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was sown broadcast about May 15, 1898, and brushed in. I did not harvest any 

 except to give some to the stock. They ate it with reUsh. It is rather coarse in 

 quality. I think this grass will be good for pasture, as it seems to stool like orchard 

 grass or oat grass. It is thin on the ground and has not yet made turf. I think, from 

 what I know of it, it will be best for pasture, as it bunches on the ground and is now 

 (October 18, 1899) 7 or 8 inches high. 



,Mi-. Paul F. Kefauver, Madison ville, Monroe County: 

 A heavy, clay, fertile loam was used. On February 19, 1898, 35 pounds of seed 

 were mixed with 150 pounds of complete fertilizer and drilled in with common wheat 

 drills. The season was good and the grass made a good stand, although not so good 

 as either the redtop and timothy or the orchard grass plats adjoining, which were 

 sown April 12 and March 1, respectively. 



TEXAS. 



Mr. G. A. Graham, Graham, Young County: 



A black, sandy soil with a red clay marly subsoil was used, which had been thor- 

 oughly plowed and harrowed. The seed was sown Septeml)er 25, 1899, after a slight 

 shower and raked in by hand. A heavy rain fell October 26, when the seed com- 

 menced coming up. It is now 3 or 4 inches high. We have had two frosts, and it 

 has received no injury. I am pleased with its appearance and growth. 



UTAH. 



Mr. James Lofthouse, Paradise, Cache County: 



The seed was sown broadcast April 25, 1898, and harrowed in on a dry, rather 

 poor, loamy upland or bench land that had been plowed the previous fall and disked 

 in the spring. The grass was not harvested, as it did not grow high enough. I think 

 it will be very valuable, as it looks nice and green now (November 21) . 



Mr. Samuel Roskelley, Logan, Cache County: 



The seed was sown broadcast by hand April 30, 1898, and harrowed in with a 

 light harrow. The soil was strong sage-brush upland that had been well plowed 

 last fall and replowed in the spring, and thoroughly harrowed. The seed came up 

 nicely without further cultivation. The grass bloomed July 27. It headed out 

 nicely, but did not fully mature on account of drought. I regard it as an excellent 

 drought-resisting forage plant. 



WASHINGTON. 



Mr. Frank Bacon, Rockford, Spokane County: 



The seed was sown on white-clay hilly land that was too poor for spring wheat. It 

 was sown April 12, 1898. The ground was plowed twice and harrowed down fine 

 the summer of 1897, and by rebreaking was in fine condition for sowing. After pass- 

 ing through severe droughts, such as are common here, the grass made a good stand 

 and remarkable growth, and I, as well as my neighbors and all who have seen it, 

 regard it as valuable for this dry, arid country. It is now (October 20, 1899) a beau- 

 tiful sight. It keeps green and its value for nice pasturage can not be overestimated. 

 The brome grass will not be used for hay, but through the long, dusty, frightful 

 droughts it will be of great value for pasture. 



Mr. F. A. English, Farmington, Whitman County: 

 The seed was sown broadcast by hand April 12, 1898, and dragged over with flat- 

 tened heel harrow. The soil had been plowed and harrowed thoroughly in the early 



