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ha)r of good colour, fine and most appetizing — but once 

 the spear opens it isdamned. Unfortunately, this generally 

 happens as it really wants cutting before the remainder of 

 the crop is ready, and this does not get done as a rule, 

 "hence these tears." Parbah may be grown from seed 

 without trouble, andthe effect of manuring (especially top- 

 dressing) on it is most noticeable ; but perhaps for the 

 foregoing reasons it is wiser not to encourage it, as the 

 spears are "distinctly dangerous" to horses, and even 

 mules, the mouths of these animals particularly the under- 

 lip being much damaged, while if swallowed in any 

 quantity the spears are liable to cause colic. Remember 

 parbah or spear grass keeps a fresh green colour long after 

 it ought to have been cut, and this may tend to mislead. 

 Barroo. — A most excellent grass for ensilage and perhaps 

 preferable to any other, and it yields a very heavy out- 

 turn ; but apart from ensilage it should be avoided and 

 discouraged as its self-propagating propensities by roots 

 and through seeding are tremendous and it will very 

 quickly oust everything else. If you have got it, it is 

 very difficult to get rid of (and so far as the writer 

 knows there is only one way), if you haven't |:ot it see 

 that you don't, or you'll be very sorry. To get rid of 

 it dig it clean out and burn. 

 Ddb.—Ot Kusa makes very fair silage and good bedding 



but not worth cultivating. 

 Siuri.—h fine stemmed grass somewhat like dub, excellent 

 for green issues, and on rich land will last for the hay crop, 

 but is certainly monsoon grass. 

 Kharmakra.—A. fine stemmed grass, with three or four 

 thick nodules, appears in the monsoon and is excellent 

 for the green issue. 

 Sewain.^Pi. monsoon grass, fine with three or four rows of 



seed heads, a good green fodder. 

 Sanwak.— Very similar to sewain but with thicker and 

 heavier seed heads, very nutritious, will not make the 

 best hay even if it lasts until harvest time. 



