OPINIONS OF PRACTICAL FEEDERS. 



The following questions were submitted to three South African 

 farmers who use Teff : (1) Mr. W. M. Struben, Charlestown, 

 Natal ; (2) Mr. W. Gillespie, Zandspruit, Wakkerstroom District, 

 Transvaal ; (3) Mr. J. Wentworth-Sykes, Grasslands, Natal Spruit; 

 Heidelberg District, Transvaal. Their replies follow each query : — 



1. Do you find that horses thrive on Teff hay? Ans. (1) Yes. 



(2) All animals, including horses, thrive on it. Horses thrive on 

 Teff-hay as an auxiliary ration ; (3) Have fed horses on Teff -hay 

 and ground mealies for years. 



2. Does it keep them in good working condition? — Ans. (1) Yes, 

 first-class ; (2) It keeps them in first-class condition ; (3) Tip-top. 



3. Is it good for growing animals ? — 4ms. (1) Yes, especially for 

 young sheep, ewes and lambs ; (2) Young animals will require 

 nothing else where a suiB.cient quantity can be given to them; 



(3) All farm animals eat it greedily, and for young stock it is to be 

 highly recommended. 



4. Do you find it an economical hay? — Ans. (1) Yes, very cheap 

 to grow and goes a long way ; (2) Good Teff-hay is economical, but 

 ■badly cured or overgrown (rank) is wasteful, as the animals are 

 likely to leave a considerable stubble ; (3) It is as economical as any 

 other grass hay, and more so than oaten hay, as there is less 

 waste. (23.) 



Mr. W. M. Struben adds : — " I maintain that Teff is one of the 

 finest foods for all stock that we have in the country to-day. Teff 

 is going to revolutionise sheep farming in the Eastern Transvaal, 

 and is going to do more towards the eradication of scab than any 

 other factor I know of, as it is eventually going to make it possible 

 to keep large flocks of sheep on the high-veld during the winter 

 months, and render trekking unnecessary. 



" I have grown Teff for seven years. It is one of the easiest 

 and cheapest of fodder crops to grow. As you are aware, we live 

 and farm at an altitude of between 5,400 and 6,500 feet. We run 

 about 4,000 sheep and from 500 to 600 head of cattle, on 7,500 acres, 

 and vpver frelt. Our wool has now a name, not only in South 



