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Hungarian on a very poor piece of land. It is a crop we wish 

 to grow in a short. time, and it requires moderately rich land. 

 Dr. North. I have had some experience in raising it, and 

 I consider it one of the best fodder crops we can have, but so 

 far as I have any knowledge of it, it is not a grass that can be 

 raised on poor soil. The richer the land, the larger the crop 

 you get. Both Hungarian and millett require rich laud, if not 

 you will not get the return you expect. I do not think I ever 

 had any hay that my cattle would eat better, unless, perhaps, 

 orchard grass. They are fond of both. I think the diiference 

 between orchard grass and millett, so far as the crop is con- 

 cerned, is small, but I prefer the orchard grass. If you put 

 it on ground not very rich, you will be likely to get better 

 returns. I have sowed some orchard grass. I think I have 

 five acres now. I consider it very valuable for hay if cut at 

 the proper time. It ought to be cut early, for if allowed to 

 become hard cattle will not eat it very well. I would cut it 

 before the bloom. 



Mr. Leland. It seems to me that orchard grass is a per- 

 fect nuisance. It ought to be cut very early indeed, and it is 

 almost impossible to keep it out of the dressing so that it will 

 not get all over your farm ; and when cut late cattle will not 

 eat it any better than rye straw. I believe I would rather 

 put my money into the fire than into orchard grass. 



Mr. RoKES. We regard Hungarian grass as a better crop 

 than millett. It has been claimed that it was injurious to the 

 milk if the seed was formed. There is no doubt it can be 

 easily raised, but we do not make any great account of it as 

 a hay. 



Mr. Farrington. I have had a little experience in grow- 

 ing these crops, millett and Hungarian and orchard grass. 

 Three years ago I sowed an acre of land with a mixture of 

 herds-o-rass, common red clover, Alsike clover and orchard 

 grass. Had I known then what I know now, the orchard 

 grass would have been left out, because, as a result, for the 

 next two years we got no orchard grass. Just as the clover 

 was in full bloom, the orchard grass came up. The students 



