10 Oct., 1916.] 



Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. 



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VALUABLE 



Millets and Sorghums 



inese 

 Millet 



JananP^P Excellent for fodder; very productive. Exceedingly 

 .^apailCdC rapid growth, standing 6 to 8 feet high. When tut 

 belure flowering It starts again rapidly, and yields a 

 second crop. Its drought-resisting qualities will also 

 Tt • Af i,"" ^^'"'?'''^ S--"" f°"d when pastures are short. 

 ^;|i. „. A ■ J his Millet will prove most desirable, being rich in 



milk-producing properties, and yielding a much heavier crop thTn the 

 grasses and clovers generally used. Sow broadcast, 15 lbs. pe acr^- in 

 6d b %?%' '''"'''\ ^ J° '° "^^- r '"'■ Be.t Redeaned Colontal Seed 



Sorghum 

 laratum 



Is an exceedingly useful forage plant, yielding 



a large amount of green feed during the Sura- 



C«- L L {""j =^''''^°" ."'hen grass is very short and green 



OaCCnaratUm , , 8'="7^">- scarce U is especially of service 



*•"• to dairy farmers, and its highly nutritious and 



much larger extent. Q::^'^:^':TJTT:^^}1; ^^ Z^ 



Early 

 Amber Cane 



It has splendid distinctive features— earliness 

 enormous yield of fodder, sugar, and syrup. l| 

 will thrive in and resist the severest drought 

 providing a never failing supply of nutritious food 

 for all kinds of stock. Its milk-producing and 

 l,.:„i,. r u r lattening qualities are unsurpassed. Atfiins a 



to 1.4 lbs HA Ik if/ \ I t'^'^/<^r^ '-^ suMicient if broadcast, 10 

 to 14 IDS. 6d. lb., 42/. cwr. Imported, 9d. lb., 74/8 cwt. 



Imohee ^l.^v-n-'n °'t.'°''8''"'" requiring the same treatment in 

 lllipilCC ^"'"v...ion. Does not produce so heavy a crop as .Sorghum 



-nvn ,n drills 'flu'T' ^"' '^ ^^^ '''''^^' '" ^^"''-"'x^ matter 

 6d lb 45/ cwt ^ ' '"■°-''^<^«^'' -« l''s. will be re.,uire<l. 



AW COMMER 



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139-141 (a ^50 S3)SWAPSSTOO| SJ ME LB. 



Lb FA yLlbH to i860 TET.. CCNT. >29 



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