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SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER.
To the Editor.
Sir,-I notice in "The West Austra
lian" of May 9 and 25 that an absurd
"claim" has been attributed to myself
in the matter of subterranean clover
areas. Apparently my request to your
representative, which I made after your
Issue of May 9, to the effect that my
statement, as published, should be cor
rected. was not put into effect. I would
explain that in reply to an inquirhy some
weeks ago as to what cropping had been
carried out at Cranmore Park this sea
son, your representative was given the
figures. The areas mentioned included
2,490 acres of subterranean clover of the
Dwalganup strain. The only claim in
tended to be implied was that 11 years of
experiment here with subterranean clover
Wt a variety nearly two weeks later in
-lowering than the Dwalganup strain had
shown as that the planting of large areas
of the earliest strain on suitable soil in
this zone is sound pgsctlce-provded the
pasture is followed up by topdresng. In
conversation it was -mentioned incadent
ally (though not Intended for publica
tion) that according to a Victorian Agri
cultural Journal, in which subterranean
clover seed production in al the mtates
was given, it seemed likely that a sow
ing of 2,400 acres, with seed at the rate
of 4 pounds per acre, would be among
the largest single Australian saoings,
for the year. The nark was made in
passing and was intended merely to em
phasise our faith in the future of the
earliest strains of sub-clover, if given
a proper chance, in this part of the
state. I feel sure that the fine example
of the Kojonup grazlers is capable of be
ing followed over a very large area in
the better rainfall parts of the State-
Yours, etc.,
E. H. B. LEFROY,
Cranmare Park, Walebing.
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