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doing well on it. The important point is that it should not get wet. 

 The following reports bear on this subject: 



Cowley county: "If handled as I handle it threshed and blown into 

 the barn without getting wet it is worth $6 per ton when hay is 

 worth $8." 



Cheyenne county: "Same as good prairie hay." 



Geary county: "Same as prairie hay." 



Greenwood county: "Good as prairie hay." 



Labette county: "Better than prairie hay." 



Miami county: "About like prairie hay." 



Neosho county: "Better than prairie hay for horses." 



Wallace county: "Better than prairie hay." 



Woodson county: "Cut at the right stage and not rained on, it is equal 

 to the best prairie hay." 



Jackson county: "Better than timothy if not rained on." 



Nemaha county: "About like timothy." 



Wabaunsee county: "About like millet." 



Cloud county: "Very little more than wheat straw." 



Rush county: "Same as wheat straw." 



Marshall county: "Preferable to oat straw for cattle." 



Comanche county: "As good or better than corn fodder, ton for ton." 



Barber county: "Good for horses especially." 



Douglas county: "All stock will eat it." 



Geary county: "Stock seem to thrive on it." 



Ellis county: "When bright have fed it to cattle, horses, and even 

 brood sows, with good results." 



Finney county: "A good horse feed; not as good as hay for cattle." 



Grant county: "Old growers say it is better for horses after thresh- 

 ing." 



Marion county: "Better threshed than unthreshed. Old cows and 

 young calves especially fond of it." 



Greenwood county: "Good as hay for beef; no good for milk." 

 Harvey county: "Good for both cattle and horses." 



Marion county : "If not spoiled it is fine. I often use it to start steers 

 on feed; throw in boxes with chop on it." 



Montgomery county: "For horses I like it as well as the first cutting." 

 Morris county: "Not exposed to the weather, it is good for stock." 

 Pratt county: "Almost equal to hay for horses; less for cattle." 

 Rooks county: "Good, especially for horses." 



Saline county: "If dry and not musty it is almost as good as hay for 

 horses." 



Wabaunsee county: "I can't say what the feeding value is, but cattle 

 seem to like it as well as alfalfa hay." 



