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or creeping bent grass {Agoostes stolonlfira), fowl meadow-grass {Poa 

 serotina), Johnson grass [Sorgliumlialciyeme), Kentucky blue-grass (Poa 

 pratensh), meadow fox-tail grass {Alopecurus pratensis), tall oat grass 

 {Arrhenaiherum avcnnccum), orchard grass {Vaciylis glomerata), redtop 

 or lierd's grass {Agrostis vulgaris), rough stalked meadow-grass {Poa 

 trnnalis), perennial r3-o grass {Lolium perenne)^ Italian rye grass {Lolinm 

 itaUeum), sweet vernal grass [Anthoxanthum odoratum), timothy {Phleiim 

 profeuse), alsike clover {TrifoUum hyhridum), crimson clover [Tfifolium 

 incur naium,, Japan clover [Lespedesa striata), alfalfa {Medimgo sativa), 

 red clover (Trifolium pratense), white clover {TrifoUum repens), cow- 

 pea {Dolichos sinensis f), soja bean [Glycine Mspida). 



Forage plants of minor importance (pp. 47-G3). — Illustrated notes, sim- 

 ilar to those in the preceding chapter, for 16 species, including American 

 canary grass [Phalaris intermedia, var. angustata), rescue or Schrader's 

 brome grass (Bromus nnioloides), Hungarian or awnless brome grass 

 [Bromus inermis), crab grass [Panicum sanguinale), gama grass {Tripsa- 

 cum dactyloides), Kaffir corn (Sorghum vnlgare, var.), pearl millet {Pen- 

 ncsctum spicatum). Italian millet {Setaria italica), Texas blue-grass {Poa 

 araclniifera), Texas millet {Panicum texanum), Louisiana or carpet grass 

 {Paspaluni platycaule), prickly comfrey {ISymphytum asperrimum), Bok- 

 hara clover {Melilutus alba), burr clover {Medicago maculata), vetch 

 ( l7c;Vf saliva), and yarrow {Achillea millefolium). 



Tahuliited data (pp. 04-70). — Under this head are included six tables 

 containing data for some 25 of the species described in the foregoing- 

 chapters, regarding the period of flowering, proper soil for grow^th, aver- 

 age yield per acre, use for meadow or pasture, seeds (amount required, 

 etc.), proximate composition and feeding value of the hay, digestion 

 co-efficients (for 8 species), amount of each ash constituent in 2,000 

 [)Ounds of the air dry hay, and the theoretical feeding and manurial 

 value of the hay. 



Quality of commercial grass and clover seed (pp. 71-78). — The form 

 of germinating pan used at the station is described and illustrated. 

 Urief accounts are given of the adulterations comuionly found in ditfer- 

 ent species of grasses, and the seeds of some of these grasses and of 

 the weeds likely to be mixed with them are illustrated. 



Mixtures vs. pure soicings of grasses (pp. 79-81). — A brief argument in 

 favor of the use of mixtures of grasses whenever practicable in oider 

 to Uiake the best use of the resources of the air and soil. 



In foniiiug mixtures for mowing land the farmer must not only select species snita- 

 l)]e for his soil, hut from among these he must choose those which come to the cuttino- 

 stage or bloom nearly at the same time. He must also, as elsewhere explained, 

 choose tall and low-growing, deep and shaHow-rooting species. Among good mcjadow- 

 giasses the nunilier which meet all these requirements are very few. Therefore good 

 meadow niixtuies must inclmle l)ut a small numljer of si)ecies. For i>astnrage, ou 

 the other hand, wo want a large number of species which come to the flowering stage 

 at dill'erent periods. 



