lo June. 1909.] flarvcstiiig Lucerne for Seed and Hay. 



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French and Peruvian ; also seed from Utah, California and Queensland, 

 of which the variety is not known. Seed has also been secured from the 

 Tamworth district in Xew South Wales, and Senator McColl has pur- 

 ■chased for the Commission 50 lbs. of seed from a plant breeding farm in 

 Wvomin'T, which it is intended to distribute for trial. Onlv one vear's 



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trial has Ijeen had of the alKJve named varieties. In this, the Queensland 

 seed and the Arabian made the most vigorous growth and the last named 

 promises to grow well in winter. The yield was smaller, as, owing to the 

 seed being about twice the size of the other varieties, it was sown too thin. 

 There seems no doubt that Australian grown seed does better than imported 



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and this explains the popularity of seed from Hunter River. Still better 

 results will come, it is believed, from seed grown on sparingly watered 

 irrigated land. 



It is claimed that Peru\inn is the best winter growing variety, but it 

 will be another year before any conclusion as to that claim can be arrived 

 ■at here. 



