PERMANENT PASTURES. 377 



eel in this group, see p. 344. The best permanent pas- 

 ture produced bv a single grass in this group of states 

 will not be the same in all <:)f these. In the uplands 

 of the Alleghanies, it Avill be Kentucky blue gTass or 

 meadow fescue. In West Virginia, a large part of 

 Kentucky and a part of Tennessee, it will be Kentucky 

 blue grass. In all or nearly all, the territory not in 

 areas designated, it will be Bermuda grass. But in 

 Eastern Texas and also some other localities, it may 

 be Texas blue grass. The behavior of Texas blue grass 

 and Bermuda grass, growing together, has not apparent- 

 ly been sufficiently tested to justify drawing conclu- 

 sions, as to the outcome; if these two would grow to- 

 gether, they would furnish permanent pasture, winter 

 and summer. 



For permanent pastures of limited duration on aver- 

 age soils in these states, the following grasses will an- 

 swer for much of the area, but not equally well for all 



of it: 



Lbs. per Acre. 



Orchard grass 5 



Redtop 5 



Meadow fescue 5 



Tall oat grass .5 



White clover 2 



Japan clover 2 



Total 24 



Under some conditions, it may not be necessary to 

 sow the clovers named, as the seed may be in the soil 

 already; but in such instances it would seem advisable 

 to sow at least 6 pounds of each of the grasses named ; 

 2 poimds per acre of sheep's fescue may also improve 



