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Mr. D. Roberts^ Faulkton, Faulk County: 



The seed was sown broadcast April 1, 1895, and April 10, 1898, with one-half 

 bushel of spring rye, and lightly harrowed in and rolled. The land was dark prairie 

 soil that had been cultivated ten years. It was manured lightly three years ago 

 with barnyard manure. The ground was well prepared and the seed sown early in 

 the spring. The grass bloomed July 15 and ripened from August 1 to 10. It was 

 cut for seed about August 1 to 10, then followed with a mower for hay. It was 

 well seeded and matured. The grass is a very strong grower, with thick, leafy 

 bottom from 12 to 16 inches high, and seed stalks running up 12 to 14 inches higher 

 are well loaded with seed. Stock is fond of it, and it has every appearance of making 

 hay equal to or better than timothy. 



Mr. A. B. Smedley, Millbank, Grant County: 



The seed was sown in spring of 1898 with wheat as early as the ground could be 

 worked. I harvested July 15, when fairly headed, and cut for hay before ripening. 

 It produced 2 tons of hay per acre of excellent quality. As hay is never sold from 

 my farm I can not say of what value it is, but for feeding it is fully equal to timothy 

 or clover. 



Mr. E. T. Stevens, Woonsocket, Sanborn County: 



I sowed some of the seed with spring wheat and oats after the grain was in and 

 did not harrow it ; it did not grow. The rest was sown alone on ground that had 

 been well prepared and cultivated ; it was fine. I saved the seed, and will sow again 

 next spring. This spring, April, 1899, 1 sowed one-half acre of old ground and dragged 

 it thoroughly; the grass came up nicely. This spring it was two weeks ahead of 

 any other grass to start into growth. I saved the seed on the 1st of August. The 

 plants were about 30 inches high, with a very thick undergrowth ; the product is 

 excellent. One of my neighbors east of me has 10 acres that is immense; it is on 

 shady ground, while mine is on high land. I think it is just the kind of grass that 

 we want for this country. 



Hon. H. C. Warner, Forestburg, Sanborn County : 



Five different methods were adopted in planting the seed: 



Experiment 1. A field of river-bottom land was used. The seed was sown on the 

 unbroken sod, then the land was thoroughly harrowed. This gave 30 per cent of a 

 stand. 



Experiment 2. A dry upland pasture was used and the land was pulverized and 

 harrowed before sowing. This gave 5 per cent of a stand. 



Experiment 3. A dry upland pasture that had been pastured for sixteen years was 

 used. The land was pulverizea both ways and the seed sown and harrowed in. It 

 came up well, but the young plants were exterminated by a drought of four months. 



Experiment 4. The land, which had been cultivated for some time, was plowed and 

 well prepared; the brome seed was sown with oats as a nurse crop. This gave 95 

 per cent of a stand. 



Experiment 5. The land was plowed and well prepared as in the preceding 

 instance; the brome seed was sown with wheat as a nurse crop. This gave a perfect 

 stand, and is this season a perfect meadow. 



The brome grass will stand cold and drought without killing after the first year. 

 Wheat is better than oats for a nurse crop. On sod a better stand can be secured by 

 sowing the seed first and then pulverizing it in. It is a perfect hay or pasture grass 

 for the Northwest. 



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Mr. H. G. Dail, Dutch Valley, Anderson County: 



A light soil with clay subsoil was used that would produce 20 bushels of corn per 

 acre. The land was plewed and disked, then dragged and worked fine. The seed 



