24 



KANSAS. 



Mr. A. T. Bentley, Wallace, Wallace ('ounty: 



The seed was sown March 9, 1898, on a clay soil which had been plowed deep and 

 thoroughly rolled. It made a good growth in spite of the grasshoppers, but not 

 sufficient to harvest. 



Mr. Clark Bell, Burlington, Coflfey County: 



The seed was sown broadcast April 25, 1898, on a limestone prairie. The land was 

 plowed in September, 1897, harrowed, then dragged with a plank drag, and harrowed 

 again after sowing. The seed came up in a few days, looked thrifty, and made a 

 good stand; but, owing to the very wet spring and summer, the crab grass came so 

 fast that it was necessary to mow the field, which retarded the growth of the brome 

 grass. However, at this writing the brome grass looks well, and I am quite well 

 satisfied with it. It starts very early in the spring and continues green until late in 

 the fall. At this date— October 24, 1899— it is the only grass in the pasture that is 

 green, and the stock eats it well. 



Mr. Benj. Brown, Natoma, Osborne County: 

 . The seed was sown t)roadcast April 10, 1898, on well-prepared, rich, prairie-bottom 

 soil. I secured a fine, strong stand, but the most of it was killed by drought in the 

 latter part of 1898. Most of that on the low land lived and made a strong growth in 

 1899. I think it may be a valuable grass, but not on the dry uplands. It seems to 

 be better adapted here for pasture than hay. The leaves are large, dark green, and 

 succulent. Stock is fond of it. 



Mr. W. C. Hollewell, Barnes, Washington County : 



A black loamy soil, plowed early, as soon as frost was well out of the groimd, and 

 harrowed thoroughly. The seed w^as sown broadcast on March 20, 1898, and covered 

 by harrowing. The grass grew to be about 2 feet high, with an undergrowth of from 

 8 to 12 inches. It remains green until hard freezing. I think it is a grand success 

 for this country. 



Mr. George James, Concordia, Cloud County : 



The seed was sown April 22, 1898, part with press drill and the remainder broad- 

 cast. All came up at the same time. The soil is black prairie, in a small fiat hollow, 

 but not low or wet. The dry weather set in about July 1 and lasted until September 

 9, when we had a rain that wet the ground 2 inches deep. The grass had seemed to 

 be dried out, but it came up and is now 6 inches high, although the stand is not as 

 good as when first started in spring. I cut one-fourth of an acre of it with a harvester 

 and got 3 bushels of seed which is better than that received from you. I believe 

 that it will make a good pasture. It gets ripe and dies down in July, but springs up 

 again in September. If there is any moisture it will grow as quickly as clover. I 

 intend sowing 3 acres for j^asture on low ground next year, and I believe it will be 

 all right where the ground will grow a good crop of clover. 



Mr. S. P. Langley, Morland, Graham County : 



The seed was sown broadcast about May 10, 1898, and lightly harrowed. The soil 

 is a very moist, sandy loam, and had been plowed with a common stirring plow. 

 The weeds were mown from among the grass about June 15. The grass grew very 

 slowly, but formed a very compact sod. Frost had little effect on it, and it afforded 

 good pasture. 



Mr. M. Olson, Mullinville, Kiowa County: 



The soil was a black sandy loam, which had been plowed and harrowed. The 

 seed was drilled in about the middle of May with a press drill. It came up very 



