Show BROMUS imis wa are reliably informed that there re a number of farmers in the state who are thinking of seeding broise rass bromus in ermis and who have little kno of its lecul ar characteristics indeed we learn that arc some farmers in ustah coun ty who are contemplating us ng th s grass as ohe of the crops in a on while still another farmer was bontem plating sowing it on a piece of ground he desires to use in a few u for an orchard e have endeavored to be plain in regard to the characteristics of brome brass to repeat we rn siy that bromus should only be sown on land on which it is impossible to use water there are other grasses much more profitable to be used on irrigated lands again it should ariy be used where the land is to remain for some years seeded permanently to this grass it is a difficult grass to eradicate where it once obtains a start and it requires it least three years to get a good start bromus is an exceed angly valuable grass for and lands but is not adapted to the more valuable irrigated lands and should not be seeded on such soils personally we would not have any regrets if thi exceedingly valuable grass should covel the deserts but we u not converted to the idea that it 13 a grass that should be used in any wise on irrigated lands desert farmer |