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Spanish Needle. Westmoreland. {Bidens leucantha, Willd.) 



Mr. Cradwick who sent this sample writes : 



" I find from actual experience that Spanish Needle is splendid feed- 

 ing for horses off condition, picking them up very rapidly ; it acts as 

 a slight purgative and for a horse in poor condition, suffering from 

 worms, etc., is a wonderful fodder. All horses eat it greedily." 



The A nalysis supports this claim. The proportion of flesh-producing 

 albuminoids is high, decidedly in excess of any of the fodders previous- 

 ly reported upon. This plant grows freely in many banana planta- 

 tions in St. Mary and would form an admirable addition to the local 

 guiijoa-grass as a food for stock. It has been found excellent as a 

 green manure on banana properties. 



Bread-Nut Fodder. {Brosimum Alicastrum, Stv.) 

 Constituents. Dried at 1 00° C. Sun Dried. G-reen. 



