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part. It is not generally regarded with much 
favor, but, where it has established itself and is 
being utilized, it is regarded with great favor. On 
the barren soils it does not succeed, but it suc- 
ceeds on all other soils whether wet or dry. It 
makes hay of superior quality that is highly rel- 
ished by live-stock. When the value of Bermuda- 
grass for hay, pasture and a soil-renovator is 
appreciated, and the proper methods for cultivat- 
ing and controlling it are understood, it will be a 
highly appreciated grass. Shade is fatal to the 
grass, and by using the harrow, then oats, then 
cowpeas and cotton, the grass can be subdued and 
eradicated. To start the grass by seed is uncer- 
tain. The cheapest and best way is to start to 
turn up a Bermuda sod and harrow the roots into 
piles, then chop them into short pieces with a 
hatchet and sow them on freshly broken soil and 
plow them in. The roots must not get dry while 
out of the ground. 
* California.—This grass has introduced itself 
in a bold and uninvited manner. Its perfect adap- 
tability to the conditions is evidenced by the thrifty 
growth on all kinds of soil, including strong alkali, 
very dry and very wet, producing more than any 
other grass (without care or planting), abundant 
feed during nine months of the year. The objec- 
tions to this useful grass are mostly founded on 
the prejudice of the people, which renders them 
