ORCHARD GRASS. 



-d is a universal grass suited to any climate, and is both 

 ^ctrdy and prolific. It will flourish on dry upland and even 

 ' on sandy land better than any other grass. Its size will 

 depend upon the condition of the soil, and will vary from 

 three to five feet in height. It is perennial, and " likes a 

 soil moderately dry and porous, fertile and inclined to be 

 sandy." It is especially desirable for its early growth in 

 the spring and late growth in the fall. It is some inferior 

 to Timothy in nutrition, bu^^ is better adapted to the Cot- 

 ton States for general use. After being cut it springs up 

 very rapidly, and if not pastured, whicli it should not be 

 in summer, will soon produce a second growth for another 

 crop. It does not stand a drouth as well as Meadow Oats 

 grass, but better than any other of the tultivated grasses. 

 Meadow Oats and Orchard Grass may be sown together, 

 since both blossom at the same time, and may be cut to- 

 gether. In connection with the perennial grasses it is well 

 for the farmer to be informed, if he does not know it, that 

 the sward which these grasses create is as useful and val- 

 uable to his soil as a good application of the best manure, 

 ^ far superior to any commercial fertilizer for a crop of 



3r cotton. These perennial grasses will not trouble in 



altivation of the next crop if the sward is broken up 



y as it should always be done. 



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MEADOW OAT GRASS. 



>f this grass we cannot very well say less, nor do we 



ire to say more, than a qualified writer on grasses has 



1, and hence we quote his remarks in part. We refer to 



o;. J, B. Killebrew, late commissioner of agriculture for 



le State of Tennessee : " This is a perennial grass, and is 



native of Great Britain. It is one of the few grasses that 



3 best on a dry soil. It grows to the height of only eigh. 



•en inches in its native pastures. But here it is a quite dif- 



jrent grass, and rises to the height of from five to six feet. 



t will not grow well on moist soils, but on rich upland or 



'^od sandy land it grows with vigor. It deserves a place 



every farm, as the hay is excellent, and is greedily eaten 



stock, and besides, the yield is extremely large. Should 



autumn prove a wet one, a second crop can be cut, but 



here is not sufficient aftermath to justify cutting do not 



ture it, but allow it to grow on as long as it will, and 



>nt Christmas it will turn over and the tops turn yellow 



n turn in the stock, and it will sustain them until other 



.sses take its place. However, should it be desired to 



i it for hay the next year the stock must be taken off 



out the middle of February. It will seed m the fall after 



ng sown in the spring, which is the proper time for sow- 



; it. Sow two bushels to the acre. The seed is very 



;ht and chajffy. It is a tussock grass, and does not spread 



3m the roots, consequently the seed must be depended 



)on for a stand. After the first sowing there will be no 



fliculty in obtaining seed, as the yield is large. It affords 



)th for haying and pasture, perhaps more erreen food than 



ly other grass we have." 



