LOCAL WOOL SALE
Tuesday, February 15th, 2 p.Tfl,
MELLILOTUS ANOTHER AMERICAN WONDER PLANT. INTERESTING SAND-LOVING GRASS. l , uo ; jt* plant may be observed growing «an£ valuo, w a ibcUlcr point of view. { pape r, l S„ e ir Xin“hdd upmellilot™ JbtiiTg of remarkable virtue. It declaA that Kins: „*% BSS*A termed in the American paper. King a Emitter of fact, mellilotus has <a certain fowling value, but stock do not relicib it on account of tKp amount of coumrfrixi—the essential °U w hxch. Tjurts the peculiar perfume to the plant -which it contains. It is probable mellilotus would make, good hay, bijt better ensilage. So far ns the former is concerned, mellilotus lias the defect that exists with lucerne, but in a more marked degree—that of shedding tlte leaves after being cut. It is tor this Teasou that lucerne is more valuable toi ensilage than for hay. .
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7029, 18 January 1910, Page 3
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146LOCAL WOOL SALE New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7029, 18 January 1910, Page 3
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