BEBMUDA-GRASS 333 



For use as hay, the crop should be harvested 

 when a large proportion of the stems are in 

 bloom. The number of cuttings in a season must 

 depend on soil and season, ranging from one to 

 four per year, with a total yield of one to three 

 tons per acre. 



The following reports^ from the states indicated 

 show that Bermuda -grass is highly regarded and 

 likely to prove one of the most valuable forage 

 crops : 



^^ Alabama. — This grass will grow under the 

 most flagrant neglect; while care and cultivation 

 will bring out its characteristics to a marked de- 

 gree, and will repay the cultivator for all his ex- 

 pense and trouble. It is an excellent grass to 

 prevent the washing of the land, for filling up 

 gullies and preserving terraces. It makes one of 

 the best lawns on account of 'its smooth and regu- 

 lar growth, and its power to withstand the heat of 

 the sun. The Bermuda-grass is not so difficult to 

 eradicate from the field as most farmers seem to 

 think. Close cultivation in cotton for two or three 

 years, and thorough pulverization of the soil will 

 destroy this plant. 



^^ Arkansas. — Bermuda-grass is the best summer 

 pasture grass we have for the sandy soils of south 

 Arkansas, and is one of the best hay grasses for 

 all parts of the state, except the northwestern 



^Bulletin No. 55, Oklahoma Experiment Station. 



