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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



Of the different grasses used, the Awnless Brome Grass has been frequently treated 

 of in also for its adaptability to almost all kinds of soil, whether they be moist as in the 

 these reports and is a grass of extreme value, as a producer of both hay and pasture, and 

 intervale lands of New Brunswick and the low meadows of New Ontario, or lackiD^ in 

 moisture as on the dry plains of the North-west, or the semi-arid hills of British 

 Columbia. 



The Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis, L.), is a rich succulent hardy grass which 

 roots deeply and produces two heavy crops of excellent hay. The abundant growth of 

 young foliage, which is very tender, makes this a valuable addition to pasture mixtures. 



Orchard Grass [Dactylis glomerata, L.). — This gi-ass is perhaps the quickest grower 

 after cutting, of any grass we have tried at Ottawa. The foliage when young is partic- 

 ularly teader and palatable to stock, but when it is allowed to get old, it becomes touo^h 

 and dry. It is a heavy producer, but the hay is rather light. It requires a deep soil 

 and heavy feeding. When cut for hay, it must be cut early. At Ottawa it is o-ener- 

 ally ready for mowing by June 20, the same time as the Meadow Fescue. For this rea- 

 son, these two grasses are well suited for mixing with the Common Red or June Clover, 

 because they mature at the same season. 



Kentucky Blue Grass (Poa pratensis, L.). — This is the Smooth Meadow Grass of 

 England, the June Grass of the greater part of Canada and is one of the grasses which 

 is frequently spoken of as 'spear grass ' in some parts of the Dominion. It is a grass of 

 extreme value, succeeding best in cool damp districts, but thriving well and increasin<» 

 rapidly in all temperate climates of the world. It is by far the best lawn grass known^ 

 wherever there is sufficient summer rain to allow growth to continue, being of an intense 

 green colour at all seasons of the year and quickly forming a thick sod. As a factor in 



