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fiiram Sibley & Co., Chicago, 111. : 



We have sold it in small quantities to go into Iowa and Nebraska, but it did not 

 succeed there. 'We consider it of value only in the Sou th, to redeem swampy land 

 or that subject to overdo w. It is too coarse to give satisfac tion in northern latitudes 

 either for hay or pasture. 



AT. B. Averill, Herndou, Fairfax County, Virginia : 



I sowed some Johnson Grass a year ago last spring and it did well during the sum- 

 mer^ but failed to appear the following spring. 



Others from Virginia report failure on account of winter killing, but 

 on the grounds of the Department it has been grown successfully for 

 many years, though in a somewhat sheltered location. 



Prof. J. M. McBryde, Columbia, S. C: 



On the Congaree flats, in Alabama, it is cultivated iu meadows of several hundred 

 acres. It is nearly hardy, but was killed on wet lands by the exceptionally cold 

 weather of last winter. 



J. N". Brashear, jr., Port Gibson, Miss.: 



It was introduced into our section ten years ago, and has increased in favor ever 

 since. It is best adapted to moderately rich, sandy soil, as, if the land is very rich, 

 it grows large and becomes too woody for good feed. Planting very thickly improves 

 it for hay and increases its yield. 



Prof. F. A. Gulley, Agricultural College, Mississippi: 



A most valuable hay plant on rich, well-drained land, but a pest on poor or wet land. 



A. B. Lauglois, Pointe a la Hache, La.: 



It has been introduced several times into cultivation here, but is now generally 

 abandoned, though in many places it remains as a weed, particularly in corn and cane 

 fields. 



J. W. Sylvester, Washington, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana : 



There are, perhaps, fifty acres of it in this parish. Its yield is more uniform, tak- 

 ing one year with another, than any other grass I know of. I have known it for 

 about seven years, and am increasing my small plantation of it. It seems to succeed 

 best in stiff black soils, where it will withstand almost any amount of drought or 

 overflow. 



Millo Maize, Sorghum vulgare (variety). 



This plant has been widely discussed within the last few years in the 

 agricultural press, and is valued by many who have grown it as a fod- 

 der plant in the South. There is considerable difference of opinion, 

 however, as to its relative value as compared with the other sorghums, 

 and with Indian corn. The following from among the replies received 

 are given as additional evidence in regard to it. 



J. S. Xewman, director experiment station, Agricultural and Mechan- 

 ical College, Auburn, Ala.: 



The popularity of this plant is waning, it having no special advantages over com- 

 mon corn, cat-tail, millet, or common sorghum. 



As evidence that Millo Maize has undergone acclimation, I will add that plants 

 grown from seed freshly imported from South America do not mature seeds here. 



Dr. Charles Mohr, Mobile, Ala. : 



In the last three seasons this has been grown sucessfully in this vicinity by several 

 parties. It ripens its seed before the advent of frost, which kills the plants to the 



