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has piovcd mil' of x\\v most valuahlf Li'i'asses t'oi' citlin- jiast uia<_;e or liay : 

 hut ill a iliv rliiiiati- or in poor soil it is out of its ju'oiicr sjihrre, and 

 will not \i'\yv satisfactory results. I'mli r favinirahle coiMlitioiis the plants 

 tiller out close to the irrouiid, a dense sward i> foi-nied, and a heavy mass 

 of hifjfhlv nutritive herbage produced, whirh is relished hy all classes of 

 stock. In our experiments with it a fair 'jiowih is ohtained in the early 

 spring months and in late autumn : hut duriiiL: the hut weathei' of suminei- 

 it suffers severely, and almost dies out. 



Italian live Grass (Lohiiin ifnhciini). — Tlie rt'inai'ks made on Perennial 

 Kve Grass ajjply to this variety, witli the exception that it is slightly 

 more drouLi'ht-resistant , l)ut is not so jiei'maneiit in character. 



Little Millet {Milnuii in iilf Ifioni m). — Attains a height of -'5 feet, and 

 produces a large quantity of herbage, which lemains green dui'ing a 

 considerable portion of the year. It resists drought well, and gives good 

 results in even dry seasons. It is a good hay grass: but if left standing 

 after it flowers, in November, becomes w()0(|y in the stem. It does well 

 on poor sandy soil, and makes several growths duiing the yeai-. Large 

 (|uantities of seed are produced- 



PaniKil II 1)1 i] iJdtiif II III . — This grass is now so wi'll known tliat any mention 

 of it may seem superfluous ; but it may be as well to give a few notes in 

 order that a comparison with other grasses can be made, and a better 

 relative idea of their value obtained. Our exjierience with it has been 

 of a mixed kind. In moist seasons it gives wonderful returns of nutritive 

 herbage, which stock eat greedily: but in dry seasons it makes little 

 growth, and sjncads slowly. It requires an abun<lant rainfall and a 

 fairly warm climate for its best development. Given these conditions, 

 no grass will e(|ual it : ami, in fact, the growth is so heavy that at times 

 stock are unable to keep it down, and it l)econies coarse and uiqialatable, 

 especially in the latter part of the season. Frosts cut off the upper leaves, 

 and although the grass lieneatli this coat of i\vy matter i-einains green 

 during the winter, it is unpalatable to stock, ami tliey refuse to eat it. 

 Under circumstances such as these the value of tjie grass can be greatly 

 improvi'i] by cutting in February or early in .March, and making the 

 crop into hay or ensilage. This allows of a fies'n shooi ; and although 

 frosts cut it back, it has a good feeding value. This cutting also prevents 

 largely tlu' tendency tlie grass lias to become coarse after it has been 

 established some vt'ars. 



Hairy Paspalum (I'tixjxil n iii n n/af ii m). — (irows to a heiiiht of 7 feet 

 6 inches, and Mowers in November. The jilants tiller well, and it spreads 

 ra])idly fidin the pai'eiit stem, foi'iniiiL! dense tufts. Seeij is produced 

 abundantly, and germinates easily. The character of growth is upright, 

 and an immense bulk of foliage is jn'oduced. The stems are somewhat 

 coarse, but carry many large leaves, wliii'h are fairly soft and i)alatable 

 to stock. It grows wi'll in [loor sandy soil, but does not seem to possess 

 any advantage over I'dxpaJ um dildidl n m, except its upi'ight nature. 



