754 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.TT. \_Sepf. 2, 190-^. 



Any t'uftlicr iiit'onnat ion nia\' lie ()l)tiiin('(l from Mr. I.oikIihi M. I )oii«las, 

 East of Scotland Collen'e of Ayriciilt uic. Ivliiilnii^li, wlio will also Itc L;lail 1o 

 lieai' from those in s\in|iatli\' with tiic scIicmic, whcrcNcr tlii'\- ma\" he. 



It may be stated tliat tlic lectureship is supported financially l)y the Kdiii- 

 hurah Mastei- l^utcliers Association, whose Presirjent. Mr. Thomas (1. Fisher, 

 tosL'thei" with his colleaiiues, Mr. John (Ira\"; \M'., and .^lr. ilrvdun-Hocjii', 

 D.C., have, with many other niend)ei-s of tlie trade taken a keen interest in 

 the matter throuj^hout. The Hoard of Hjducatioii will also cojiti'ihute their 

 share of the expense, as will also the h>ast of Soitl.ind Ai^ricultural ('olley;e, 

 Ediid)ur<ili. 



Rib-grass oh Plantaix. 



With reference to the foddei- value of Rib-grass, referred to by Mr. M;ii(U'n 

 in his article in the .luly issue, Mr. C W. Bowyer-Smijth, Sutton Forest, 

 writes :-" W'e look upon it as one of the very best milk pioducers, and I am 

 sowing it now at my dairy farm, largely mixed with other pasture grasses. 

 Of coui'se. we ai'i-ive at thesn conclusions in a rough and ready way, but we 

 have abundance of it in our paddocks and we see the cows eating it jireedily, 

 and at the same time they give us abundance of rich unlk, and to us the 

 inference is irresistible. I have lately been sowing the following mi.xtuic of 

 gras.ses wliere I have been l)uiinng off, viz. : — 



liib-grass ... ... ... ... iSllj. 



Paspakun ... ... ... ... ... 18,. 



Cocksfoot IS ., 



Mixed Clovei- ... , ... ... 4 ., 



Seed is merely sown on the Imrncd patches, and the ashes well raketl over 

 to cover the seed. 



The Si'RAYiNti OF Fruit 'I'ukes. 



\Vk arc in receipt of a booklet, " The Spiaving of Fruit Trees,"' from Messrs. 

 Anderson k Co., Sydney, describing ex|)eriments conducted in England with 

 two spray-fluids manufactured by Messrs. Wm. Coopei- i*i- Nephews, liirk- 

 hanisted, England. The eliicacy of these fluids, known as \', and V._,, is being- 

 tested by the Department of Agriculture. Full reports w ill he pul)li.shed. 



