THE NEW FODDER.
DISCOVERY AT PAHIATUA. (Hy Telegraph—Press Association.) Pahiatua, September 3. As a result of observations and feeding tests Mr. W. Wakeman, of Pahiatua, claims that toi-toi and cabbage troo leaves chaffed, provided a lino fodder for stock. He points out that, either of the plants named can be grown on the wettest portion of any farm, and that, planted systematically, the former will produce a crop of from 50 to 100 tons to tho acre annually, while tho latter will yield from 25 to 50 tons of leaves to tho aero yearly. By cultivating these plants he maintains that- any farmer can provide for tho wintering of all tho stock lio can graze in the summer months aud keep "them in good condition. He also claims that flax leaves cut into short lengths, about 16 inches from tho root, provide a good tonic for cows just calved, or at any timo when needing a tonic. Steps aro being taken to bring Mr. Wakeman's claims under the notico of tho Agricultural Department.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1846, 4 September 1913, Page 10
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173THE NEW FODDER. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1846, 4 September 1913, Page 10
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