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in full bloom, and but few heads had turned at all, and the 
plants were in suitable condition for cutting, and on June 14 
were cut, and yielded at the rate of 7,830 lbs. of dry hay 
per acre. 
Alsike clover, both in leaf and stem, is very soft and 
pleasant to the touch, more so than any ‘of our other clo- 
vers, unless we except the White. The quality of hay 
made from it is very superior, and is much relished by the 
station cows. The plants produce a profusion of bloom, 
and are consequently a rich feed for bees. Owing to the 
plants being delicate and succulent, they are somewhat af- 
fected with | rust, though to no serious extent. It lacks the 
stiffness of red clover, and hence does not hold itself erect 
at maturity so well as the Red. The average height of 
that grown at the Station was 18 inches. It is evidently 
well adapted to this region. 
GRASSES. 
ORCHARD GRASS (Dactylis glomerata). 
The new foliage of this grass first appeared about April 
14, and developed with much vigor. The growth was 
coarse and rank, as is characteristic of this species. On 
May 12, two days after the first flower heads had appeared, 
Orchard grass appeared to have an excess of foliage over 
all the other grasses in the field. Though the flower stalks 
were but just appearing, the leaves were very high and 
thick, and stood to a height of over two feet. On June 1, 
bloom first appeared, and by the 14th the plants were suffi- 
ciently advanced to admit of cutting. One hundred square 
feet yielded at the rate of 9,570 lbs. of hay per acre. The 
plants averaged four feet in height, being the tallest at the 
time of cutting of any growing on the plats, and the hay 
was quite heavy and coarse. 
For early hay, this variety excels anything that has been 
grown at the Station. What appears as an objectionable 
feature to this grass is its habit of growing in tufts or has- 
socks. The roller has been recommended to obviate this 
trouble, and though it has been tried at the Station, does 
not seem to be effective. What may be considered by some 
as an undesirable feature, and by others not, is the habit 
‘this plant has of spreading itself in regions where planted. 
The wind disperses the seed with great ease, so that they 
become distributed over a considerable area. In our forage 
plats, one of the greatest pests has been Orchard grass, on 
account of its habit of seeding itself. 
