SEED EXPERIMENTS
GIANT STAR GRASS A small packet of seeds was received with great interest in Sydney not long ago. It was giant star grass sent from Africa, where it is receiving attention as a controller of soil erosion. The seed was sown and plants were sent to various experimental farms in New South Wales, where they will be put under observation. A Russian grass obtained from the United States Department of Agriculture is giving good results in arresting sand drift in the malice of South Australia.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 130, 1 March 1940, Page 5
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87SEED EXPERIMENTS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 130, 1 March 1940, Page 5
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