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ing green until November 5, when it was three feet high, 

 with small and woody stalks. It has produced no fodder as 

 yet. 



Yellow millo maize is a sorglium, and, like all other va- 

 rieties of this species, grows slowly at first. Planted with 

 corn, it was eight to twelve inches high when corn was 

 thirty. It has the reputation of enduring drought well ; but 

 our seasons are not long enough for it, and I consider it of 

 no value as a fodder crop here. 



One of the dent corns from South Dakota appears to be a 

 very valuable sort. It is a white variety. The seed of hut 

 two ears was planted, and upon soil of very ordinary fertility. 

 The stalk is short and small, the. ears large and deep ker- 

 nelled, the variety early. The yield was at the rate of 89.6 

 bushels of grain to the acre. 



The spring wheat and hlack barley did poorly, rusting and 

 o-ivino; verv small returns. 



Horse Bean. — We received one peck of seed from a 

 dealer in Montreal. It was planted in drills eighteen inches 

 apart, in deep, claye}^ rich soil, on April 29. The growth 

 was vigorous and healthy, but few pods formed. The hei^ii'ht 

 was from four and one-half to five feet. It was cut from 

 day to day, beginning July 17, and fed to cows, being highly 

 relished. The total weight was 2,035 pounds, or at the rate 

 of a little over 12 tons per acre. This yield of so highly 

 nitrogenous a fodder makes it of possible value. 



Sacaline. — Seed was procured of Gregory & Son of 

 Marblehead, and sown in a bed in the open air April 23. 

 The germination was slow, but good. Early in July the 

 little plants were taken up and reset about three inches 

 apart each way. About the middle of August plants were 

 set in the field three feet apart each waj . Two widely dif- 

 ferent soils were selected, — one a heavy, rich, moist loam, 

 the other a dry, sandy loam. The plants in both soils lived 

 well, and those in the moist, rich land made considerable 

 growth, though not enough to be worth harvesting. A few 

 stems cut and offered to cattle were freely eaten. The plant 

 is perennial, and should next season produce considerable 

 fodder which may prove valuable for green feed or for the 

 silo. 



