410 MEADOWS AND PASTURES 



poorly. It makes great dense clumps of tender nutritious forage or 

 fodder greedily eaten by all kinds of live stock. It responds well to 

 irrigation and fertilization. The clumps may be divided and replant- 

 ed, such renewal being advisable every three or five years. When 

 well established in pastures it spreads through natural seed distri- 

 bution. 



Rhodes grass, a comparatively recently introduced grass, is meet- 

 ing with high praise from all who have tried it. It is very drouth- 

 resistant and yields a nutritious grass, which may be cured for hay. 

 It pastures well or may be used for soiling. Horses, cattle and 

 sheep relish and thrive on it. It spreads naturally from seed, 

 or may be propagated by root division. 



Buffalo grass is another valuable introduced pasture grass. It 

 produces a rather dwarf growth, but a very dense matting not easily 

 destroyed when once established. It is propagated by root or 

 stem divisions as well as by seed. 



Guinea grass is a dense, coarse, upright bunch grass, attaining 

 a height of 4' to 6', relished by stock when young and tender, but 

 becoming harsh with maturity it has more limited use than the 

 other sorts mentioned. It is very hardy against adverse conditions, 

 and finds favor on that account. 



Many grasses especially suited for range pastures have been 

 introduced into Hawaii during the past dozen years, but the 

 writer is not familiar with their conditions. In a general way 

 I have understood that the peas, bent grasses, bromes, gramas, fes- 

 tucas and rye grasses have become more or less established through- 

 out the group. 



Alfalfa is practically the only "clover" grown in Hawaii. It 

 thrives luxuriantly under favorable conditions and yields 10 to 12 

 cuttings annually. Its culture is continually being extended and 

 bids fair to become the leading fodder where conditions are favor- 

 able for its growth. 



ENGLAND. James Peter, Estate Agent, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley: 

 As to pasture management, for fertilizers nothing can beat basic 

 slag for improving the herbage and giving a quick return. It is 

 marvelous the result it has on our cold clay soils with a dressing 

 of 5 and 6 cwts. to the acre. Farmyard manure well made is the 

 most complete manure of all others, but any kind of dressing 

 if only fresh earth, will do pasture land good. Ditch cleanings and 



