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tions to warrant mowing for meadow purposes. It is a type that will 
endure a great deal of grazing and tramping, as it makes a very heavy 
underground root development, springs up strong and quickly, yet 
never grows to a very great height. 
Plant No. 43. (Plate No. 7) illustrates what we have designated 
as a good hay type. This plant stood in the same row and was grown 
under the same conditions as plant No. 40 and plant No. 42 described 
above. While No. 40 made a height growth of only 18 inches, No. 43 
stood 35 inches, and the leaf mass which is the valuable part of the 
hay, made a height growth of 22 inches. This is a very desirable type 
Plate No. 11. 
of hay plant as the plant is not only of the very desirable leafy type, 
but also stools quite abundantly. It is also an exceedingly heavy seed 
producer so that this characteristic can be propagated. 
Plant No. 67 (Plate No. 8) illustrates the same desirable hay 
characteristics. Plant No. 67 is a more vigorous stooler than plant 
No. 43, but is not quite as desirable in leaf characters. Plant No. 67 
