XX INTRODUCTION. 



" Eun," and for the reasons stated above. The land might be broken up 

 with a disc-harrow, spade-harrow, or scarifier, preparatory to sowing th.e 

 seed. The best time to sow salt-bush seed is in the spring of the year if the 

 weather and the soil are favourable ; failing this, early autumn will do. It 

 is not advisable to sow the seed all over the land all that is necessary is to 

 sow a few together at distances of about 9 feet for the tall-growing kinds, 

 and 5 feet for the dwarf-growing sorts. The seeds should be left only 

 lightly covered with soil. Under ordinary conditions the seeds will germinate 

 readi)y enough, and the seedlings will soon grow into good-sized plants. If 

 the soil should be of a light, friable nature it will not be necessary to scarify the 

 whole of the area ; portions broken up with a hoe and a few seeds dropped in 

 will answer very well. Many of the salt-bushes are readily propagated by 

 cuttings if made of the half- ripened wood and inserted in the soil in the usual 

 way. They strike root best in autumn if the weather is favourable. It 

 is astonishing the amount of excellent forage that can be cut, if done in a 

 systematic way. from a few acres of salt-bush even in the driest of seasons. 



