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fore the weather gets cool, as it will not sprout so long as the 

 ground is warm. (See letter of Thomas B. Hopkins.) 



Hungarian Grass. This is a valuable annual forage plant 

 and good to make hay. Sow three pecks to the acre. It should 

 be cut when in bloom. 



German Millet. Of all the Millets this is the best. It 

 makes good hay, and produces heavily. Three pecks sown to the 

 acre broadcast secures a good stand. Can be sown from April 

 till June, but the former month is the best time. Should be cut 

 the same as the foregoing kind. 



Kye. Is sown during the fall months as late as December 

 for forage, and for pasturage during winter and spring. 



Barley, Fall. Can be sown fall and winter, but requires 

 strong, good soil. Used here for forage during its green state. 



Reel or Rust Proof Oats. It is only a few years since 

 these oats have come into general cultivation. They are very val- 

 uable and will save a great deal of corn on a farm. The seed of 

 this variety has a reddish cast, and a peculiar long beard, and is 

 very heavy. It is the only kind which will not rust in the South- 

 ern climate. They can be sown as early as October, but should 

 be pastured down as soon as they commence to joint, till Febru- 

 ary. When the ground is low, or the season wet this cannot well 

 be done without destroying the whole crop. During January and 

 February is the proper time, if no pasturing can be done. One 

 to one auvl a half bushel per acre is sufficient. These oats have 

 a tendency to stool, and therefore do not require as much per acre 

 as common oats. Those who have not already tried this variety 

 should do so. 



Sorg^hum. Is planted for feeding stock during the spring 

 and early summer. For this purpose it should be sown as early 

 in spring as possible in drills about two to three feet apart 5 three 

 to four quarts per acre. It makes excellent green fodder, 



Broom Corn. Can be planted the same as corn, but the 

 hills closer together in the row. Six quarts will plant an acre. 



East India Millet. My Almanac of 1879 gave a full des- 

 cription of this forage plant, written by E. M. Hudson, Esq. It 

 has proven to be all that has been claiuied for it. Price per lb. — . 



Vermillionville, Louisiana, October 10th, 1881. 



Mr. EICHAED FEOTSOHEE, New Orleans, La. 

 Dear Sir : 



In complying with your request to give you my experience in 

 the cultivation of Rescue-Grass^ I do not propose to throw any 

 more light upon the subject, nor to present any new features to 

 those who are acquainted with this grass, but simply to state a 

 few plain facts that may be of some value to those who are ac- 

 quainted with it. 



This grass was first brought to my notice about twenty years 

 since as California Oats. I afterwards learned its true name to 

 be Rescue Grass, though it is known to a great many farmers in 

 this neighborhood by the name of ^'Iverson Grass," and is re- 

 garded in this section of the coantry, by those acquainted with it. 



