Plat C (17). — A white variety of foxtail millet {ChsetocMoa italica). Made a fair 

 growth. Cut September 6. 



Plat C (18).— A red variety of the preceding. Made a good growth. 



PlatC (19).— a black variety of Russian broom-corn millet, S. P. I., No. 2795. 

 Made a fair growth and withstood the drought well. 



Plat C (20 to 30). — Sown to common millet to ke^p down the weeds. 



An additional series (D) was broken up and planted this season, with the inten- 

 tion of carrying on experiments in green manuring, but owing to the dry weather 

 they were not successful. Series E was broken up and sown broadcast to common 

 millet to keep the ground clean. 



Series F.— A portion of this had not been plowed for eight years and was very 

 weedy in places. This portion Avas pulverized last May and sown broadcast with 

 Bromus hiermis and then dragged. The seed germinated about September 1, and the 

 results will be noted the following season. The remainder of this plat is broken in 

 preparation for the next year. 



Series H.— Numbers 4 and 5 were treated with 40 loads of manure, which was 

 harrowed in. These plats showed an increase of grass of about 30 per cent. 



Plat H (6). — Scarified and sown to Bromus iuerrn'm. 



Plat H (7). — Scarified and sown to Nevada blue grass {Poa nevadensis) . 



Plat H (8). — Scarified and sown to King's fescue (Festuea king'd). 



Plats H (9, 10, 11, 12). — Scarified and left to be sown the following spring. 



From the preceding it will be seen that the grasses mentioned in the 

 report of 1899 as giving promise have in most cases confirmed the 

 estimates placed upon their value. Among these may be mentioned 

 smooth bunch grass {Poa IcBvIgata), Nevada blue grass {Poa neva- 

 densis), King's fescue {Festuea Mngii), and Oregon brome grass 

 {Bromus unioloides). On account of the extremel}^ dry weather many 

 of these did not form seed, but they nevertheless made a fair growth 

 and thickened into more or less of a sod. A few other perennial 

 grasses grew well in spite of the unfavorable conditions, such as 

 bearded wheat grass {Agropyron caninum)^ slender wheat grass {A. tene- 

 rum), and western wheat grass {A. sj>(catum). Canadian blue grass 

 {Poa compressa) made considerable growth early in the season and 

 headed out by June 1, though it formed no seed. This grass, how- 

 ever, is not so valuable from an agricultural standpoint as some of the 

 others. Smooth brome grass {Bromus inermis) made a favorable 

 growth, though, like most of the other perennial grasses, it suffered 

 from the summer drought, but it renewed its growth upon the return 

 of more favorable conditions. This is undoubtedly one of the best 

 grasses for the dry regions of the Northwest for both hay and pasture. 



Turkestan alfalfa has grown fairly well, but so far it has not justi- 

 fied the claim of great superiority over the ordinary sort. 



The Australian saltbush {Atrlplex semihaccata) germinated poorly, 

 but withstood the drought quite well. As it does not survive the 

 winter it must be treated as an annual and sown each spring. Except 

 on alkali soil, it probably is not to be recommended in this latitude, as 

 there are other more promising annual plants for ordinary soil. 



Among the annual grasses that furnish coarse forage there are sev- 



