220 * AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
Panicum crus-galli, Lin. Various localities. The whole country. 
Panicum depauperatum, Muhl. Plains. East to the Atlantic. ‘ 
Panicum dichotomum, Lin. Mountains and plains. East to the Atlantic. 
Panicum jiliforme, Lin. Plains. East to the Atlantic. 
Panicum latifoliun, Lin. Timber belts and mountains. East to the Atlantic. 
Panicum obtusum, Hi. B. I. Plains. 
Panicum pauciflorum, EL. Mountains and plains. East to the Atlantic. 
Panicum sanguinale, Lin. Naturalized. Whole country. 
Panicum virgatum, Lin. Plains and mountains. East.to the Atlantic. 
Panicum xanthophysum, Lin. Plains northward. Northeastward. 
Setaria glauca, Beauy. Introduced. Widely spread in the Eastern States ; introduced. 
Setaria viridis, Beauv. Introduced. East to the Atlantic; introduced. 
Cenchrus tribuloides, Lin. Sandy plains. East to the Atlantic. 
Tripsacum dactyloides, Lin. Plains, moist situations. Southeastward to the Atlantic. 
Andropogon furcatus, Muhl. Plains and mountains. East to the Atlantic. 
Andropogon scoparius, Michx. Plains and mountains. East to the Atlantic. 
Andropogon argenteus, Ell. Plains. Type on the Atlantic southeastward. 
Andropogon glaucus, Torr. Plains. 
Sorghum nutans, Gray. Plains and mountains. East to the Atlantic. 
Of the fifty-seven genera and one hundred and forty-three species in 
the foregoing catalogue, ninety-one extend across the Missouri River, 
leaving fifty-two species belonging to the plain and mountain region 
proper. A few strictly plains grasses cross the Missouri River, as Lep- 
turus paniculatus, Hlymus Sibiricus, Calamagrostis longifolia, Stipa spartea, 
Boutelowa hirsuta, Triticum caninum, and Triticum repens. The remain- 
ing eighty-four species could not be considered as belonging more to 
this region than to the States east. The relative value of these various 
Species as forage grasses differs very widely, a few of them being en- 
tirely worthless, and many of them almost valueless as compared with 
others. The largest number of the species could be dispensed with 
without manifest disadvantage to the grazing interests of the country. 
The relative value of the twelve most important species is exhibited in 
the following table of per centum estimates, one hundred representing 
the aggregate value of the twelve: 
Missouri River 
region 
Rocky Mountain 
region 
Species. 
; Per cent, |Per cent. 
imnetas ermON wees IGT: 155 8 HEAPS ee os tea. a Beep cme oe o-Ps 40 16 
REO poron meamnminne sy fn f docket! Lies ede cou ane eon cc\nee 20 10 
ait) AWE ee oe bolt Pot ceipheobise’ notes -+-0d--cenae 20 12 
DRIES NETBPOIE DIS <2 holt 2 cfd et ee be week eek nec ndt eo seeeee 12 1 
EnetinoGaAchylOIdeS 2... .-2 222 Jaccs eb oteekeesns esote. - eee 5 5 
one EVO) i ee 1" 0 10 
BpPAtt SEC VNOSUTOMIES 62 252.0 ose eo cook USS. ict ee Sees ee 2 2 
LGHEUD Ob GS ae ee i 3 gee ee eS LL 0 20 
IHCSHICAMMOCTOSLACH YS 25%. 0225s A ow SANG ee 0 5 
IBrOTmnS MCU beeen ee A ee 2 0 8 
POHIS OEM EE EE Ee fica ns sm alebic Lm cick ew pl tieice = «okie eee 0 8 
Simpy aie tilei by ss ne eee corer meme TT. ae 0 5 
These estimates can only be approximate, of course, but they are 
believed to be so nearly correct that, as a comparative exhibit of the 
relative value of the species now comprising the great forage resources 
of .the country, their importance will not be overlooked. The fiesh and 
fat producing qualities of these several species have not yet been suf- 
