Fig. 1.—Showing 6,000 seedling pampas grass plants set out in nursery rows before the establishment of the permanent plantation. The seedlings had been two months in nursery rows when the photograph was taken on November 10, 1938, and had made tremendous growth in that time. Fig. 2.-Part of the, same nursery shown in Fig. 1 five months after being set out. Note the enormous development of the plants and their obvious vigour. When transplanted about one month later, all foliage was cut from the plants 1 ft. from the ground. The discarded herbage was then fed to dairy cows. Fig. 3. The plants shown in Fig. 2 after the top growth had been cut away and they had been transplanted into their permanent quarters. Note the care taken in planting out, which makes cultivation possible from three directions. The soil is light in character and of medium fertility only. Fig. 4.—Part of a relatively large pampas grass plantation established by another farmer in the Whakatane district. Careful attention was given to every phase of the work, as is clearly indicated. One row of maize was later planted between two rows of pampas grass.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 63, Issue 1, 15 July 1941, Page 40

Fig. 1.— Showing 6,000 seedling pampas grass plants set out in nursery rows before the establishment of the permanent plantation. The seedlings had been two months in nursery rows when the photograph was taken on November 10, 1938, and had made tremendous growth in that time. Fig. 2.-Part of the same nursery shown in Fig. 1 five months after being set out. Note the enormous development of the plants and their obvious vigour. When transplanted about one month later, all foliage was cut from the plants 1 ft. from the ground. The discarded herbage was then fed to dairy cows. Fig. 3. The plants shown in Fig. 2 after the top growth had been cut away and they had been transplanted into their permanent quarters. Note the care taken in planting out, which makes cultivation possible from three directions. The soil is light in character and of medium fertility only. Fig. 4.— Part of a relatively large pampas grass plantation established by another farmer in the Whakatane district. Careful attention was given to every phase of the work, as is clearly indicated. One row of maize was later planted between two rows of pampas grass.