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Variety. seed cotton, ‘of seed of cotton) Classification, 
per acre. | per acre. | per acre. 
: Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds. | pee ee : AS 
ys ones (improved). be ..w gb. 0) sedi ie Bot BiB, , 18} | Good middling... 4 inch. : 
i & gp Moe ha ag bee Um A Ras SG 2 atc Ue E 5574 | B73. | 182} | Middling,..;..,'.. + inch, 
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‘Both varieties were classed below the average of cotton raised in this (Brazos) 
country. The'yield is about an average for our uplands, making about 1 bale to 
every 2} acres. 
CLOVER... : 
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in the irrigated districts of this State. Alsike grows well with moderate irrigation. 
Pennsylvania State College: Alsike wintered well, grew very thick, and yielded a 
staple.” 4 
California Agricultural College: Alfalfa is the chief reliance for hay and pasture ~~. 
fair second crop. ms?) ‘" ben ty 
_ Wisconsin Experiment Station : Seed of Alsike produced vigorous plants and will) © \_ 
prove very valuable for pasture on moist lands. : ee 7 
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TEOSINTE (Luchloena luxurians). ie 
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Florida State Agricultural College: Teosinte is very difficult to cure in Florida. ie 
_ by reason of its extreme succulence, but is very productive and 2 valuable plantfor = _ 
green soiling. I ee 
| Missouri Agricultural College : Teosinte did well and promised to be a good for- 4h 
_ age plant; worthy of further trial on a larger scale. ee 
rs Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College: We are much pleased with Whe 
<4 Teosinte, but wish to give it further trial before giving an opinion of its value. Peas * 
Sana Texas Bee-Keepers’ Association: Teosinte is a wonderful forage plant; stands auth 2 A 
ie the head of the list. ‘ , 
.  ~ Texas Ledbetter Grange: Distributed Teosinte among its members, and some te-— Yard 
.. ported that 15 to 20 stalks grew from one kernel of seed and attained a height of 10. 
*.* 012 feet. Stock are very fond of it, and it is pronounced a valuable plant if it will > 
_. produce seed. ; ; yeh 
a D. Chalmers Ervin, Narrows, Brevard County, Fla., writes: “Out of a fewsmall 
parcels of Teosinte sent me I got one-half dozen good specimen plants. Thesewere 4 
planted September 1, and matured about January. These were planted on shell hum- 
mock land, and made as many as 10 or 12 branches to a single stalk. Iam satisfied | 
that it is a valuable forage plant and will thrive in this locality.” 
> the cultivation of Teosinte: ‘In the spring of 1884 I procured a few seeds which TI 
ae planted in one row, hills 4 feet apart, planted in the middle of May. two seed to 
’ _. the hill, cultivated same as corn. October 15 I eut some of the best hills and 
‘in the shed they weighed 22 pounds. The following year I procured more seed and 
lanted about an acre, hills 4 by 4 apart, same hills weighed 44 pounds. Counting °~ 
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-.. - the entire crop at this rate the result would be 116,600 pounds ereen fodder, or 
41,200 pounds of cured. 
crop had scarcely a fair chance, as the weeds and grass were allowed to almost 
choke it at first. The ground was heavily manured, but would hardly have’ pro- 
duced 100 bushels of corn to the acre under the most favorable circumstances. The ’ 
growth was about five months, the height about 9 feet. It is relished by all kinds. 
of stock, from horses to hogs. 
‘In the spring of 1886 one of my tenants planted less than one-half an acre on 
-. ground which had been in cultivation for fifteen years without manure, and would. - 
.» . not have produced more than 40 bushels of corn to the acre. The result was four 
large loads of dry fodder, probably equivalent to 5 or 6 tons per acre, although the 
season was an excessively dry one,” 
J. 5. Erwin, Kirksville, northern Missouri, gives the following as his experience in ~ 
**T do not think that this is the maximum, as I claim no particular skill, and the 
__weighed them; the heaviest weighed 62 pounds. After being dried for two months. * aa) 
