The next twenty-four rows in this plat were sown to silvery saltbush (Atri- 

 plex argentea). Seed collected by Williams and Griffiths in Montana, 1898. 

 Drilled May 13; seed failed to germinate. 



The last six yards on west side of plat were sown broadcast to wire bunch 

 grass (Agropyron divergens). Seed collected by Williams and Griffiths in 

 Wyoming in 1898. Sown May 13. Thin stand. Mown July 31 to kill weeds. 

 October 24, three to four inches high and still green. 



Plat A (17 and 18). — Hairy or sand vetch (Vicia villosa). Seed imported 

 from Russia by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Drilled May 12 ; sprouted 

 and up May 26. Sown too thick ; nearly every seed germinated. July 26, two 

 to four feet long. Almost all killed by hot winds July 15 to 20. Very weedy. 

 Around the edges next to paths it made a good growth and blossomed in August 

 and September, but failed to mature seeds. October 24, still green and would 

 make good pasture. 



Plat A (19 and 20).— Sown broadcast May 23 to]Turkestan alfalfa {MecUcago 

 sativa var. turkesfanica) . Seed from Section of Seed and Plant Introduction, No. 

 991. Sprouted and up May 29. The alfalfa grew nicely until the first of July, 

 when it was six to eight inches tall. The dry weather in July and August 

 stopped the gi-owth and damaged it badly. 



Plat A (22 and 23). — Western wheat grass (Agropyron spicatum). Seed col- 

 lected by Williams and Griffiths in Wyoming in 1898. Sown broadcast May 11 ; 

 sprouted and up June 4. Mown July 31 to kill weeds. Good stand. October 24, 

 three to four inches high and still green. 



Plat A (21 and 24 to 29, inclusive).— Were sown broadcast May 10 to smooth 

 brome grass {Bromus inennis) . Seed grown at the South Dakota Experiment 

 Station, at Brookings, S. Dak. Sprouted and up May 21. Jtily 26, good stand 

 from four to six inches tall. Mown July 31 to kill weeds. October 24, still 

 green, five to six inches high and very thrifty. This grass has made the best 

 showing of any of the grasses sown broadcast. 



Plat B (1). — Original prairie. Broken in June. Not planted. 



Plat B (2). — North half of this plat was drilled to Hagi {Lespedeza bicolor), 

 introduced from Japan by the Section of Seed and Plant Introduction. Very 

 thin stand. Grew to be twenty-four to thirty inches high but did not come into 

 bloom. Had a single stalk and was very woody. 



Plat B (3).— Earliest ripe fodder corn. Seed from J. A. Salzer Seed Co. 

 Planted in rows 22 inches apart. May 24. Sprouted and up June 1. Part of 

 this plat was drilled, part planted in hills 14, 28, and 42 inches apart in the rows. 

 The drilled portion suffered from drought in Jiily and only grew to be from two 

 to three feet high. The thinnest planting made the coarsest fodder and the 

 yield seemed to be heavier. The wind blew the corn together so that the differ- 

 ent sections of plat could not be weighed separately. Tasseled July 27. Cut 

 September 11. Weighed October 20. 



Yield on one-quarter acre 400 pounds, or at the rate of 1,600 pounds per acre. 

 This plat is on some of the lowest ground under ciiltivation. The tallest corn 

 was from three and one-half to four feet high. 



Four rows on the west side of this plat were sown to yellow uiilo maize. Seed 

 furnished by Mr. J. C. Stoner, of Highmore. It was old and failed to germinate. 



Plat B (4) . — Salzer's Superior fodder corn. Seed furnished by J. A. Salzer 

 Seed Co. Planted May 24 in rows 22 inches apart, hills 14, 28, and 42 inches 

 apart in the row. As in the preceding plat the corn planted farthest apart made 

 the largest growth. Sprouted and up June 1. July 27, three to four feet high. 

 Very rank growth. Most of it tasseled otit before September 1. Cut Septem- 

 ber 11. Four to seven feet high. Weighed October 20; weight for one-quarter 

 acre 810 pounds, or at the rate of 3,240 pounds per acre. 



