TEFF CRASS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 21, 11 September 1914, Page 8

TEFF CRASS.

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uiiiia a::.l l:, largely cultivated in the hill coi::iti3 Lheu. It was introduced into S. Africa some jears ago, where it has proved of immense value for iodder; and it is a .splendid variety for a summer hay crop. If the seed gets sufficient moisture to germinate, it makes remarkably quick growth. It has been cut for hay in seven weeks from the time it was sown. When it is high enough to shade the ground, its growth is simply phenomenal, and as many as two or three cuttings may be made from it in a short season. Its feeding value is very high, and it is eaten greedily by all classes of stock. One farmer declares that his cattle will leave green lucerne for it, while a prominent dairyman avers that his milk supply was greatly increased by feeding Teff. It is an annual, and should be sown fn spring. It will thrive on any ground—wet or dry, but soil of a porous, sandy nature is most suitable, and it produces from two to three tons of dry hay per acre. It will grow luxuriantly where lucerne will not live, and being so well adapted to withstand drought, it should prove a great boon to stockowners.—Yours faithfully, B. HARBISON, F.R.H.S., Burringbar, P. 0., N.S.W., Australia.