Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-26
GRAINS. GRASSES FORAGE PLANTS
Tests of Varieties In Different See
tions of the state.

Mons OF the htute.
College Station. March 2S.-The cattle
and horse interests of the state make
the subject Of grasses for forage a
matter OF constant interests TO the
people of Texas. Approaching the fact
and knowing that many of the soils
of the state had never had a thorough
trial with the many improved and
cultivated varieties of forage plants,
we determined to send out seeds of
many varieties to reliable parties in
the state and ask that they test them
as directed and carefully note results
and report their observations to the
Station authorities for publication.
During the fall small quantities of
seeds OF the following kinds were sent
out to parties in the state:
Barley-Black, mansury, mammoth
spring, highland chief
Oats-Early archangel, winter turf,
wide awake. white bonanza, giant side,
black beauty. white Russian, white
welcome black Russian.
Common rye
Grasses, etc.-White Dutch clover,
burr clover, rescue grass, fan meadow
oat grass sheep rescue grass, orchard
grass red clover, rescue or scarlet tre-
clover, meadow soft grass, yellow ire
foil clover, lespode2a.
To avoid all criticisms for par
TALLY In distributing these seeds free
for trial the Station authorities asked
the editors OF some Of the agricultural
papers in the state to recommend par
ties living in different parts of the
state TO conduct these tosts. These
names were given us and we sent no
seed To persons who did not agree to
test as directed and report results.
Because Of the very small quantities
Of the seed furnished under these con-
ditlOns, no commercial value could be
attached to the seeds sent out
The following parties have received
seeds for trial:
DR.. W. w Steel, Paris, Lamar coun-
ty, Tex.
Capt w oglcsby McGregor, Nc
Lehman county Tex.
S. D, Felt, Meridian. Bosque county
+. G. Patterson, Fredonio Mason
county, Tex.
J. G. Holmes, Salisbury, Hail county,
Il p. Atwator San Antonio Bexar
county, Tex
john $. Kerr, Iowa Park, Wichita
Harvey b Ross, Waco, McLennan
county Tex
w Johnson Center Point, Kerr eoun-
ty. Tex .
j. b. Robertson, Midland Midland
S. k. Hailam, Mirage, Deaf Smith
r, F. Butler waxahachie. Ellis coun-
ty. Tex.
a. NJ. Barnes. Brighton, Nueces coun-
y.
Louis Runge. Mennrdvilie, Menard
j, T. Rice, san Antonio, Bexar coun-
T. j Collins. Houston Harris county,
Tex
Thomas Frazier. Koppcri, Bosque
Ira Johnson, Manor Travis county,
n. s, Peters, Calvert Robertson coun-
W, S. sherwood Austin, Travis
j. c. Thompson, LaFrulta, san
Patriclo county, Tex.
ed s Crawford Temple, Bell county
Tex
Many Of these seeds We're sown In the
fan that are best planted In the spring
but this was done for experimental
purposes to test the effect OF frost upon
them Some os the parties report the
entire destruction Of all young plants
but these have been replanted during
the past two months, In a few cases
complete set Of these seeds were not
sent to the parties named above for
various reasons.
This statement will enable a party
who lives near the tests which are
being conducted In his section to visit
them and see how they progress. II
win be much more satisfactory 20 Them
-, ta n wait for u 1TihliCQ %