20 SUDAN CRASS. 



The experience of Mr. H. N. Montgomery, of Austin, Tex., is thus 

 reported : 



We I'laiited ilie Sudan i;r:iss broadcast, about like oats, on a rich 1)U) rather 

 droughty piece of land (black waxy) which, however, had been well prepared 

 and was in good condition. Since planting. May 7. we have had one good rain, 

 June 17. The grass had withstood the drought well and made a very rapid 

 growth, attaining an average height of 5 feet. Although very similar in ap- 

 pearance to Johnson gi'ass, I consider it far superior as a forage crop, as it is 

 much more bunchy, putting out more stems an<l a great many more leaves than 

 Johnson grass. The steiiis are very sweet, containing a great deal of sugar, and 

 are eaten gi-eedily by both cows and horses, none of it l)eing wasted, as is so 

 often the case with the coarser grasses. I should judge that it would make 

 double the amount of hay made by Johnson grass under the same conditions. 

 The root system is very much like that of oats or crab-grass and there is no 

 danger of the land becoming infested, as it is easy to kill out. I plowed across 

 cue end of my patch of Sudan grass with a sweep, turning the bunches up, and 

 there has been no sign of its reaiipea ranee. 



I cut the hay after saving all the seed, and the grass is again sprouting, 

 although there has been no rain. 



Next year I expect to plant all tbe seed I have, as Sudan grass lias proved 

 itself far superior in quality and quantity to any of the grasses in this locality. 

 I sh;ill also try it on land infested by Johnson grass, as I have an idea that if 

 planted thick enough it will choke out the Johnson grass in the course of two or 

 three years. 



KANSAS. 



Mr. J. M. Gihnan, of Leavenworth, Kans., made a small trial in 

 191-2 with the following results : 



I made two iilantings of Sudan grass, one early and one later. The early 

 planting, April 25, in 12-inch rows, was of much less growth and fell down and 

 shatteretl seed badly. The later planting, May 20, was one-fifteenth of an acre 

 in rows 42 inches wide and was cut twice, the first cutting yielding 346 pounds 

 and the second 267 pounds of cured hay. The first cutting was left a little 

 too long, but was cut about September 10; the next cutting was made October 14. 



ALABAMA. 



Mr. Charles Anderson, of Axis, Ala., grew Sudan grass in 1912 

 and gave his experience as follows: 



I i)lantetl the Sudan grass seed May 2 and cut it twice. I am unable to give 

 you the amount in pounds, as I had no way of weighing. It gi-ew very rapidly 

 and made a very heavy crop, which I would estimate at li tons to the acre per 

 cutting. The sto<-k ate it greedily, but I did not have enough to demonstrate 

 what It did for them, though they were fond of it. I would consider it a valu- 

 able crop to grow. 



SOmi CAROLINA. 



^ Mr. R. Bates, of Jackson, S. C, made the following report: 



I cut this grass twice. It went to seed twice, once from the grain and again 

 from the stubble. The see<l yield was poor, being but 10 bushels ])er acre for 

 both harvests. It makes a hay yield fully equal to Johnson grass. 

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