GRASSING THE BACKBLOCKS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 329, 22 January 1909, Page 4

GRASSING THE BACKBLOCKS.

A RIG ORDER, AND A BUSY FIRM. Now is the time when owners of bush farms are prewiring for sowing down their areas of felled bush, after the "burn." A good "burn" is important, Quality of the seed sown has, of course, a big bearing on whether or not the new pasture will be all that, in the owner's opinion, it ought to be. Seed merchants are now busy supplying orders for backblocks sowing, as well as those for renewing worn-out pastures. Yesterday a " News " representative saw Messrs E. Grilliths and Co's. seed department stall' j making a start with the bagging-up of a mixture of 12,0001bs of cocksfoot, rye. clovers, rape, turnips, etc., to the order of Messrs Farley Bros., of Mivngamnhoc, for the sowing of their new bush land. The heap of seed covered considerable floor space. It was bagged in 831b sacks, for facility in handling in the bush country. This is only one of the. many orders now in hand for the supply of grass seed for bush sowing, Messrs Griffiths and Co. are sending out large , quantities to the back country lying / between Awakino on the north and Wanganui on the south. The grass seed , deparmeiit of the firm's expanding bnsij ness is conducted under Mr Grilliths' personal supervision. He has had a long experience, and made, a speciality of seeds, so that he has become a keen judge of quality. Following upon this, of course, came the satisfaction of clients with the quality aTid purity <if the seeds of the (inn, so thai now the firm enjoys the confidence of the Tarnniiki farming community. Messrs Grilliths and Co. are iiow reaping the reward of their care exercised on behalf of clients, and unsolicited orders arc daily coming in. Farmers are naturally keen observers and keen judges of good pastures, and many of the orders recived are from fanners who are envious of the richness of the pastures secured by their neighbours from Griffiths and Co.'s seed supplied last autinwi.

Sutton's Devon Envoi- rye is more popular than ever this season, and no matter whether it was sown along the Boast towards Opivnsike. at Bell Block, or on the hilly country mland from Stratford, the'pastures resulting from the growth of Devon Envoi- rye are monuments to the excellent, germination and continuous growth of this grass, which seems eminently adopted to Tarnuaki soils. Our reporter was shown letters received by Messrs Griffiths and Co. from runners stating that tlvcy hud never before had such splendid feed as that grown from Sutton's Devon Eavcr rye. And the same remarks practically ripply to alt seeds supplied hy the firm.' A letter ree'eived yesterday from a Midhirst farmer included the following : "The clover seed I got from you this spring is the best I have ever had. From the same amount of 'solid per acre I have double, if not three times, the clover I used to have, and T shall not make any mistake about getting your seed whenever I want any more." It very often, almost invariably, happens that when seed is required for the baekblocks, the purchasers have hut small conveniences for mixing the seed, and it is a great convenience for them to Ire able to place orders with such a firm as this one, who will mix the seed and in whom the farmers have implicit trust. They will, when requested, pack the seed into hags containing about SOlbs each, so that it may easily he packed on hors'ehack' to any portion of the rough country on which frequently it has tube sown. Mr Griffiths always invites the purchasers to come along and see the mixing for themselves. Only one of them has so far availed himself of this opportunity, and his report is one that should liven enhance the already excellent reputation of the firm.