The seventh, eighth, and ninth rows were drilled to bearded wheat grass. 

 Seed from U. S. Grass Garden in 1896. Failed to germinate. The next nine 

 and one-half yards east of drilled portion were so\vn broadcast May 13 to feather 

 bnnch grass {Stipa viridula). Seed collected by Griffiths in South Dakota 1898. 

 Sprouted and up May 30. Stand thin, mown July 29 to kill weeds. 



The east half of this plat was sown broadcast to bearded wheat grass (Agro- 

 pyron caninnm). Seed collected by Williams and Griffiths in 1898 in Wyoming. 

 Seed sown May 11 ; sprouted and up May 25. Fair stand. Mown July 29 to kill 

 weeds. October 23, curing on the ground but still green at the bottom. 



Plat A (9).— This plat was drilled May 11 to giant rye-grass {Elymus conden- 

 satus). Seed collected by Williams and Griffiths in Wyoming in 1898. Sprouted 

 and up May 24. July 26, ten inches high. August 5, twelve inches high and 

 very badly rusted. October 24, leaves all dead, killed by frosts. 



Plat A (10). — This plat was sown broadcast to six lots of slender wheat 

 grass (Agropyron tenerum). Five of these were collected by Williams and 

 Griffiths in Wyoming and Montana and one lot by Shear and Bessey in Colorado. 

 They all made a fine stand. No difference could be detected this year. Seed 

 sown May 13 ; sprouted and up May 22. Mown July 29 to kill weeds. October 

 24, not very high but still green. 



Plat A (11). — This plat was drilled to slender wheat grass {Agropyron tene- 

 rum) . Seed collected by Shear and Bessey in Colorado in 1898. Drilled May 12 ; 

 sproiited and iip May 28. There was a great difference in parts of this plat. 

 July 2G, six inches high ; some heading out. August 5, first five rows headed 

 out, twelve to fourteen inches high. In the next twenty rows the plants are 

 darker green, smaller, and later, just beginning to head out. Rest of plat same 

 as first five rov/s. October 24, rusted badly but still partly green. 



Plat A (12). — This plat was sown broadcast to wild timothy [Mulilenhergia 

 racemosa). Sown May 11; sprouted and up June 6. August 5, three to four 

 inches high ; very thin stand and very weedy. Mown Jiily 31 to kill weeds. 

 October 24, all dead, killed by frosts. 



Plat A (13). — Eight yards on the east side of this plat were sown to curly 

 niesquite {Hilaria cenchroides). Sown broadcast May 11; sprouted and up 

 June 1. Very thin stand. Mown July 31 to kill weeds. 



The next eight yards of this plat were sown broadcast to blue grama {Botde- 

 loua oligostachya) . Seed collected by Williams and Griffiths at Billings, Mon- 

 tana, 1898. Seed sown May 11; sprouted and up May 27. Stand thin and plat 

 weedy. 



The next five yards in this plat were sown broadcast to blue grama (Boute- 

 loua oligostachya). Seed collected by Williams and Griffiths, Montana, 1898. 

 Seed sown May 11 ; sprouted and up June 4. Mown July 31 to kill weeds. Thin 

 stand. 



The rest of this plat, four paces, was sown to King's fescue {Festuca khigii). 

 Seed collected by Williams and Griffiths in Wyoming, 1898. Sown broadcast 

 May 13; sprouted and u.p May 26. Plat was mown July 31 to kill weeds. 



Plat A (14). — Blue grama (Boiiteloua oligostachya) . Seed on the west half 

 of plat came from Walla Walla, Wash. Sown broadcast May 11. Thin stand. 

 Mown July 31 to kill weeds. 



Plat A (15). — Mixed grama. Seed from Texas. Sown broadcast May 11 ; 

 sprouted and up June 8. Thin stand. Mown July 31 to kill weeds. 



Plat A (16). — First twenty-two rows on east side drilled to false couch grass 

 {Agropyron j)^eudorepens) . Seed from Texas. Drilled May 12; seed failed to 

 germinate. The next eleven rows were sown to annual saltbtish {Atriplex holo- 

 carpa). Seed grown in U. S. Grass Garden, at Washington, in 1898. Drilled 

 May 12; seed failed to germinate. 



