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ill one plat covering one twenty-fiftli of an acre and 6 rows in another one 

 twenty-fifth of an acre. These were sown May 1 and harvested for seed 

 Ausnst 12. yielding, i-espectively, at the rate of 900 and 700 pounds of seed and 

 2,775 and 2,525 pounds of stover per acre. 



ALABAMA. 



In reference to a test at the Alabama A^icultural Experiment 

 Station, Mr. E. F. Cauthen sent the following account: 



The Sudan grass was planted June 15 and was mowed for hay on August 10. 

 AVe planted it alone, in connection with cowpeas, in connection with Japanese 

 liiillet, and in connection with German millet. The Japanese millet is too early 

 for the grass. The German millet fits better with this grass for hay. The 

 ordinary cowpea seems to be a little late as a combination crop. 



The hay should have been cut about the 1st of August, but was left for the 

 farmers attending the summer school to inspect. 



I am inclosing a print showing the grass and cowpeas just before they were 

 mowed. It looks to me that the Sudan grass will make a permanent hay crop 

 for this section. I have one plat that I am saving for seed and will mow the 

 other the second time if the grass gets sufficiently high. 



TENNESSEE. 



At the Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station one-tenth of 

 an acre was sown broadcast. Prof. C. A. Mooers wrote as follows: 



Our test with Sudan grass will not allow me to draw all the conclusions that 

 you want. This grass rusted rather badly this year but made a fair yield, and 

 under favorable conditions I feel sure that a second crop could be cut to advan- 

 tage. It stood the dry weather only fairly well. 



Comments by Prof. Morgan and others who saw the plats are rather unfavor- 

 able to this grass, but I think the tonnage was greater than that of millet sown 

 at the same time. Of course, common sorghum would outyield it greatly, but 

 the difficulty with which it is cured hardly enables us to make a fair compari- 

 son between the two. I may add that some Rhodes grass planted at the same 

 time far outyielded the Sudan grass and made a very attractive growth, indeed., 



KENTUCKY. 



In a small test at the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station 

 the grass was allowed to mature for seed. Prof. H. Garman reported 

 the following results: 



Land plowed, disked, and harrowed. One-fortieth of an acre planted at rate 

 of 26 pounds per acre. Drilled; rows 3 feet apart. Came up May 27. 1012. 

 Staml jierfect. Began to bloom July 15. In full bloom July 25. Last bloom 

 August 5. Cut for hay October 21. Yield, fresh. 100 iiounds. Yield, dry, 184 

 pounds. Height of plants, 75 Inches. Seed saved for planting in 1913. 



]MAUYLAND. 



The results obtained at the ^Maryland Agricultural Experiment 

 Station are thus reported by Mr. Nicholas Schmitz: 



The Sudan grass was planted in rows on June :', and July i:>. The jilanting 



made on June 3 consisted of al>out onc-fdurth of an acre. It came up well, and 



there was a good stand to begin with, but owing to various att-idents during 



the season there was not more tlian about one-third of a stand left to produce 



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