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GERMAN MILLET. 



This variety has been fully tested here during past j'ears and is justly] 

 regarded as of great value. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 



Seed of this plant was sown April 18. A splendid stand was secured 

 The growth was vigorous and promised well, but before the conclu- 

 sion of the experiment the plants were destroyed by prairie dogs. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH GRASSES. 



' Seeds of a large number of varieties of grass were received from the | 

 Division during the year. Some were planted October 18, 1898, some 

 in January, 1899, and others early in February, 1899, but on account 

 of the very severe freezing weather that continued through the latter 

 month many of them either failed to germinate or were killed. 



SMOOTH BROME. 

 (Bromiis inervtis.) 



This grass has been tested in several of the Southern States and has 

 given good results. Three plantings, all of Eussian seed, were made | 

 October '4, 1898, November 15, 1899, and April 10, 1899, respectively. 1 

 The seeds first planted germinated, but the grass was killed down the " 

 following February. The results from the other plantings were only 

 partially satisfactory. Fair stands were secured. The growth was 

 rather strong and stood the dry hot weather in July and August 

 reasonably well, but by September 15 it showed the effects of the 

 drought badly. The roots, though still alive, did not revive after the 

 autumn rains began. 



SIDE-OATS GRAMA. 

 (Bouteloua curiipendtila.) 



This is a native grass and the few seeds saved in 1898 were planted 

 April 18, 1899. A good stand was secured, the grass did well, stood 

 the drought well, and the roots revived after the autumn rains began, | 

 although the grass is now not green, having cured on the ground as is 

 its habit when growing on the open range. This is one of the most 

 valuable of all the native grasses of central Texas. 



BUFFALO GRASS. 



(Bulbilis dacty hides. ) 



This grass is frequently mistaken by stockmen for grama grass. It 

 is a native of all this section and furnishes more rich stock feed than 

 any other variety of so-called grama known here. It can be grown 

 successfully from thu seed. Land well seeded down to it, along with 

 curly mesquite and needle grass, makes an ideal pasture. Plantings 



