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Mr. J. W. Williams, Weeping Water, Cass County: 



The seed was sown broadcast April 5, 1898, shortly after a rain and well harrowed 

 in. The soil, a black loam, part well drained and part very low and wet, had been 

 plowed 6 to 8 inches deep and well harrowed before sowing. On June 20 the weeds 

 were taken off with mower. The grass made a very good growth and will be, I 

 think, a good pasture grass. 



NEW MEXICO. 



Mr. James B. Horn, Cliff, Grant County: 



The seed was sown broadcast on a gravelly soil June 1, 1899, and harrowed in. It 

 does very well in low places and makes good pasturage or hay. 



Mr. James K. Metcalfe, Silver City, Grant County: 



The seed was sown broadcast on a high gravelly ridge early in May, 1898, and 

 irrigated. It grew this and last summer, but only an occasional seed stalk was sent 

 up. It looks as if it would be a very good pasture grass, but very thin, a few bunches 

 seeding here and there at a time. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



Mr. P. S. Early, Mocksville, Davie County: 



A black loamy soil was used. The seed was sown May 10, 1899, and harrowed in. 

 Just as the seed began to come up a hard frost came. I was very highly pleased with 

 the start the grass made, and I believe had no frost come the result would have been 

 fine. The land was moist and very rich. 



Mr. J. S. Holmes, Bowmans Bluff, Henderson County: 



A fairly good upland clay loam was used, which had been plowed with a one-horse 

 plow and harrowed twice with a Thomas smoothing harrow. I sowed one acre at 

 the rate of 31 pounds per acre on May 12, 1899, and covered once with a smoothing 

 harrow. There was a fairly good stand, though hardly as good as some orchard 

 grass higher up on tlie hill. The ground was badly washed by a heavy storm, but 

 it looks now as if it would stand the winter all right. 



NORTH DAKOTA. 



Mr. Wm. Brittin, Sterling, Burleigh County: 



A sandy soil was plowed and harrowed twice. The ground was well pulverized, 

 but it was too dry for seed to germinate readily. The .seed was sown broadcast May 

 12, 1899, at the rate of 2 bushels per acre. The grass made a good growth, but did 

 not send up any seed stems. It rained May 17 and 21. The seed came up May 24, 

 and held its own through a very dry season, and is still green November 1. I think 

 it will succeed in this part of the country. 



Mr. F. A. Eaton, Medora, Billings County: 



A sandy soil was plowed and harrowed well and the seed sown broadcast on ]May 

 20, 1898. We think this will be a good grass for us, and next year will put in a large 

 field of it. 



Mr. N. S. French, Grand Rapids, La Moure County: 

 An upland prairie, that has been under cultivationaboutnineyears, was plowed about 

 May 4, 1898, and harrowed into good condition. The seed was sown with barley at 

 the rate of about 70 pounds of barley and about 9 pounds grass seed per acre. I cut 



