SElTKMJiEK, UKK), T(i DECEMBER, ISMCJ. 1 ;") ( 



only, ami is tiuTt'ldro sown in snch ix'jiions as can lu' iriij:att'<l twn or' tiircc tinit-'s. 

 It should Ix' sown in antmnn, on land with a lirniti-d pow^T of inij,Mtion, and will 

 yiel<i, on an avfrajre, ahont 6 ton.s of jireen fodder jht acre at the liryt futtinjj; and 



4 or o at the second. It makes better hay than the ^fus(•ov^i, but can not be coiiHid- 

 ered of as ureat importance as that varit'ty. The root system of tliis variety is longer 

 than in either of the others." { FairchUd.) 



7658. TuiFOLiuM ALEXANDitiNUM. Bersceni. 



From Cairo, Ef!;yi>t. Received through Mr. D. (J. Fairchild (No. 643, May {», 

 1901), October 10, 1901. 



Fdchl. "This variety differs materially from the Mtiscoiri (No. 7tin9), being used on 

 land which is irrigated by the basin system, that is, by being overflowed for forty 

 days in tiic antnmn. The seed is broadcasted at the rate of a Imshel an acre on the 

 nun I, and no later irrigations are found neces.-jary, as the plant gives oidy one cutting. 

 This, however, yields 9 tons of green fodder i)er acre and makes a better hay than 

 the ^fllx(^oll•i. In order to secure the seed of this variety it is the practice to sow the 

 same broadcast with wheat or barley, and the seed is sei^arated from the grain by 

 thrashing, it being much smaller aiui lighter. This variety will l)e limited in its use 

 to regions where only one irrigation can be given during the winter, or possibly may 

 prove valuable as a spring forage crop." {Fairchild. ) 



7659. TiiiroLiuM .\lexaxi)KI\um. Berseem. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 644), October 

 10, 1901. Secured through the kindness of the secretary of the Khedivial 

 Agricultural Society of Egypt, Mr. (Jeorge P. Foaden. 



iliiscoiH. "The great fodder and soiling croj> of Egypt. An annual, leguminous, 

 green fodder crop, considered indispensable by the Egyi>tians as a half-year rotation 

 with cotton. Its fodder-jirodncing value, effei-t upon the soil in storing up nitrogen, 

 and cleansing effect are considered exceptional. It will l)e best suited to irrigated 

 lands in warm climates, but might also be tested as a spring fodder crop in the 

 northwestern coast States. In Kgypt tin- see<l is sown generally in October, after 

 the soil has been thoroughly irrigated to |)rei)are a moist bed for the seed. It is 

 sown broadcast at the rate of not less than 40 pounds pvr acre. P^ven as high as 50 

 to 60 pounds are sown. This is due in j)art to the ])revalence of weevils in the seed, 

 which sometimes destroy the germinating power of a large percentage. The seed 

 should be harrowed into the soil lightly, and when starte(l the young plants shoidd 

 be given plenty of water. In Egyi)t the i)lants grow so rapidly that if sown toward 

 the end of October a first cutting can l)e made after forty-five or fifty days, but if 

 sown later, after the cooler weatlier has set in, it takes a nnich longer time for the 

 plants to develop. Depending upon the amount of water and the temperature, the 

 plants yield from four to five cuttings, yielding for the first and second cuttings about 



5 tons of green forage per cutting and for the third and fourth cuttings somewhat 

 less. In order to secure seed for next year's planting the plants should be left to 

 stand after the fourth cutting, when they will go to seed. In Egypt the seed pro- 

 duction is larger and lieavier tlian in the case of clover. After each (tutting a suffi- 

 ciently long period should elapse before the plants are irrigated again, to allow the 

 cut surfaces of the stems to dry out; otherwise the water will rot the plants. This 

 fodder j)lant deserves a thorough test in the Colorado Desert region, beet-sugar regions 

 of the Southwest, and as a soiling crop in the orchards of California." {Fairchild.) 



7660. Tkiticum vulgake. Wheat. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Received through Mr. D. (t. Fairchild (No. 638, May 9, 

 1901), October 10, 1901. 



Bolii. "A soft wheat which is grown popularly alxiut Cairo, and is considered one 

 of the best soft wheats of Egypt. This sample comes from the grounds of the Khe- 

 divial Agricultural Society and was remarkably free from Fuccinia, although the 

 American wheat varieties, Henderson's Pedigreed and Gold Corn, growing adjacent, 

 were very badly rusted. This Bohi is an early ripening sort, at least one month earlier 

 than above-mentioned American wheats. It is improl^alile that this variety will 

 withstand a very low temperature, and it ought to do best in irrigated regions of the 

 Southwest. It is planted al)0ut the 20th of November in Egypt and is cut the first 

 week in May, although, from an American standpoint, it would be ripe by the last 

 week in April. All wheat is left until dead ripe before cutting in Egypt. The tem- 

 perature during the winter seldom goes below 40° F." ( FnircJnId. ) " 



