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Stink-grass (Eragrostis major). 
A common grass of weedy habit. It yields considerable forage but stock avoid it, 
xcept when it is young or uum cured as hay, on account of the strong odor 
se off by the inflorescene 
Stipa comata. (See N ta 
Stipa spartea. (See Porcupine-grass.) 
Stipa viridula. (See Feather Bunch-grass.) 
Swamp-chess (Bromus ciliatus). 
Widely 5 in dry woodland pastures, but seldom oceurring in sufficient 
qua in any one locality to afford much forage. 
ES Vu (Savastana odorata). 
This sweet-scented grass is quite generally icem throughout the eastern part 
of both States. It possesses very little value as a forage crop, but the panicles 
is yeay much prized for aoe sofa ar oe and for winter bouquets. It some- 
heat fields, as it is difficult to eradicate on account 
of its strong rootstocks. 
Switch-grass (Panicum virgatum). 
Grows abundantly on moist meadows and to some extent on dry ground throughont 
the Northwest. It is a hardy grass and a strong grower, furnishing a large 
amount of pasturage, or, if allowed to stand until it blooms, yields a large erop 
of nutritious hay. It should be cut rather early to avoid the woody stems and 
loss of seed. When mature, the seed can be readily secured and the grass might 
be cultivated to advantage. In some localities it is known as “False Red-top." 
It thrives in the vicinity of the artesian waters and would doubtless improve 
rapidly under irrigation. 
Tall Fescue ( Festuca elatior). 
Occasional in 5 It does well in low, rich meadows, but does not thrive 
on the upland soils and is less valuable for this region than Meadow Fescue. 
Tall Grama a racemosa). 
This grama is found throughout as States on the upland prairies. It is not so well 
liked by stock as «Blue Grama” and many other of the prairie grasses, hence 
on light dry soils than most other species; consequently it is one of the most 
important hay grasses of the region 
Tall Oat-grass ( Arrhenatherum elatius). 
This is an excellent grassfor meadows, and, though it does best on lowlands, gives 
fairly good returns on upland farms. It deserves a more general cultivation in 
the Dakotas and elsewhere in the Northwest. The forage is of excellent ou 
The grass has given splendid results at Brookings and Mellette, 8. Dak., 
can be grown to the best advantage in mixtures with Red-Top, the Fescues, pet 
like grasses. 
Tickle-grass ( Agrostis scabra). 
Common every where, but of little value agriculturally. 
Timothy (Phleum — 
Cultivated, and occurring as escape. is abe grown throughout a 
large portion of South a which is iu ng o the most important 
““timothy-seed ” growing States in the Union. et! is eee grown in the 
moister portion of North Dakota. The first crop is reported to be the best and 
each succeeding one is lighter. The slight rainfall in many parts of the State 
hinders its cultivation in those regions. It yields a very good crop when mixed 
with a clover of some sort. It is improving with each succeeding season, which 
is due to the cae in soil and climate, and indicates that it will become an 
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