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Supplement to the " Tropkat AgvicuUunst}^ [Aug. 1, 1903, 
gives a one-lialf pur cent mixture, whicl), it is 
!-aitl, will remain in c;ood condition for testing for 
one mnnili in any .^ ason. Bichromate of potash' 
and Perchloride of ^Jercury (corrosive sublimate) 
gave unsatisfactory leBults on trial. 
The Capriconiiaii, writing on fodder grasses, 
5,ays ; — Guinea grass (Patiicum Maximum) is the 
principal fodder s'ass of Jamaica, and thousands of 
acres of it are to be fcen in the islands of the West 
Indies. Baron Von Mueller writes : — "A favourite 
"grass in tropical countries for stall-feeding, 
"The best fodder-grass raised on the plains of 
" India. It is necessary to guard against over- 
" feeding with this grass solely." It has been 
familiur to our farmers for years, and can be 
grown easily enough. Indeed it sows itself on 
the slopes of Athelstane Range, and as we have 
stated is drought resistant. But if other fodder 
is available stock will not eat it. At Gracemere 
they do not care for it, and when cut for stall- 
feeding they pick up the green blades, and reject 
the bulk of the grass. We have not heard of it 
being tried as chaif. Its character and acceptance, 
by stock may be due to the situation in which it 
is grown, but it might be expected to grow soft 
and succulent on the laud around Matcham farna- 
ftead, Gracemere- Another grass of the same 
kind — "Panicu n Maxime " — was grown by Mr. 
Edgar on the bunk of the lagoon at the Botanic 
Garden?, and produced a wonderful amount of suc- 
culent green fodder. Baron Mueller introduced it 
also, and quoting an observer, wrote: — "It is the 
" wonder of all beholders in Fiji, strangling by its 
" running roots almost everything in its course; at 
"its original starting point forming a mass of the 
" richest green foliage, over six feet high, gradu- 
"ally lowering to the outer border, where a 
"network of shoots or runners is covering the 
"ground; it roots at the points, and sends up 
" then a mass of the softest and most luscious 
" fodder." Cuttings of it were distributed from 
our Botanic Gardens, but we are not aware that it 
has succeeded our native grasses anywhere. We, 
do not know the grass P. Ma-ime. Could the des- 
cription refer to our Mauririns grass or Water- 
grass, P. ParSiwocZe or, ns it is now known, P. 
Muticum Ed. A.M.] 
We have been much troubled with Weevil 
among stored maize, and are glad to read in the 
Queensland Agriculturist of a preventative. Seed 
stored in salt bags, or together with salt, is not 
attacked. This is a simple remedy and fully 
worth trying. 
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