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Analysis of ash of Sorghum halapense (Means grass, Johnson grass, Egyptian grass. ) 
Per cent. 
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UTSESS IEEE ee 88 te oe EES oe er aac Sami se oa cn Baws «Som, gue meee Sl 
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SPRINT RICO” - 5 + epee ne oe eee ec S Ab hue Sana ae os ween ae ee hues cuees 12. 87 
PEER EUR IIFID OXI 6: Suerte ee aso Soon Sod Sos cee e Nee teece donne we dclou eee 6.7 
Pam? ACC) * > Sepia tee ey «He sro. s (sb Sess Seis does eS Soe a ewe nice 2.96 
Rea OTIC) 2C1 Cee nee sees elma Goan ci ns sien de Ssatys aaa cee aweels 10, 44 
DaTE ECL. ; 9 5 Se Sa ie cia (2 ania win Sates cee Soe en ee ek eee eis 22.21 
1 LET 5 8 ahs Sete lege ee ee nS ey ay oe ey Se ae 4.58 
100. 00 
SORGHUM NUTANS—Indian grass, Wood grass. 
Description.—This is a perennial, tall grass, having a wide range over 
all the country east of the Rocky Mountains. Ji grows rather sparsely, 
and forms a thin bed of grass. The stalks are 5 to 4 feet high, smooth, 
hollow, straight, and having at the top a narrow panicle of handsome 
straw-colored or brownish flowers, which are rather drooping in fruit. 
The spikelets are 2 or 3 together on the slender branches of the loose 
panicle; the lateral ones sterile or reduced to a mere vestige; the mid- 
dle or terminal one fertile. The palet of the fertile flower has a twisted 
awn half an inch to an inch long. 
Uses.—This grass has not usually been considered of much agricultu- 
ral value, but it forms an important part of the native grass of the West- 
erm prairies, and, if cut early, forms good and nutritious hay. In the 
Southern States and in Texas there are two additional species or. varie- 
ties which are not materially different. (See Plate 9.) 
Proximate analysis of Sorghum nutans var., from Texas, (Indian grass, Wood grass). 
Per cent. 
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Sri PUGS qn et ae ee A ae See ee ae ee nS 3.75 
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Rea NEtMPSCONMORG, — 206-2. soa dun erat mom oe, ca cinde se oh ckw ea awiddbee eae 27.25 
Pewee OSOUT OU oa < icc = chesains « coisas cen e ols namin ain meeiaksas aibecicicaemieee eee 14, 44 
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100. 00 
Analysis of ash of Sorghwn nutans var. (Indian grass, Food grass). 
Per cert. 
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EVES 2 38 eek eR eI ae eee EE ian 0 a ee nO rea eRe 
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APECHESITIIT ON LC Mme Ae ee Sar eco e See eae wa at BN) I Sg 1.36 
IIE TES RCI eee ee ee ticlie cae ce oer ee A. wind Samu BE GES Sauatani adware 2.13 
RSE PIO TI ClACIC me ements ane toe eae eos 8 eee oe cere eae 2. 35 
SHEE, PC ec ae pein AARNet Reo ses Cri alee eae A SS co ASE RR ae 61.55 
CLELGT TUTE) oh 5 ee ae Fe as ee BOD eC EOE DEE SOE SESE oooh eerie 6.11 
100. 00 
BROMUS UNIOLOIDES—Schrader’s grass, Rescue grass. 
This is one of the so-called winter grasses; that is, it makes a large 
share of its growth during the winter months. It belongs to the Chess 
or Cheat family. In its early growth it spreads and produces a large 
