1 Aprit, 1898.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL, 261 
Awatysts oF Hay or ‘“ Paspatum Ditaratrum.” 
By F. B. Gururiz, New South Wales. 
The hay, of which the following is a complete analysis, was supplied from 
the Wollongbar Experimental Farm, Richmond River :— 
Moisture ar eb it ree ... 10°55 
Total albuminoids ... a av a  ikOnhl 
Soluble abuminoids ... ae: us ahd ste 1:38 
Insoluble albuminoids * ne Paria | a 8:93 
Digestible fibre Fes ete nid oo PRRNS 
Woody fibre ... re “fe : an AS 
Motaleas heuer: ee 50 x oes» SEBY/ 
Soluble ash ... oF a. : : 4°32 
Insoluble ash (by difference) ays fe 2°05 
Amide compounds, chlorophyl, &c. .. 14°85 
Total nitrogen ~~ a oxi eth veeee 2°66 
Nitrogen in amide compounds, &e. ty ae O00 LO1 
100:00 
[The above, with other information, is published in the New South Wales 
Agricultural Gazette, May, 1896, fo. 328. ] 
REPORT BY G, M. McKEOWN, 
Manager, Experimental Farm, Richmond River. 
Paspalum dilatatum. 
Probably the best fodder or pasture grass yet introduced to this district, 
resisting both heat and cold, and yielding enormous quantities of fodder ; 
much liked by stock, and shown by analysis to be of excellent quality. Plants, 
in drills 18 inches by 6 inches apart, quickly reached 5 feet in height; a test 
cutting showing a yield of 13 tons 7 ewt. per acre. From a seed plot sown 
on 28th September, in subsoiled land, a secon: cutting was obtained on 38rd 
June in the following year, weighing at the rate of 19 tons 4 ewt. per acre ; 
subsequent cuttings, after collecting the seed, yielding over 14 tons per acre. 
In deeply worked land at least three crops may be obtained annually. In all 
seasons good pasture may be obtained from this grass if not overstocked, and 
once established it stands well the grazing and trampling of stock. 
[Lhe above is published in the New South Wales Agricultural Gazette, 
August, 1896, fo. 580.] 
* Paspalum dilatatum” Grass. 
Facrory Trsts. 
H. M. Williams’ Cows, Florida, Wollongbar, New South Wales, 
Cows being fed principally on the above grass, 
1896. 1997. 1896. 1807. 
AEM? oy a | PY July eee sath 
February ... .. 3°7 August 4:1 4:0 
March eee meatiktel September 3°9 3°7 
April .. 400 3:8 October ... 38 34 
May ao 200) dil November 3:9 3°5 
June .. 3880 43 December 38 36 
This grass is now being grown at the Queensland Agricultural College, 
and at the State Farms at Westbrook and The Hermitage, whence seeds and 
plants will be supplied on application being made to the Department ‘of 
Agriculture. H 
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