38 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



The first crop of hay was cut June 11, 1880, and weighed 

 19,202 lbs. The second was cut the first week in August and 

 weighed 12,040 lbs. The after growth was partly fed off but was 

 estimated to be one and one-half tons per acre. 



The first crop of 1881 weighed 13,170 lbs. The second 



weighed 8,280 lbs., and two acres of the third crop weighed 4,120 



lbs. 



C. C. BOYDEN. 



The field I offer for your society's premium on grasses 

 contains 1}^ acres. It was seeded to grass in the spring of 

 1879, with barley. The grass seed used was clover, orchard, 

 tall oat, Kentucky blue, meadow fescue, and Italian rye grass. 

 The amount of seed of each kind I cannot state. I ordered 

 seed of these varieties for the field, and it came all mixed, cost- 

 ing $6.00 or about double what the usual varieties would have 

 cost at that time. 



Only the clover, orchard and tall oat grass grew, so far as I 

 can discover. Owing to the failure of the others the field is not 

 seeded as thick as it should be. 



The crops of 1880 were cut as follows: First crop, June 

 15th, estimated a little less than two tons per acre. The second, 

 Aug. 13th, one ton per acre. 



The crops this year, were cut and estimated as follows : 

 The first, June 21st, two tons per acre. The second, Aug. 2 2d, 

 one ton per acre. 



The quality of the hay is as good as timothy and red top. 

 I am so well satisfied with it that I shall seed another field with 

 the same early grasses, as they are ready to cut several days be- 

 fore our other grasses. I shall then be able to secure more of 

 my hay crop when it is in the best condition. 



J. H. LAWS. 



