Oct. 2, 1920.] 



Agricultural Gazette of N. S. W. 



719 



Planting Sudan Grass. 



H. J. KELLY, Manager, Cowra Experiment Farm. 



To get the best results from Sudan grass the land requires to be well 

 prepared by fallowing in the autumn or winter months, and broken down by 

 spring-tooth harrows at the approach of spring. Prior to planting, the land 

 should be harrowed and brought to a fairly tine tilth. Ve)-y rough land may 

 require rolling, and in the diier disti'icts it is preferable in any case to roll the 

 land just before drilling, as the seed can be sown at a more uniform depth 

 when the surface is levelled and made compact, and the rolling also induces 

 the moisture to rise toward the surface, and thus further ensures germination. 



Sudan Grass on Mr. A. W. Stacy's farm, " Camelot," Tumut. 



Photographed seventy-five days from plantins: ; yield of green fodder per acre, 7f tons. 

 Photograph supplied by Mr. G. C. Sparks, Inspector of Agriculture. 



Planting Season. 



Seed should be sown early in the spring, as soon as the danger of frost is 

 past. Sudan grass should be used as an annual, and it is therefore advanta- 

 geous to make the season as long as possible by sowing early. 



