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During the summer of 1901 Professor Hitchcock, under instruc- 
tions from the then Agrostologist, Prof. F. Lamson-Scribner, visited 
the States of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, 
California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho for the purpose of study- 
ing conditions with reference to cultivated forage crops. In the course 
of his investigations he visited the experiment stations of the above 
States and interviewed many farmers and ranchmen, from some of 
whom he received much valuable information. Considerable informa- 
tion was also obtained from seedsmen and from dealers in grain and 
hay and farm machinery. The accompanying paper is a résumé of 
the information thus obtained. It isrecognized that in a large section 
of country rather sparsely settled, and particularly one in which agri- 
culture is a recent development, many farmersand others have learned 
~ much that would be valuable to others in the same section of country. 
The principal object of this paper is to make common property of the 
individual knowledge of various farmers, ranchmen, and others, so that 
each may benefit by the experience of others. This is particularly 
important in a new country such as the region described herein. 
The paragraph relating to the ‘‘ Inland Empire” and the last para- 
graph of the section devoted to velvet grass were written by the 
Agrostologist; otherwise the paper is entirely the work of Professor 
Hitchcock. 
W. J. SPILLMAN, 
: Agrostologist. 
OFFICE OF THE AGROSTOLOGIST, 
Washington, D. C., October 14, 1902. 
