434 



GRASSES OP IOWA. 



CHEMICAL COMPOSITION. 



Only one sample of this grass was analyzed ; the results are 

 given below: 



N \TURAL CONDITION. 



The following analyses are added for comparison: 

 FRESH OR AIR-DRY SUBSTANCE. 



S. D. (1.) 



Tenn. (2): 



Nearly ripe 



Washington, D. C. (3): 

 Cut I uly 1, very y'n'g 

 CutJuly24,e'rlybl'm 



c3 



8 17 



3.20 



74 20 

 68 40 



WATEii FREE SUBSTANCE. 



The Giant millet (Setaria magna, Griseb.) is, according to 

 Lamson-Scribner,* a valuable grass for the reclamation of 

 swampy lands along the coast. It has broad leaves and grows 

 to the height of ten feet. 



1. Bull. S. D. Agrl. Exp. Sta. 40:44. 



2. Bull. Tenn. Agrl. Exp. Sta. 9:114. 



3. Bull. U S. Dept. Agrl.. Off. Exp. Sta. 11:38. 



4. U. S. Dept. Agrl., Exp. Sta. Rec. 6:102. 



•Economic Grass, Bull. Dept. Agrl. Dlv. Agrost. 14:28, pi. 2. 



