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a small amount left. Its place has been taken largely by Canadian 

 blue-grass and weeds. Plot 6 does not compare favorably with those 

 plots which received Kentucky blue-grass. 



PLOT 7 



32 lbs. smooth hrome-grass per acre 



Smooth brome-grass has been a failure in this experiment. As pre- 

 viously stated it was impossible to secure a stand of the grass after 

 three sowings. At no time during the six years since the beginning 

 of the experiment has there been any large amount of this grass present, 

 either on the plot where sown alone or on the plots where sown in mix- 

 ture. The grass has now practically disappeared. Only at rare intervals 

 can a plant be found. Plot 7 is now the most barren plot in the whole 

 field. The plants present are chiefly weeds and other grasses than the 

 one sown. Canadian blue-grass is becoming rather prominent. 



Smooth brome-grass has been tried several times in New York state, 

 but the writer knows of only one successful field of this grass in the 

 state. This is on the farm of the Wilson Brothers at Fulton. A four- 

 acre field, occupying a gravelly knoll, was sown with smooth brome. 

 It has proved a successful pasture plant on this farm. The grass is 

 probably worth trying further under like conditions. 



PLOT 9 



12 lbs. nieadow fescue 10 lbs. red-top 



10 lbs. Kentucky blue-grass 



At the end of the first year this plot was mostly red-top. The next 

 most important grass was timothy. Very little meadow fescue or 

 Kentucky blue-grass was present. Why there should be so much timothy 

 present is difficult to explain as no seeds of this grass were sown. This 

 type of soil is especially well suited to timothy. 



In June, 1907, the principal grasses were Kentucky blue-grass, red- 

 top and meadow fescue. There was a good stand of these. In fact, 

 this appeared to be one of the best plots. 



At the end of six years the most important grass on this plot is Ken- 

 tucky blue-grass. This same statement applies to all plots on which 

 this grass was sown either alone or in mixtures. The amount sown 

 per acre does not seem to be an important factor. The seeding varied 

 from four to twenty pounds. It is also very apparent that where no 

 seeds of Kentucky blue-grass were sown there is little if any of this grass 



