10 Au(;., 1917. J 



Trtuliiient of I'aslures. 



453 



A series of photographs of this farm, taken in August of last year, are 

 instructive. No. 1 view shows a corner of Mr. Jones' back paddock, 

 where the grass is well eaten, short, and wholesome on the left of the 

 fence, and on the right we can see in the ueiglibouring paddock the long 

 growth of thatch grass, kangaroo grass, tussock grass, manuka, and 

 wattles, and small native oaks. On this paddock ^cattle will not thrive, 

 and, if kept there, eventually die. 



No. 3. — Sweet pasture, well grazed, and supporting cattle. 



No. 4. — Virgin laud improved by top dressing only_ 



The picture No. 2 is a more extensive view of the worthless grasses. 

 Tlie quantity is there, hut the quality is very unsatisfactory, and the 

 special consideration that we are now emphasizing is not the protein and 

 carbo-hydrate ratio, but, the ash or mineral elements which hitherto 

 have been almost neglected, and the importance of which these pictures 

 and the history of this farm demonstrates. 



No. 3 is a view across Mr. Jones' back paddock. There are some 

 bunches of bayonet grass, which the cattle keep cropped, when there are 



