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Experiments at the Station and by farmers in the State are 

 reported to show "most emphatically" that other grasses besides 

 native ones can be depended on for hay and forage. 



They not only thrive here, but they can be made a very profitable crop. * * * 

 Tame hay is always salable. The current prices are luoie uniform than with 

 corn. Tame grasses will thrive and ought to be thoroughly tried. 



Twent3'-six jDlats Avere sown with forage plants, mostly clovers, 

 alfalfa, vetches, peas, lupines, and other leguminosa?. but included 

 millo maize, Kaffir corn, and several kinds of millet. Of the legumi- 

 nosa? tried this season, the best for hay and pasture were — 



Alfalfa, red clover, cow-peas, hairy vetches, spring vetches, alsike, sweet 

 clover, and Japan clo\-er. Those of less value, but which might still be profita- 

 bly exijerimented with, are spurrey, serradella, sanfoin, white clover, and burr 

 clover. The lupines are not worth planting. It is a fact of some importance 

 that the staple pasture plants (red clover, cow-peas, and alfalfa) of the East, 

 South, and West all do well here. Which of them is ihc best must be determined 

 by future observations. Pearl millet {Pennisetum siiicatiiiiK Benth.) promises 

 to be quite a valuable fodder plant for Nebraska. Common millet makes a very 

 rich hay when cut in proper season, but if the seed is allowed to ripen there is 

 some danger in feeding it to stock. Millet is a crop that we can highly recom- 

 mend to Nebraska farmers. 



Corn {pip. 46-51). — Here are given the residts of a single season's 

 tests of twenty-two varieties of field corn, twelve of sweet-corn, and 

 eleven of pox)-corn, Avith descriptive notes on some of the varieties. 



The following varieties of corn gave the most satisfactory results, commencing 

 with the best : Riley's Favorite. Snow-flake. Golden Beauty. Mammoth Cuban, 

 Pi'ofit, Early California, White Giant Normandy, and Hickory King, among the 

 dent corns; Thoroughbred White Flint and Mandau Indian, among the flints. 



Oats (p. 52). — Notes on nineteen varieties of oats. 



Wheat (pp. 52, 53). — Nine varieties of Avheat Avere soAvn. but. owing 

 to too thick soAving, rust, and dry Aveather, failed to ripen gTain. 



Potatoes (pp. 53-57). — One hundred and seventy-six A^arieties were 

 planted in rows 33 feet long, Avith hills 1 foot apart. A single eye 

 Avas put in each hill, and only one A^ariety AA^as put in each roAv. The 

 record of observations for each variety is given in tabular form. 



Peas (pp. 57y 58). — Here is giA'en a tabular record of one season's 

 tests of tAventy-tAAO A^arieties of peas. In these tests the best early 

 peas were CleA^eland's Alaska, Maud S., and Cleveland's Rural Xew 

 Yorker. The best continuous bearer Avas the Dwarf Sugar. Vick's 

 King of the Dwarfs Avas the best dAvarf pea tried, being a A^er}' good 

 continuous bearer. Carter's Premium Gem, American Wonder, Cul- 

 A'^erw^ell's Telegraph, Eural Ncav Yorker, Quality, and Pride of the 

 Market Avere good bearers, intermediate in season. 



CucumherH (pp. 58, 59). — Notes are given on elcA'en varieties. 



The Boston Pickle, Early Forcing, Early Green Cluster, and Early Russian 

 are small and are suitable for pickling. I'he Perfect White Spined, Improved 

 White Spined, Nichol's Medium Green, and White Dutch are large, suitable 

 either for the table or pickling. The London Long Green, New Giant Pera, and 

 Extra Long Green Turkej' are extra large for tal)le use. 



