. Australian Garden and Field. 216 THE GARDEN AND FIELD. October, 1913 Summer Forage Crops. —Room for Maize and Ensilage.— The weakness of South Austra- lian agriculture, said Mr. Cole- batch during the course of a lec- ture on " The growth and utiliza- tion of summer fodder crops," was that it was not sufhciently " ; In the cultivation of wheat South Aristralia was equal to or ahead of all the other States, but green fodder crops had l>een sadlv neglected. Of course South Australia could not hope to equal those States in the growth of summer fodder, for there \ras
. Australian Garden and Field. 216 THE GARDEN AND FIELD. October, 1913 Summer Forage Crops. —Room for Maize and Ensilage.— The weakness of South Austra- lian agriculture, said Mr. Cole- batch during the course of a lec- ture on " The growth and utiliza- tion of summer fodder crops," was that it was not sufhciently " ; In the cultivation of wheat South Aristralia was equal to or ahead of all the other States, but green fodder crops had l>een sadlv neglected. Of course South Australia could not hope to equal those States in the growth of summer fodder, for there \ras a very large area of this State that would never produce any green forage. But, on the other hand, there was a very large area on which it could be grown successfully. At present in some of the best dairying districts it was necessary to shut down but- ter factories in the winter time because there was not sufficient forage ta feed the cows all through the vear. It had been said South Australian farmers took no interest) in anything but wheat, but there was now an awakening interest in the cultivation of fodder crops. Farmers, however, did not realise the care that was necessary in the cultivation of these crops. Green fodder crops were voracious crops, and theAf needed to be planted on land that was in good heart. In- deed, he believed they required greater care and attention than wheat. Both for dairy farming and for the raising of fat lambs, fodder crops were of the first im- portance, and whilst the lamb in- dustrv had grown immensely thev still had a long wav to go before they reached the limits of the pro- ductive capacity of South Austra- lia in that direction. In choosing their fodder crops thev must con- sider the crops most likely to suit the climatic conditions of the country, and the crops that would -return the best feeding quality — not the greatest tonnage per acre. For instance, thev might get much better value otit of a inaize crop than out of a much mor
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