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and five feet higli, it gives a great crop of soft food eminently 

 suitable for cattle, and it is a grass that cannot be too highly 

 recommended. Meadow Fescue is also good both for sheep and 

 cattle ; whilst Chewing's Fescue seems an ideal sheep pasturage, 

 its dense, soft, easily digestible foliage proclaiming it one of the 

 best. The other Fescues are well worth notice, as they thrive on 

 very poor country and give a nice sole of grass. 



Chloris Ahyssinica promises to become a favourite grass. Although 

 not sown until October 15, 1902, yet it came on rapidly, and in early 

 autumn had attained a height of four feet and was a close mass of 

 fodder. Growing easily from seed it also possesses the advantage of 

 spreading over the ground and rooting on the surface at every joint, 

 60 that it can easily be transplanted. It stood both summer and 

 winter well, and should have a trial in various portions of the State, 

 for it certainly, so far, gives promise of becoming a valuable addition 

 to our list of artificial grasses. 



The Kangaroo Grass sown in 1902 failed to germinate, but the 

 seed, carefully saved last year and sown September 21, came up 

 evenly and looks well. Many people who have endeavoured to raise 

 this fine indigenous grass have been unsuccessful, simply because 

 they did not take the precaution to secure ripe seed ; but, given good 

 seed, it is as easy to grow as any other, and it would be simple 

 enough to cultivate the plants in such a manner that the greater 

 portion of the seed could be easily saved. 



As to the other grasses enumerated, it may be stated that after 

 very careful trials they do not seem to have shown their adaptability 

 to our soil and climatic conditions. 



