-i DAN 0RA88. 1 8 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 iiii 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 afollows 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 tinplantings :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 planthog 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 sunnidea 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 itseed tClr. 125]