a larger percentage of protein and fat than either. Its nutritive ratio 

 is 1.6, showing it to be a well-balanced ration for stock. 



Experience has shown that though rescue grass can not be offered 

 as a panacea for all the troubles of the Southern farmer as was first 

 claimed, it can be safely recommended as a valuable addition to the 

 winter forage plants of the South, either for hay or pasture. 



Cornelius L. Shear, 

 Approved : Assistant Agrostologist. 



James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



Washington, D. C, Maij 21, 1900. 



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