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Reed- grass (Phragmites vulgaris). 
More or less abundant throughout in-sloughs and margins of lakes and streams. It 
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often eaten by stock, and it is sometimes used for fodder, but its „ use 
is for thatching granaries and stock sheds. The ‘‘plumes” are mu sed 
for dry bouquets in winter decorations. On the sand bars along the Misseri 
River the rootstocks grow to an enormous length. 
Reed Meadow-grass (Glyceria aquatica). 
Common in shallow water, often AGS a considerable part of the hay obtained 
from wet boggy meadows. The forage is relished by stock, but is not high in 
feeding value. The seeds are d in abundance and form an important 
part of the food of wild fowl. It is a good grass for use in 8 old 
sloughs, bogs, and lake beds. 
River Club-rush (Scirpus fluviatilis). 
This rush is quite abundant in many places along fresh-water streams, lakes, and 
s and in sloughs. It is one of the most important of the rushes growing 
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though coarse, is readily eaten by stock and contains a high percentage of crude 
protein. It yields an abundance of seed, which makes an excellent food for 
poultry and aee even qus fed to cattle and horses with good results. It should 
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coats. The large a a lakes common in parts o 
almost entirely covered with this plant. Very frequently the lakes dry up in 
the latter part of the summer and many hundreds of tons of hay are cut from 
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Rush (Scirpus spp. and Juncus spp.). 
For the more important kinds see Bog-rush, River Club-rush, and Meadow-rush. 
Russian Thistle (Salsola tragus). 
This vile weed has become quite generally ede throughout the Northwest. 
When other forage is scarce stock will eat this plant quite readily either in the 
fresh state or when cured for hay, AS if, in the latter case, it is mixed 
““roughness.” But while many follow this practice if the thistle ” is — 
present on the farm, no one would recommend it to be sown for 
of its pernicious habits as 
Rhynchospora capillacea. (See Slender Beak-rush.) 
Salt-bushes (Atriplex spp.). 
These plants occur in greater or less abundance in saline soils throughout the North- 
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is quite probable that some of the Australian salt-bushes could be introduced 
with profit into the regions where our native species flourish. 
Salt-grass (Distichlis spicata stricta). 
Abundant in saline soils throughout the — A It is seldom eaten by stock 
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vin sen bat dew e other r grasses. heep eat it more readily than other stock. 
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