the'following method is recommended by the South Dakota Experi- 

 ment Station : 



" Purchase enough seed to sow a small parcel of land, say an acre. 

 Use good clean land and keep out all weeds. Save the seed sown on 

 this piece of land and sow it the next spring. In a few years a field 

 of the desired size can be obtained at a comparatively small expense. 

 By mixing red clover, alsike, alfalfa, millet, or other short-lived or 

 more tender forage plants with the smooth brome a larger piece of 

 land can be sown, and as these die out the brome-grass will spread 

 and finally fill the field." 



VALUE FOR HAY. 



The yield of hay from smooth brome-grass varies from one to four 

 and a half tons per acre according to climatic conditions, method of 

 seeding, and fertility of soil. The quality of the haj^ is excellent, 

 fully equaling that of timothy in palatability and nutritive qualities. 

 In order to obtain the best product, the hay should be cut at time of full 

 bloom. One important feature which distinguishes smooth brome- 

 grass from other hay grasses is that it does not deteriorate rapidly after 

 the flowering period and even if cut when the seeds are ripe the hay 

 will have lost but little of its nutritive qualities, owing to the fact that 

 after the seed-bearing stem has grown up a large number of leafy 

 shoots spring up from the base. After furnishing three or four crops 

 of hay the sod thickens up too much for a good growth of stems. 

 This thickening occurs sooner if the grass is allowed to ripen seed, 

 than it does when it is cut for hay, or if it has been seeded heavily 

 at first. 



VALUE OF PASTURE. 



Smooth brome-grass is essentially an early spring and late fall 

 pasture grass. After the hay crop has been taken off a heavy 

 growth of aftermath or second growth springs up. It seems to be 

 especially adapted for permanent pastures. After it has produced 

 several crops of hay it thickens up, forming a very compact sod and 

 a heavy growth of leaves. If one desires to use it for pasture at 

 once it will be better to seed it thickly at the rate of about twenty- 

 five pounds per acre. 



As shown by the numerous testimonials received from all parts of 

 the United States it is relished by all kinds of stock. Cows are very 

 fond of it and are said to prefer it to timothy and even clover. 



Mr. Gluyas, of Hofflund, Williams County, N. Dak., has tested 

 the palatability of this grass for horses. Some seed was accidentall}^ 

 scattered over the native prairie sod. As a result, about two square 

 rods of smooth brome-grass appeared in bunches. Hort:ies which 

 had access to the pasture cropped the smooth brome-grass close and 

 left the prairie grass around it although the latter was sti^ll green 

 and in good condition. 



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