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Journal of Agriculture. 



[lo June, 1910. 



Bramble, Himalayan 

 *Bramble, Lawton 



Chestnut, Downton 



Chestnut, Marion's Large 

 Fruinka 



Citron, Knight's 

 *Currant, La Versaillaise 

 *Dewberry, Lucretia 

 *Ciooseberry, Billv Dean 



Gooseberry, Bottle 

 *Gooseberry, Heart of Oak 

 *Gooseberry, Ploughboy 

 *Gooseberry, Roaring I^ion 

 *Gooseberry, Sir H. Robinson 



Miscellaneous Frlits. 



*Gooseberry, Warrington 



Guava, Aromaticum 

 *Guava, Purple 

 *Lemon, Lisbon 

 *Lime, West Indian 

 *Loganberry 

 *Loquat, Common 

 *Loquat, Earlv (loMen 



Medlar, Dutch 

 *Medlar, Monstrous 



Medlar, Nottingham 

 *Mulberry, Black 



Mulberry, Indica 



Mulberry, Macrophylla 

 Olive (variety from Spain) 

 *Passillora edulis 

 *Rhubarb, Topp's Winter 

 *Rluibarb, Topp's Winter Im- 

 proved 

 *Rhubarb, Wilson's Early 

 *Shaddock, Common 

 *Strawberry, Up-tut-Mark 

 *Strawberry, White Chilian 

 *Walnut, Dwarf Prolific 

 Walnut, Pecan 

 '^Walnut, Santa Barbara 



THE CllOr MOELLIEH. 



/. M . B. Connor. Agricultural Superintendent. 



That the writer's recommendation of the growing of the fodder plant 

 '•■ Chou Aloellier." which appeared in the October, 1908, issue of the 

 Journal, has provetl to have been justified is borne out by the many letters 

 received from dairy farmers throughout the States who have secured excel- 

 lent returns by the growing of this valuable fodder plant. The latest to 



hand is from Messrs. 

 Thompson and Anderson, 

 of "Koongal," Harcourt, 

 who intend putting iti a 

 larger area this coming 

 season. Thev write as 

 follows : — 



" We are forwarding 

 to you three Chou Moellier 

 plants, weighing 17, 16, 

 and l6 lbs. each respec- 

 tively, and we think you 

 will admit for new ground 

 the result is distinctly 

 good. We have already 

 had three cuttings of leaves 

 giving an average (total of 

 three cuttings) of 14 lbs. 

 per plant. The .seed was 

 planted in May last year, 

 but we cannot say when 

 the young plants were 

 AVEiGHT : 17, i6, AND ^6 LBS. bedded out. The method 



Owing to some days having elapsed the plants were of planting was as fol- 



somewhat wilted when photographed. lows " The Daddock 



when cleared was ploughed, then left to fallow for about a month, then 

 cross ploughed and harrowed. The young plants were put in rows three 

 feet apart and eighteen inches between each plant. A small quantity of 

 stable manure was applied as a mulching ; at a later period when the 

 plants were about 12 inches high bone manure was applied, a dressing 



