiar eu ftysgwydd y baich hwn o wareiddiad, a gwneud dim heblaw gwrthdvst- io pan niweidir eu llogellau ? Bydd i genedl, vchvvanega, ag sydd yn meddwl am dclim ond achub ei hunan ar adeg fel hyn golli ei lienaid ei hun, ac av 01 y rhyfel ni fydd gau y gorchfygwyr na'r gorch- fygiedig ddim meddwl o genedl nag sydd oer 11 a brwd. Cymhellir ni i waeddi "cadwer draw" a "chwareu teg," fel pe buasai y rhyfel yn ymladdfa cwn am asgwrn, neu yn brawf ar fedr a nerth cleddyfwyr, yn lie edrych arni fel brwydr dros anrhydedd, cyfiawnder, a moesoldeb yn erbyn miiwriaeih; a brwydr uniondeb a rhyddid yn erbvii gormes. TRA MAE IAWNDERAU YN MYNED I'R GROGBREN. I Bod yn anmhleidiol, yn wir, tra y mae iawnderau yn cael eu harwain i'r crogbren a Prydain yn ymladd eill brwydr! Y mae'r fath gaisyn anmharch i'n anrhydedd cenedl- aethol, a dylid fod wedi ei ateb mewn modd clir a phendant. Y mae Dr. M'Leod yn gresynti at agwedd yr Ariywydd Wilson ynglyn a'r mater; y mae'r Arlywydd yn rhybuddio amddiffynwyr yr egwyddorion mawr hyn o ciddo Prydain, America, a gwledydd gwareiddiedig eraill, na wiw iddynt osod y rhwystr lleiaf ar fford Masnach America. Gall yr Almaen dorri boll ddcddfau dyniou da, gall lofruddio y diniwed,* gall losgi a din- ystrio, gall ddiystyru hawl deddf foesol a rhyngwladwriaethol, ond heb ddim cymaint a gair o wrthdystiad oddiwrthym. Os ym- ddengys Prydain, ag sydd yn dwyn y baich trwm rldylasai fod yn faich y byd-os bydd i Prydain ymddangos yn ddidaro yughylch ein hiawnderau masnachol tybiedig, fe anfon- ir ar unwaith wrthdystiad cryf. Gobeithiwn y bydd i'r Cydbleidwyr enill, ond enill neu beidio rhaid i ni edrych ar ol ein hunain. W Pa fath waed, fe demtir un i ofyn, sydd yn rhedeg yn wythienau y bobl Americanaidd? Arferai a bod yn goch a chryf .Pa fath gyd- wybod sydd yn ein Uywodraethu? Os byth y bydd i'r gydwybod vvnaeth y Cyfamodwyr Ysgotaidd, a Puritaniaid New England-os byth yr ymddengys y gydwybod hon ni wna ganiattau i'r ferch Americanaidd sefyll ger llavv a gwylio ar ei mham Brydeinig yn ym- drechu yn galea er mwyn cydwybod yn y frwydr ofnadvvy hon.