SANDON-CROWN RYEGRASS AND CRESTED COCSTAIL
• Sandon-grown ryegrass, and'.>crested, dogstail were very much to "the fore at the jrecerit Mauawatu Snow. ;,In; the former; class very fine samples were .shown,-and sit must'havp, been a difficult'task for the judge, to .separate them. Mr.. Carl Andersson must .be, congratulated On his. seed, with/,which ho 'took first prize! Ho states thathe"had somo'soo'sackSj of machine-dressed. seed of exactly the'saine sample, that ho sold to the well-known! seed merchants, Barraud and Abraham, but it is understood that this enterprising firm had purchased alj the, various lines of ryegrass •that wore represented in the .with the. exception of Mr. M'Lean'Sj.ttiafwas ;grown-in Morton district, and' Messrs, iDagg Bros, seed; thai camo from Masterton.';';,'; , In the. dpgstail 'class,' ; close competition;, but-there was no-doubt -that' the- winning; spedvwas rather', better; quality,-.thougli very cjose. Tho entries irt" tlie i'dogatail; class were, all' from Sandon growers, and represented'some 18 tons of seed,.of which Messrs.'Barraud and Abraham had secured, the'lot. It is refreshing to'see that'this firm believes in the. local seed, so very much- imported- dpgstail hiving come into the.Do'rninion'\this year. '■■ '.-■, : ->''i ■'■'V'-
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 545, 28 June 1909, Page 8
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