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is eagerly eaten by horses, mules, or cattle. Professor Pbares states 

 that in Louisiana, Mississippi, and some other States it is mowed annu- 

 ally, some farmers asserting that they harvest four or five tons per acre. 

 In one county in Mississippi hundreds of acres are annually mowed on 

 single farms. 



The genuine Ranunculus repens, undoubtedly introduced from Europe, 

 according to J. G. Fish, Whitney's Point, N. Y., is becoming a danger- 

 ous enemy to the farmer. When it once gets thoroughly rooted in the 

 soil, and particularly in meadow lands, clover, timothy, red-top, and 

 June grass are perfectly impotent to resist it. 



W. H. Williams, Crook City, Dak., sends specimens of two grasses, 

 (Agropyrum tenerum and Elymus canadensis) which he says are superior 

 to any kinds he has seen. They are found mostly on land that has been 

 broken and allowed to stand uncultivated. The growth is remarkably 

 heavy and the hay is of superior quality. 



W. A. Sanders, Sanders P. O., California, sends a bunch of grass 

 (Epicampes rigens) cut from his pasture, and says it is closely grazed 

 off wherever stock can get at it. He says it grows all summer without 

 water, and under excessive dryness cures into hay and makes palatable, 

 nutritious feed until spoiled (as all hay spoils) by autumn rains. It is 

 our best native dry land grass. 



Dr. M. McKenzie, Centreville, Mo., sends specimens of Triodia ses- 

 lerioides, a tall, showy grass, which he introduced into his pastures and 

 finds that it is likely to become a pest. 



Mr. E. W. Eeasoner, of Manatee, Fla., sends specimens of a grass, a 

 species of Pennisetum, the seed from Northwest India, which he has 

 had in cultivation, and which he says is very luxuriant and grows to 

 the height of 6 or 7 feet. One plot 10 feet wide and 100 feet long aver- 

 ages O'J feet high. It was planted in June, and part of it was cut twice. 

 He has not yet determined whether it is annual or not, but considers it 

 a promising grass. 



Paspalum distichum. — Several species of Paspalum have received atten- 

 tion in the South, as being useful pasture grasses and very durable from 

 their creeping and rooting habit. Paspalum distichum is one of these 

 species. It grows principally in low, moist ground. Its stems and 

 culms are mostly prostrate and running, sending up here and there a 

 few flower-bearing culms. It is found in the Southern States and Texas, 

 thence to California. Farther south it is found in most tropical coun- 

 tries. Mr. W. A. Sanders, of Fresno County, Cal., writes recently as 

 follows : "Are you aware of the value of Paspalum distichum for seed- 

 ing pond-holes that dry up or nearly so in autumn? Such ponds are 

 usually spots of bare, stinking mud, but when well set to this grass will 

 yield all the way up to 80 tons (in the green state) of autumn feed for 

 stock, especially valuable for cows first, then follow with sheep till 

 every vestige is devoured. Surely it has an immense food value in 

 such places." 



