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(A plat of Bermuda grass in the grass-garden at Wash- 
ington, D. C., is shown in Fig. 26.) 
There is probably no other grass that bears pastur- 
ing better, or yields more herbage in the form of pas- 
ture, than Bermuda grass in sections where it is at its 
best. Unlike its counterpart in the North, it does not 
become dormant during the summer, but continues 
FIG. 20—PLA?T OF BERMUDA GRASS IN GRASS-GARDEN AT 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
its vigorous growth during the hottest weather. It 
also withstands drouth to a marked degree, but is not 
equal to the exceedingly dry climate of western Texas, 
New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California unless 
irrigated. Yet it remains green during protracted 
summer drouths of central Texas and States to the 
eastward. The quality of its herbage is probably 
not quite equal to that of blue-grass. Stock-raising is 
not yet sufficiently developed in the Bermuda grass 
region to justify a final judgment on this point. The 
best Bermuda pastures easily support two head of cat- 
tle per acre from April till late in October ; not infre- 
quently three head per acre are grazed on it during 
