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native bluestem in the uncleared wilds. 8. The region for which 

 we have not yet found a dominant grass. All of the grasses named, 

 however, do moderately well, but there does not seem to be any 

 one that is taking possession of the country as yet. 9. A sandy 

 region in which Bermuda grass is practically the only successful 

 pasture grass, and where alfalfa is the principal hay on the black 

 waxy soils, with cowpeas on the sandier phases. 



In all these regions in the wetter soils alsike clover is used instead 

 of red clover and either English bluegrass (Festuca pratensis) or 

 the tall fescues (Festuca elatior), or redtop (Agrostus vulgaris) 

 is used instead of timothy. Likewise on the soils deficient in lime 

 orchard grass or redtop is used instead of timothy, and cowpeas are 

 used as a legume instead of red clover. 



OKLAHOMA. Prof. L. A. Moorhouse, Agronomist of the Okla- 

 homa Experiment Station, Stillwater: Bermuda grass is the only 

 grass that has given satisfactory results on our upland soils in this 

 section, and I believe that this statement will apply to many districts 

 in Oklahoma. We have tested practically all of the standard grasses 

 in this locality, and we have failed to secure profitable yields on the 

 higher lands of central Oklahoma. While I believe that good crops 

 of Brome grass or timothy or possibly English bluegrass might be 

 secured on many of our creek and river bottom areas, I have the 

 opinion that these areas should be set aside for alfalfa. We could 

 not hope to harvest more than \y 2 to 2 tons of hay with any of 

 the types I have mentioned, but when alfalfa becomes well set on 

 such areas we can harvest at least 5 tons of cured hay per annum. 

 We therefore recommend that our more fertile soils be set aside 

 for the culture of alfalfa; Bermuda grass and white clover will 

 make a satisfactory combination for the thinner upland soils. The 

 cowpea can also be utilized on such areas. English bluegrass or 

 meadow fescue has been grown to some extent in the north central 

 counties of Oklahoma, and I am informed that it produces very 

 satisfactory yields. I have visited a few farms where this type is 

 used and can say that growers presented very favorable results. 

 Brome grass, on the other hand, is used in the northwestern 

 counties of the state, while Kentucky bluegrass, orchard grass and 

 timothy may be found over on the east side. I am satisfied that 

 some field tests should be conducted in the localities where these 

 types have been introduced, and as soon as our district agricultural 



