. Evidence of Mr. James Fletcher, entomologist and botanist, before the Select Standing Committee of the House of Commons on Agriculture and Colonization, Session of 1893 [microform]. Grasses; Horn fly; Graminées; Mouche des cornes. Fift. 2.—SpiKK, of 71/. i/lotiKrat;!. MR. JAMES FLETCHER, ENTOMOLOGIST AND BOTANIST. By Mr. ilughes : Q. When do llieso ^rrusses ripen ?—A. They flower in Antrnst an. are ready for cutting then, b«t%f courne the^- fZZ longt Se to Mpon their seeds. The next of the native graie. to Avhifh I w7n ail t :^.u'.Mrr"" f the committee, are two co'mmon ine! g
. Evidence of Mr. James Fletcher, entomologist and botanist, before the Select Standing Committee of the House of Commons on Agriculture and Colonization, Session of 1893 [microform]. Grasses; Horn fly; Graminées; Mouche des cornes. Fift. 2.—SpiKK, of 71/. i/lotiKrat;!. MR. JAMES FLETCHER, ENTOMOLOGIST AND BOTANIST. By Mr. ilughes : Q. When do llieso ^rrusses ripen ?—A. They flower in Antrnst an. are ready for cutting then, b«t%f courne the^- fZZ longt Se to Mpon their seeds. The next of the native graie. to Avhifh I w7n ail t :^.u'.Mrr"" f the committee, are two co'mmon ine! g^ow al h ough Canada. Those are the Canadian and the NortI Blue Joint which grow in wet land. [Figuroi^ 2-anti 3.] Thoy are often deei ern called Beaver Hay. J'found last year that both in good and poor Hoii thoy djtl veiy well in- For one or two years they will .Kucceed very well on dry land In my last year's report 1 called attention to them at some length. During the past season thoy" at- tracted the attention of many visitors. They make capital hay. But public opinion is not ripe yet to accept hay made of native grasses, at its proper value. It is called " wild hay," and such will not sell. If a load of "wild liay" goes on the market, the price offtied for it is far less than that which can be readily obtained for hay made from old over-ripe Timothy which is really worth far Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fletcher, James, 1852-1908; Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization. [Ottawa : s. n. ]
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