Op the suggestion of Mr Rich I

endeavqred tp pull some of jt oat by the

roots, hnt my attempts weie ineffectual, although the other plants oonld he re^ movad by the Sugar and thumb. Mr Rich assured me that only a short time ago the back was quite bare, but by the end of next spring it will be oovered with the new grass. We then went t) a pads dock whßre 21b an acre, mixed with other Krasaea, had been sown ioir years ago. Here the results were equally satisfactory. Some of the land in this paddock was clean pnmlce, bat the plants were as vigorous in this as where the land was richer, and I fully endorsed the opinion flf my oompaniou— W«,, if ft will grow so veil in the pnraice Wtbat paddook it will

grow anywhere between hero nnd Lake Tanpo, and if p.n It will vastly enhance tho value of tho whole country. When Mr Rioh first opoke to bo about tho gratis

I thought it was tho coarse hardy fescue wbioh is oondcumed in the south, but instead of this I Had it to be a very fine variety] much finer than ryegra^s, and not unlike In shape to tho natural tussock, bat bountifully groan and suconlent, though exceedingly firm in its texture, and so sweet (according to Mr Rich) as to cause the sheep to keep it cropped very close to the roots. My informant states that he has sown it on some of the strong fern land at Putarnrn, with equally good resnlts, hence be is satisfied that there is not an acre of land in the dis trict for which this grass is not suitable. I must say I was highly delighted with what I saw, and I am satisfied that the present indications justify any practloal man in believing that this new grass will,

in a few years, cover the whole of the Patetere and similar couatry, and thns enable it to carry millions of sheep, thereby adding greatly to the pastoral wealth oi the colony." The grass is statod to be a. very prolific seeding variety, and Mr Rich intends to save every pound of seed he can. 