LUCERNE AND CRASS
Many combinations of lucernegrass mixtures have been tried, says the Department of Agriculture, but cocksfoot appears to be the most suitable companion grass under the conditions which favour the use of lucerne as a pasture plant. The department says that the seeding rate of cocksfoot ihust be light and 21b per acre should be the maximum. Even this would dominate the lucerne if allowed to seed regularly, so grazing should be sufficiently severe to prevent heavy seeding. Other grasses, such as timothy, may be worth considering under higher rainfall conditions, says the department, but the need for lucerne as a pasture plant is not the same where ryegrasses and clovers are the basis of pasture production. Often, however, districts with a high annual rainfall are subject to droughts and the use of lucerne-grass mixtures for this critical period may be worth considering for hay and pasture use.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29082, 19 December 1959, Page 9
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