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bulbosa, Giant fescue, Tall oal grass, Brotmts inermis, Kentucky blue 

 grass, and Red and White clover. Kikuyu grass is also promising well. 

 The following mixtures are recommended : — 



(1) Cocksfoot, Perennial ryegrass, and Red clover. 



(2) Phaiaris bulbosa and White clover. 



(•"■I Bromtt8 inermis, Red clover, and Tall cat grass. 

 (4) Perennial Rye grass and Kentucky blue. 



No. I should be sown in autumn at the rate of 10 lb. cocksfoot, 12 lb. 

 Perennial rye, and t lb. Red clover per acre. The Perennial rye grass 

 will be seriously affected in a very dry season. 



No. 2 also should he sown in autumn at the rate of 8 lb. Phalaris bulbosa 

 and \ 11). White clover per acre. This mixture is very fattening to sheep, 

 and will probably cany more stock than No. 1. 



No. .". should be sown in March at the rate of 12 lb. Bromus inermis, I Lb. 

 Red clover, and 6 lb. Tall oat grass per acre. Bromvs inermis (a very 

 palatable grass) makes the best growth a year after it is sown. Tall oat 

 grass is not as palatable as other grasses, but it is readily eaten in a mixture. 



No. I (also March sown) should be seeded at the rate of 16 lb. of rye 

 grass and 12 lb. of Kentucky blue grass per acre. A strong covering grass 

 like rye grass is necessary for the Kentucky blue grass, as the lattei is 

 slow in becoming established. 



Central Tableland. 

 Owing to the lower elevation and drier climate, many of the Enji ish 

 grasses like rye grass and Timothy are unsuited to these localities. Very 

 few cultivated pastures are laid down by farmers on the Central Tableland, 

 and few data are provided by actual experiment. The following cai- be 

 recommended, however, Nos. 1 and 2 having done well at Bathurst Experi- 

 ment Farm and No. 3 at Cowra. 



( 1 ) Phalaris bulbosa. 



(2) Giant fescue and cocksfoot. 



(3) A mixture of the native grasses Panicum prolutum, P. Jiavidum, 



and P. decompositum. 



(4) Sudan grass. 



No. 1 should be sown in March at the rate of 8 lb. per acre. 



N'<>. 2 should be sown in JNlarch at the rate of 12 lb, Fescue and 10 lb. 

 cocksfoot per acre. 



No. 3. It must be borne in mind in this case that such native pastures only 

 become established when the right climatic conditions ensue for the ger- 

 mination of the seed. All these grasses are very drought-resistant and 

 provide excellent summer feed. They should be sown in the warm season. 



No. 4. Sudan grass is one of the surest of grasses. It should be sown in 

 October at the rate of G to 8 lb. of seed per acre. A paddock of this grass 

 tan be used for pasture, hay, or ensilage. 



Southern Tableland. 

 The most important grasses for these localities are the Danthonia 

 grasses, and in the colder parts the Snow (Agrostis) and Fescue grasses. 

 These are native grasses and should be encouraged. 



Western 1 >i vision. 

 -. On the slopes and in the Riverina introduced grasses like Rhodes grass 

 and Sudan grass have proved successful, and a mixture of Sudan grass 

 6 lb. and Rhodes grass 3 lb. per acre is recommended. The Sudan grass 



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