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A new forage crop, the Clover Moellier, is described in the "Journal of the Victorian Department of Agriculture." It grows 4ft to 6ft in' height, and yields a great quantity of succulent foliage, which' may be cut off five times in a season, or, , as. the. stems are fleshy, the whole plants .may he chaffed for animals. All kinds of stock eat it eagerly^ and it is said to be highly nutritious. In a trial of the giant carried out by the official Dairy upervisorj'the weight of the first outr ting of .leaves was : estimated sat ■ four, tons Tiertflicre. : It withstands drought andirost? alike. : ,

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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12474, 26 February 1909, Page 3

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Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12474, 26 February 1909, Page 3

Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12474, 26 February 1909, Page 3