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hundred and five pounds of hay, and again September 22, 

 yielding seventy-five pounds. Sainfoin was cut June 24, 

 and yielded one hundred and twenty-five pounds of hay ; 

 the aftergrowth would have furnished a rich pasture for 

 cows. 



Plat 16, Rhode Island bent {Agrostis alba), sown Sept. 

 25, 1889. The growth looked promising at the opening 

 of the season, yet turned out later on to contain a consider- 

 able admixture of herds grass. The crop was cut July 9, 

 and it yielded three hundred and twenty pounds of hay. 

 The sod was turned under July 15, and cut up with a wheel 

 harrow. The plat, after thorough preparation, was reseeded 

 in September, 1890. 



Plat 17, meadow fescue (J^estuca ^y^ctiensis) , sown Sep- 

 tember, 1887. Started out vigorously with an unbroken 

 sod ; began blooming during the first week of June, and 

 was nearly through blooming June 20. It was cut June 24, 

 and measured from three to three and a half feet in heio;ht. 

 Two crops were secured, June 24 and September 22. The 

 first cut yielded seven hundred and thirty pounds of hay, 

 and the second cut two hundred and fifty-five pounds. 



Plat 18, meadow fescue, sown Sept. 22, 1889. The 

 seed proved, to a serious degree, to l)e a mixture of 

 grass seeds. The ci'op was cut July 9, and yielded 

 three hundred and ninety pounds of hay. The sod was 

 ploughed under July 15, cut up with a wheel harrow, 

 and subsequently, after due preparation, reseeded Sept. 

 24, 1890. 



Plat 19, herds grass (Phleum praiense), sown Sept. 25, 

 1889. Looked well in the sprhig ; began to blossom June 

 30 ; was cut July 9. It yielded five hundred and fifty 

 pounds of hay. The second crop was cut September 22, 

 and yielded two hundred and five pounds of hay. 



Plat 20, a mixture of herds grass, two and one-half 

 pounds (=2 quarts), and red top, two and one-half pounds 

 (=6 quarts), which were sown Sept. 24, 1889. The crop 

 looked fair m the spring ; was cut July 9 ; it yielded four 

 hundred and thirty pounds of hay, first cut. The grass 

 suiFered somewhat from a brown fungus. The sod was for 

 this reason ploughed under, and the soil prepared, in the 



