Meadow Oat Grass Gains Attention From Kansas Experts
The last quarterly report of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture highlights meadow oat grass as a promising new tame grass. Prof. Sheldon notes its strong first-year growth, deep green color, and heavy July hay cut, while Prof. Robson praises its germination, drought tolerance, early spring growth, and high seed production after sowing ten pounds per acre. Both urge Kansas farmers to test it with caution and avoid overplanting before more trials.
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Agricultural College
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Dickinson County
Beal
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State Board of Agriculture
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Battle Creek
Kansas
Evergreen Tall Meadow Oat-grass Promoted For Michigan Farms
A Michigan agriculture piece promotes a new grass named Evergreen locally, with scientific name Avena elatior and common name Tall Meadow Oat-grass. It outlines cultivation: fall plowing, spring sowing two bushels per acre, harrow coverage, and June mowing for weed control. It notes adoption in eastern Tennessee and western Virginia for hay and pasture.
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Michigan
Tennessee
Virginia
Estimates of 1853 crops from the agricultural department
Professor J B Dodge reports preliminary 1853 crop results with emphasis on corn yielding about 22.7 bushels per acre, a 12 percent drop from multi year averages. Potatoes oats and roots show strong yields while quality concerns raise shortages. Wheat exceeds 400,000,000 bushels and cotton around 600,000 bales. Further testing planned after harvest.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
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Kansas
Bourbon County Beats Cotton County Title in Four Bales
In Marmaton river country, an elderly farmer named Andrews raised four bales of cotton and sold them in Fort Scott last week, marking Bourbon County's rise over Montgomery as the standout cotton center in Kansas.
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Montgomery
Kansas
Andrews
Fort Scott
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