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mals prefer this grass and the hay made of it over all other varieties. 

 I do not know how far north it grows, but I have observed it as far 

 north as Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia, growing in the 

 streets and vacant lots of these cities as it does in Charleston, and, 

 apparently, with the same vigor." 



CTNODON DACTYLON (BERMUDA GRASS). 



A more recent account of this grass, given by Dr. Eavenal, of 

 Charleston, S. C., states that the yield of Bermuda Grass for hay for 

 two cuttings was equal to 5,100 pounds the first year after setting out 

 and 9,004 pounds the fourth year. The cost of establishing a 

 meadow is about $8 an acre; the hay is sold in bales at $20 to $25 

 per ton, and the sale is as easy as that of cotton, beef or any other 

 farm product.* 



* Since Bermuda Grass has become more widely cultivated in the South, it is 

 found to produce seed, and the seed is now to be procured in the regular way. 



