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The following Table, compiled from the results of the experiments at
Woburn, contains information of much value in regard to many species
of grass:

No. Name of Grass. Produce per Acre - lbs. Per centage of loss in drying.

8 Setaria viridis ... 6,806 .42
9 Alopecurus geniculatus ... 20,419 .70
10 Alopecurus pratensis ... 40,837 .57
17 Phleum pratense ... 10,209 .50
18 Agrostis vulgaris ... 17,696 .63
25 Agrostis alba ... 19,057 .65
53 Muhlenbergia Mexicana ... 27,906 .68
60 Dactylis Glomerata ... 21,780 .29
61 Glyceria nervata ... 126,596 .40
62 Glyceria aquatica ... 13,612 .30
63 Glyceria fluitans ... 5,445 .35
66 Poa annua ... 9,188 .42
68 Poa nemoralis ... 5,445 .31
70 Poa alpina ... 7,487 .70
71 Poa trivalis [trivialis] ... 10,209 .72
72 Poa pratensis ... 3,403 .57
79 Poa compressa ... 5,445 ..
80 Festuca ovina ... .. .65
81 Festuca elatior ... 13,613 .52
90 Festuca pratensis ... 12,251 .60
94 Triticum repens ... 7,827 .57
95 Lolium perenne ... 13,612 .50
97 Lolium temulentum ... 30,628 .50
98 Elymus canadensis ... 20,419 .43
99 Elymus striatus ... 27,225 .50
105 Elymus hystrix ... 10,209 .67
106 Aira flexuosa ... 10,209 .61
113 Aira caespitosa ... 19,058 .65
114 Holcus lanatus ... 9,529 .73
115 Hierochloa borealis ... 7,827 .73
116 Anthoxanthum odoratum ... 27,225 .45
117 Phalaris arundinacea ... 54,450 .32
118 Phalaris canariensis ... 7,827 .61
120 Milium effusum ... 6,806 .38
139 Panicum sanguinale ... 5,445 .60

From the reports of the United States census of 1840 and 1850 we obtain
the following Table of the gramminaceous products of Wisconsin:

1840. 1850.
(Population) ... 30,945 305,191
Wheat, bushels ... 212,116 4,286,131
Barley, bushels ... 11,062 209,602
Oats, bushels ... 406,514 3,414,672
Rye, bushels ... 1,965 81,253
Indian corn, bushels ... 379,359 1,988,979
Hay, tons ... 30,938 275,662