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the young corn. But its value as a forage plant lias been recogniz- 

 ed within a few years past. It yields a veiv fair crop of hay when 

 mowed from between the corn ridges. Stock are very fond of it- 

 If the field on which corn has been cultivated be plowed and har- 

 rowed, this grass will cover the ground with a growth that will soon 

 produce excellent hay, The culms are bent near the ground and 

 take root at the joint. The leaves are hairy, and the sheaths are 

 shorter than the joints. At the summit of the culms are three to 

 six slender flower stalks with small spikelets growing thereon. 

 Analysis gives the following results; 



per cent. 



Water 



14.30 



Ash 



10.81 



Fat 



2.43 



Nitrogen free extract 



36.59 



Crude fiber 



27.50 



Album i noids 



sh 



Phosphoric acid 



8.38 



6.40 



Sulphuric acid 



4-02 



Silica 



30.93 



( Chlorine 



2.04 



Calcium oxide 



4.40 



Magnesium oxide 



7.98 



Potassium oxide 



33.56 



Potassium 



6.67 



(C Richardson) 



per cent. 



(Wolff.) 

 Plate 8. 



Panicum proliferum..( prolific panic grass 

 sprouting crab grass.) 

 The culms of this grass are thick and succulent. The flowers 

 are in large panicles, and bloom from August to September. The 

 culms ascend from a procumbent or bent joint, and are branch- 

 ing and covered with long leaves. It grows from one to three 

 feet high. The spikelets are ovate and acute and are crowded on 

 the branches. This grass makes excellent hay and will stand fre- 

 quent cuttings until frost. All kinds of stock eat it with much 

 relish. 



Analysis : 

 Water 

 Ash 

 Fat 



14.30 per ecu! 

 9.58 „ „ 

 2.58 „ 



