S50 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. {Oct. 2, 1908. 



Compared Avitli Praii'ie gi;ass, it is a much hettiT summer, but not so vigui'ous 

 ■a winter, grower, and has the advantage over Prairie by being a perenniaL 

 Fully 6,000 roots liave l)eeii distributeil tree In local farmers during the past 



month. 



Coivra Exper'niHii / Farm. 



Have not sutlicient data to warrant any definite statements. The grass 

 ■^vas planted about twelve months ago and iir^ide little growth during last 

 summer. At present it is making more rapid growth, and is veiy fresh and 

 succulent. 



Glen Innr-x Farm. 



Growth during winter months is really wonderful, is a great stooler, pro- 

 vides a great quantity of apparently not succulent undergrowth. Seeds 

 sparsely, but fi'om appearanc(^ is one of the very best of frost-resistei's. A 

 fodder plant of very great ])romise. Have not yet tested it foi- iuiy, Ijut the 

 head is soft, althougli the straw appeal's soniewliat hard. If cut verv green, 

 however, it should make fail' hav. It £>i'ows to a "ood liei^ht. 



Graf to I) Esperi iiicnt Farm. 

 Experiments not suflieiently arlvanced to draw any conclusions. Basing 

 an opinion on tests made at Wollongbar, do not think this grass will prove 

 very suitable for North Coast district. It is more suitable for cooler climates 

 •ajid more adapted as a fodder than a pasture grass. 



A Local Market tor T.insee]). 



Under tbe Bounties Act of 1907, whicli is now in force, pi'ovision is made 

 for the payment of a total sum of £.1-!9,0()0 (spread o\er a term of vears) as 

 bounty for the ])roduction in Australis of cfi'tain specified articles. 



Among the articles are Flax and Hemp, on which a bounty is oll'ered of 

 10 per cent, on market value of fil)re for a period dating from duly 1, 1907, 

 extending over five years. The maximum amount w hieh may be paid in any 

 one year is £8.000 ; and in connection with linseed oil. the material obtained 

 from the s(»ed of the flax plant, a duty of 10 per cMit. is oflfered on the 

 market value, over a period of five years ; the maximum amount which 

 may be paid in any one year being £.5,000. The minimuin quantity of 

 Jjinseed which a grower must produce is .5 cwt. 



Messrs. Thompson, Frasei', and Ramsay, of '36") Kent-street, Sydney, call 

 the attention of the De[)artment of Agi'iculture to the fact that Linseed Oil 

 Mills have been established at Parramatta, and that they are the oidy oil 

 mills of their kind in the Connnonwealth, and the linn, ^NFegyitt (Ltd.), Parra- 

 matta, for whom ^lessrs. Thompson, Fraser, and Ramsay are agents, are 

 buyers of linseed seed. 



A sample of oil submitted b}'^ the firm was tested by Mr. Guthrie at the 

 Chemical Laboratoiy of the Department, and he reports obscM'vations taken 

 indicate that the sample submitted is pure Linseed Oil. 



.Should any farmers be contemi)lating attempting to grow flax and linseed, 

 it is satisfactory to know thrre is a local linn pi'epared to buy the seed. 

 Notice forms of "Intention to claim bounty arc obtainable on application 

 to the Department of Agriculture. 



