Journal of Agriculture. 



[8 ;May, 1907. 



the growth was not so rapid or so^ good as usual. There are other fodder 

 crops, kale and maize, grow'n on this farm, but they are likewise very light, 

 and not even as good in proportion as the cabbage. From observations, 

 I should sav that every dairy farmer would do well to plant a few acres 

 of " Drum Head " cabbages for the use of his dairv herd, as it insures 

 a large quantity of succulent fodder at a time of the year when it is most 

 needed. 



THOUSAND HEADED KALE. 



On the same farmi was tO' be .seen a small paddock of lucerne fullv \2 

 inches high, looking healthy and green — a striking contrast to the parched - 

 up paddocks around. It is astonishing that more of this magnificent fodder 

 is not grown in the Western District. Any question as to whether lucerne 

 can be grown successfully should be settled bv a glance at this paddock, 

 and I feel sure that if many of the dairymen in the vicinity of Noorat 

 were to make an inspection of the crop referred to at the present time, 

 they would have no hesitation in putting some of their land under lucerne. 



