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be mado imich hefon* tin- lioiids appoar. 'Plit' form here cultivatod is 

 soiuotiiiu's ivforivd to as K. rohiisfiis. 



L7 i///ii(^ rir(/i/iici(s.— The same remarks apply (o this species as to 

 E. conademin, but this i»rass shows the effect of drouj^iit more quickly 

 tliaii that species. 



Kli/iin(s virgin!) IIS sulmiuticus. — The results with this variety are 

 moi'c satisfactory than with tln^ species. 



/innjrosfi.^ trill/ is. -Vlns orass has o;iven good results in the plots, 

 and promises well as a hay grass, although th<^ foliage is rather wiry. 

 The grass is a native of sandy regions of tlic plains, and it may prove 

 valuable in the Sand Hills. 



]\'i/(l tiiHotliij {Mulilriihrrgiii n/rritiosa). — A native grass found in 

 moist places through the Northern States west to the Rocky Moun- 

 tains. In Nebraska it is a common constituent of slough-grass hay. 

 The results upon the station plots show that this grass can be culti- 

 vated and a fair (piality of hay produced. 



JapiUKs, hiiniijiti'iJ niilh't {Piniieiiiii crus-galli). — An annual grass of 

 much nutritive value which gives a luxuriant growth of fodder suit- 

 able for coarse hay. The station plot of this grass, one-tifth acre, 

 sown March 2"2, yielded on July iJ(), VMyi, l.loo pounds of hay, or at 

 the rate of r),.oO() pounds to the acre. The 3'ield should have been much 

 iru>-h(M-, but the stand was not of the best. There is no doubt that this 

 is a good annual hay grass for portions of Nebraska which arc not too 

 drv, but as it has no especial advantage over millet and is inferior to 

 sorghum it probably will not be used extensiveh'. Some seedsmen 

 have sold this under the name of Billion Dollar Grass. 



Swltch-grassi {Panicuiii virgatum). — A bunch grass which is one of 

 the important constituents of prairie ha}" in Nebraska and is well worth 

 cultivating. The plot at the station was unsatisfactor}' on account of 

 the poor stand, but the bunches present produced a good quality of 

 h^siy. The grass is quite resistant to drought and produces a quantity 

 of seed which is usually of good (piality. 



Reed canary grass {Phalaris arundinacea). — A native of marshes and 

 sloughs through the northern tier of States. In the northern por- 

 tion of the Great Plains it forms a large part of the native hav, which 

 is generally recognized as of excellent quality. Although a native of 

 wet soil it gives good results on comparatively dry soil. It is to be 

 reconunended for cultivation in the States from Minnesota to Wash- 

 ington, and south probably as far as northern Kansas, but in the south- 

 ern portion of the range is adapted only to low meadows. The great 

 disadvantage of this grass at present is the difficulty of obtaining good 

 seed. Ordinarily the seed shatters easily at maturity. The results 

 of the trial at the station were unsatisfactory from the fact that there 

 was a very thin stand, which was probaldy due to poor seed. The com- 

 mon ribbon grass of gardens is a variety of this species. 



