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part. It is not generally regarded with much 

 favor, but, where it has established itself and is 

 being utilized, it is regarded with great favor. On 

 the barren soils it does not succeed, but it suc- 

 ceeds on all other soils whether wet or dry. It 

 makes hay of superior quality that is highly rel- 

 ished by live-stock. When the value of Bermuda- 

 grass for hay, pasture and a soil-renovator is 

 appreciated, and the proper methods for cultivat- 

 ing and controlling it are understood, it will be a 

 highly appreciated grass. Shade is fatal to the 

 grass, and by using the harrow, then oats, then 

 cowpeas and cotton, the grass can be subdued and 

 eradicated. To start the grass by seed is uncer- 

 tain. The cheapest and best way is to start to 

 turn up a Bermuda sod and harrow the roots into 

 piles, then chop them into short pieces with a 

 hatchet and sow them on freshly broken soil and 

 plow them in. The roots must not get dry while 

 out of tlie ground. 



^^ California.— T\im grass has introduced itself 

 in a bold and uninvited manner. Its perfect adap- 

 tability to the conditions is evidenced by the thrifty 

 growth on all kinds of soil, including strong alkali, 

 very dry and very wet, producing more than any 

 other grass (without care or planting), abundant 

 feed during nine months of the year. The objec- 

 tions to this useful grass are mostly founded on 

 the prejudice of the people, which renders them 



