Show michels grass Is promising arid land forage grass unknown a decane a ago go lias has matured into we one of the agricultural of the century out of the tedium of long experimentation peri the first tour four seed producing plants were born bom under the laud of 0 A michels ail chels assistant agronomist at it the university of idaho lit at moscow in hi 1832 1932 his object was to produce a new type of grass that would have uie the perennial habit land and doright doru glit re qualities of wild rye grass 1111 mid d the palatability and high seed production of the wheat plant university certified seed lu in 1032 sold for 85 cents centa a pound in lots of more than pounds but the deni demand amil far exceeded the supply the civiss la Is the product 0 of a cross between monida mosida winter wheat and elymus condensa a large coarse bunch perennial rye grass the seed its producer explains should be seeded as early as possible in the fail on a moist well tilled seed bcd ut lit the rate of 0 10 to 10 pounds pound per acre it can be planted ted with a grain drill the crop can lie he harvested with ii aik ordinary binder or combine tile the seeds thresh freely from the straw when ripe and no special Is needed A moscow idaho dairyman reported cattle are greedy tor for the grass 1 I believe it Is to winter wheat for pasture but it brows abany times as fast forty days after planting in ili the spring it Is ready tor for pasture results obtained by dr V A yount university of idaho range specialist Ind indicate leate he be said that tile the grass roay may prove a nit builder of early and abundant spring range tor for sheep he ant spring range for sheep ile he added it may ibe be the ideal grass for rapid roll abili tallon of ardds artins devastated iby by forest tires fires because if its vigor and adaptability to ash black soil on burned over ra ranges ilges in ili the fall of 1938 1038 over 1000 of Te selected eseed aei was distributed tri buted to county agents in northern idalio idaho tor for demonstration purposes said prof michels in a recent bulletin this method provided ded a wide distribution of seed heed for trial purposes under varying soil mois moisture turo and climatic conditions demonstrations ranged ln lit size frum from I 1 to 20 aches those these trials were condu conducted ebed on dryland dai alanl desert vaid irrigated sous soils most of the were fiade early in tile the full fall and early plantings at the rate of 10 to 20 pounds of sted to the acre produced the highest seed yields regardless les ardless of the type of land yields on non irrigated lauds in vor northern and southeastern id blaho aho nt lit the rate of wo to 1800 pounds of wit wed per acre plantings on desert land that had been biked before pla planting plaiting pro satisfactory summer pasture and grain yields seeding with A grain drill at the rate of IS to 20 pounds pound of seed to em am aw acre of land to be the most tary method and ail rite rate of seeding spill ng for the grass 01 on Septem ober 14 1031 paul A eke I 1 ke secretary of tin the minh conn colm t 4 seed growers Grop rs ion cioll nt at 30 moscow ow islieb tills state allent Mi eliIs grass Is tile in latest test addition to lo promising forage mid pasture grasses Rr it shows except exceptional imal on all ali wheat soils and on land too dry for ohp it as well ns its on oil the |