60 THE CHINESE SUGAR CANE. 
Provence, where so very few fodder plants can withstand 
the four and a half months of absolute drought. He 
believes that, as to the crop of seed, the more northern 
districts of France cannot hope to compete with the 
southern, but that it would be profitable if cut for fodder 
before the ripening of the grain, as a cheap and abundant 
supply of seed could always be obtained from more 
southern latitudes. 
TESTIMONY OF D. JAY BROWNE. ESQ. 
Mr. Browne, at the last meeting, at Washington, of 
the United States Agricultural Society, being called 
upon by the Chair, gave a most interesting history of 
his investigations and experience with the plant. He 
mentioned thagin Kentucky, he knew of nine tons of 
fodder being raised on an acre, the weight taken after 
three months drying. As a fodder crop, he thought its 
geographical range would correspond to Indian corn, as it 
had been grown as far north as St. Paul, Minnesota, and 
fully ripened its seeds in Massachusetts and Illinois. He 
cited instances of cows which had been fed upon this 
cane exclusively, giving a diminished quantity of milk, 
but of increased richness of quality. He had seen two 
stock cows, not giving milk, which had subsisted en- 
tirely upon it for six weeks, and were in good condition 
for the butcher. Animals fed upon it in the green 
state throve remarkably well, affording excellent milk, 
without exhibiting symptoms of “ hoven,” or flatulency, 
which are sometimes produced by feeding upon succu- 
lent clover or corn. 
