STAGGER GRASS AS A POISONOUS PLANT. 3 



are only 2 or 3 inches below the surface, but it does not seem probable 

 that any animal in grazing would pull them up. Inquiry of Mr. 

 Huggins and other people developed a good many interesting facts in 



Fig. 2. — Ghrosperma musccetoxicamj mature plant in blossom. 



regard to the losses of animals in the locality. It appeared that the 

 losses were almost entirely confined to cattle, although it was said that 

 sheep were also affected by it, and that mules and horses might be 



