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The less well-known grasses which seem to promise to yield 
large crops and to be available for hay are: 
Sorghum halapense, which with meliotus makes an excellent hay 
in Mississippi. It grows here as an annual, but may undoubtedly 
be cut twice in one season by careful management and under very 
favorable circumstances. It is to be tried on a larger scale. 
Phalaris arundinacea, although a coarse and rather harsh grass, 
starts early and is a rank grower and seems to be perfectly hardy 
here. It makes a rapid growth early in spring, and has been 
eaten once (the only time offered to them) with relish by the 
Station cows. It can spread by its stout root-stalks, and might 
become a troublesome weed on that account if introduced where 
not wanted permanently. However, no such trouble has been 
experienced with it yet. 
The new clovers have made a good thick growth, especially T. 
incarnatum and T. maculata. The former may not survive the 
winter in this latitude, since it is a sub-tropical plant. It blos- 
somed and would have yielded quite a crop if it had been cut 
seasonably. 
Seeds were saved from nearly all the small grass plats. 
Larce Grass PLATs. 
These plats were seeded to grass in 1886. The mixtures of seed 
were presented by Daniel Batchelor, Esq. They are given below, 
with the appearance of growth and turf, at the opening of the 
season of 1888. 
No fertilizer was used in preparing the seed bed, and no Ne 
cation of any kind was made until after the 1888 hay crop was cut. 
Mixtures Sown and Condition Early in Spring. 
A1,upper.. Perennial Rye Grass, 
Alsike Clover..... hey Scag elae Clover started fairly but 
thin. Grass either very 
late to start or winter- 
killed. Quack has a foot- 
hold in spots. 
A2,upper.. Water Meadow 
Grass, Red Top.. 1-2 each.. Turf fair except south- 
east corner which has 
many bare spots. 
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