BOMBAY GRASSES 



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'•' grows thicker, its tussacks varying from 6 inches to a foot in 

 ' diameter. It penetrates deep into the soil, and on account of its 

 ' long- roots, it is more able to resist drought than many of the 

 " fodders cultivated. It is well suited for the edges of water 

 " channels as the roots spread and protect the earth from being 

 '* washed away. 



" The following statement gives the results for the last three 



yei 



Area. 



trs: 



Year. 



Outturn 

 per acre. 



Value of 

 produce ' 

 per acre 



Cost of 

 cultiva- 

 tion per 

 acre. 



Remarks. 



lbs. 

 16,748 



16,498 



10,136 



13,071 



12,602 



Rs. 



128 



116 



67 

 101 



86 



Rs. 



159 



77 



54 



143 



105 



Soil, stiff clay, hard to work. Sown on 

 13th March. Top dressed (1) 18th 

 August 1 ton of poudrefcte ; (2) 8th 

 September, ton of poudrette; (3) 9 

 cwts. goat manure. Onoe weeded and 

 21 times manured. 



Last year's crop ; twice top dressed; 

 18th May 2-J tons of cow manure; 25th 

 August 4^ tons cowdung ; twice 

 ploughed between rows ; 45 times 

 watered. 



Third year's crop once weeded and 19 

 times watered. 



Mostly light sandy soil. Sown in April. 

 Manured with 10£ tons of cowdung and 

 1£ tons of goat manure per acre. 

 Onoe top dressed with 8 tons of cow 

 manure and 2i- tons of goat manure 

 per acre. 4 times weeded and 15 

 times watered. 



Second year's crop. Twice weeded and 

 once ploughed. Once top dressed 

 with 10 tons 76 lb. of oow manure j 19 

 times watered. 



" In the first year it does not pay : and this is mainly due to the 

 " first cost of preparing and planting the field." 



As the subject of the cultivation of this exotic grass is one of 

 considerable interest, I have embodied in this paper the results of 

 experiments made elsewhere in the hope of their proving of some 

 benefit to the cultivator and others. 



