HAY AND PASTURE PLANTS RECOMMENDED. Ot 
and continue it intelligently and systematically through three years, 
on even small proportions of their ranges, will need no other arguments 
than the results themselves to induce them to adopt and pursue to the 
end like methods as to all of their run-down pasture lands. 
HAY AND PASTURE PLANTS RECOMMENDED FOR CENTRAL 
TEXAS. 
As the result of the experimental work conducted at Abilene, the 
following list of the grasses and forage plants that may be relied on 
as being well adapted to the climatic and soil conditions of central 
Texas has been prepared for the benefit of those who may desire to 
improve their ranges and are willing to undertake and prosecute the 
necessary work: 
GRASSES. 
BARNYARD GRass (Panicum crus-galli). 
This erect, leafy grass, known locally also as goose grass and sour 
grass, is found in nearly every State in the United States in barnyards 
and waste grounds and in very rich, moist soils. Where it has been 
studied it is recognized as having a definite value, both as a pasture 
and asa hay grass. In ‘‘Southern Forage Plants” (Farmers’ Bulletin 
No. 2, United States Department of Agriculture) it is described as 
coarse and succulent, not easily cured into hay, quite vaiuable for soil- 
ing and for the silo, yielding heavily, and producing an unusual amount 
of seed. In some sections of Mississippi and Florida it is said to be a 
- volunteer growth that makes a good hay, which is preferred to the 
best corn fodder by farmers who have thoroughly tested it. In Bulle- 
tin No. 87 of the Experiment Station of the Kansas State Agricultural 
College it is very favorably referred to as a forage grass. It first 
came into notice in central Texas about 1893, when it made its appear- 
ance in the cultivated fields or about old barnyard buildings in several of 
the counties. It grows in bunches 2 to 4 feet high and makes a great 
deal of fodder that is relished by cattle, both in its green state and when 
cured. It has many small roots that grow near the surface, and is a 
strong feeder. Seeds gathered near the station were sown, good stands 
were secured, and a vigorous growth was made. No difhculty was 
encountered in the efforts to cure it, and the hay, which was light for 
its bulk, was successfully baled. It is an annual, but readily reseeds 
itself. Of the several varieties now being cultivated in the United 
States, one known as Japanese barnyard millet was tested thoroughly 
in the station garden in 1899. The ground had been broken deeply 
in October, 1898, and seeds were sown March 15 following in thin 
hillside land. A good stand was secured, and by April 18 the ground 
was well covered. June 3 che grass was quite 3 feet high and an excel- 
lent yield was secured, and July 1 asecond cutting was made. A third 
