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it. I tried it on o])cn country with little success, and also Japan 

 clover. The latter only growing- one year. 



Pauicum nioUc: Para grass, or panicum grass. This was in- 

 troduced by Mr. Albert Kocbele from Fiji in 1902 and was very 

 soon distribute 1 over the islands. It is a good pasture grass and 

 a good drought resister, but it does not seed well under grazing 

 and the runners are too slow in taking hold of the ground frr 

 it to spread in the pasture. It is useful to cut as fodder, making 

 a verv rapid growth. It is unfortunate that this grass has be- 

 come generally known here as "panicum," there being so many 

 species of panicum. 



Panicum iiiaxiiihiiui: Guinea grass. This is also a useful grass 

 to grow under irrigation and liberal fertilizing, as a feed crop to 

 be cut and fed to the stock. It grows with great luxuriance under 

 these conditions, but does not stand heavy stocking in the pasture. 



GRASSES AND FODDER PLANTS FOR HIGH LANDS. 



Dactyl is gloinerata: Orchard grass or cocksfoot. Loluim 

 perennc: perennial rye grass. HoIcu<; Jauafns, mesquite, velvet 

 grass, or Yorksliire fog. These three important grasses were 

 first tried on the Molokai ranch in 1901. though their record ci 

 the Islands dates much further back. If not over-stocked these 

 grasses will snread and take up new land' on the mountain moist 

 country and I believe have made an even better showing on the 

 other Islands. I saw as fine a field of rye grass on the Parker 

 ranch as I have seen in New Zealand. Orchard grass grows 

 well and seems to spread and will stand more drought than rve- 

 grass, but is coarser and not of so much value as a fattening 

 grass. 



Fog or Mesquite, as it is known here, is a very persistent 

 grower and spreader in the wet country and I believe has proved 

 a good pasture grass on some of the Maui and* Hawaii mountain 

 ranches. It is thought little of in most parts of New Zealand, but 

 I believe in parts of France it is valued and constitutes the bulk 

 of the pasture in places. No one with mountain ranches can make 

 a mistake in sowing these three grasses. 



Anthoxanthnui odoratuin: Smut vernal. This makes a won- 

 derfullv strong and early growth on the w'et regions on ^Nlolokai. 

 In other countries it is not considered amongst the finest of 



