Blue Panic Grass

Widespread interest in this grass is manifested by dairymen, who are inspecting this and the Green Panic Grass, and noting its growth at a time of the year when most grasses are dor mant. A party of leading dairymen inspected that on the holding of Mr. A. A. Petrie, Madoora, Gayndah, Queensland, in mid-August. Surprise was expressed at the already forward state of the grasses, on which a mob of bullocks were fattening. The relish with which they were munching the Blue Panic, and their sleek and healthy condition, impressed the visitors. Their seemingly indiscriminate feeding off old stools, that had not been fed off or cut for over 12 months (as the old stems throw off numerous new shoots) was commented upon. The Panic’s hardi hood in drought and extreme heat should make it of interest to Pacific Islands planters. An advertisement in this issue gives particulars.