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was harvested for seed October 23, yieldliiK ou tud« Hie total yield 
of I I fr tl Hi- null :i. re plat wan 115 jiounds, • ■! il tbe 3215 i nda 
per acre. Seed tested 1$) pounds per bushel, which gave tbe equivalent of it | 
bushels per acre. 
A tesl ai Dalhart, Tex., gave \n\ promising results, thus reported 
l.\ Mr. W. I'. < .i iggs: 
Two one-tenth uric pints "t Sudan grasa broadcast and one In rows, were 
■ ini Maj '-'. 1012 iii- i i riif plnl in rows i "I stand and 
it was reseeded Mhj 21. li was Intended tli.u these plats !"• harvested for 
hay, inn owing to tbe local demand for b I among farmers it was decided in 
let the grass mature and harvesl 11 t"i Beed Both plats were harvested 
September T and gave i total yield a- follows Broadcast, 545 pounds; in 
rows, 562 pounds of baj per plal Tbe fonner yielded 10 pounds of seed; tbe 
latter, M pounds. It Is estimated thai -~> per cenl of the seed was losl in 
harvesting 
( \i.i i ni:\ i \. 
The following* is a report on a trial al the Plan! [ntroduction Field 
Station, Chico, Gal., l>.\ Mr. Roland McKee: 
Two rows "i" Sudan gross, one 75 feel long and tl ther 150 feel \<>uz. were 
grown nt Chlco In i '. » l _. it was grown on g I loam s<>u and given Irrigation. 
A Dne growth was made, and withoul question ihi> Is tbe tn.i>t promising grass 
for growing under Irrigation in the Sacramento V'allej thai has yel i □ tried. 
'l'lii- number of cuttings "t' bay thai it is possible in secure was nol determined, 
•s witii iinth tin- plantings :i seed crop "a- allowed to mature, bul it Beems 
probable thai three •- l <-nttin:-'s of bay can be made. One "i" the plantings 
was allowed to produce a seed crop from the flrsl growth. This was harvested 
bite, inn still :t good hay crop was produced after thai date. The other plant- 
hog was cul for bay shortly after it came Into bloom, a •_' l crop of hay was 
secured anil after that dnte a seed crop was matured. 
The following data give sunn- idea of tin- growth • •( this crop: 
May •_' Row 75 feel long; sown. 
.Inly '.> In full bloom ami is t . . 72 Inches high. 
.Inly 1.". Cm for hay. 
August •_".• Si-iniiii growth 80 i" i* 1 Inches high 
November l A ■_■ I crop of seed was ripe 
May 13 Row i"'«> feel long; sown. 
July In Hrsl bloom ami ::••. t.> 10 Inches high 
August 20 l ;;-i seed ripe. 
Augusl 28 7" in 80 Inches high. 
September li Cul for seed; is pounds secured Vield about 40 
husbels per acre figured on hat >ws 
and •'!" i"iiiinil-- of --'I'll per bushel. 
November t S ml growth •"• to t feet high. 
901 in i) \Kiu \. 
A small tesl made in L912 at Brookings, S. Dak., is thus reported 
by Mr. Samuel ( ran er : 
Three rows, •".»'■ Inches apart, each 8 rods long, were planted April 30. The 
bs grew very slowly during the cool spring, being onlj '■'• or I Inches high 
on June 10, and was m>t Injured meantime by three or four frosts. At this 
time warm weather began and the grass grew rapidly, maturing it- seed 
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