112 AGRICULTURE. 



No. 13. Thrives on moist, loamy sands or light clays 

 which are not too moist, and marls. Spring most favorable 

 seed-time. Valuable in the South for hay and winter 

 pasture. 



No. 14. Valuable for temporary or permanent pastures. 

 Thrives on marly or calcareous soil, in all light land rich in 

 humus. 



No. 15. Sometimes sown on light, thin soils unsuited 

 for more valuable sorts. Rarely used excepting in mix- 

 tures. 



No. 16. Best known and most extensively cultivated for 

 hay. Sown alone or mixed with redtop or clover. Suc- 

 ceeds best on moist loams or clays. On dry ground the 

 yield is light. 



No. 17. Endures cold. Likes strong soil, stiff loam, or 

 clay. One of the best grasses for land under irrigation. 

 Very early. Two to four pounds in mixtures for permanent 

 pastures. 



No. 18. Grows on almost any kind of soil; soAvn only in 

 mixtures, i to 2 pounds, with permanent pasture or meadow 

 grasses. 



No. 19. Especially adapted for loams, light clays, marls, 

 and moist, loamy sands. Moist climates are most suitable. 

 Withstands drought and thrives well in shade. Nutritive 

 value high. Used in mixtures to form bottom grass either 

 in pasture or hay. 



No. 20. Grows on strongest clay or peaty soil: peculiarly 

 adapted to damp ground. Bears heavy frosts without 

 injury. Sown in August or February. 



No. 21. Requires good and open subsoil, free from water. 

 Sown alone, from end of March to beginning of May. 



No 22. Succeeds best in rich, loamy soil, on good clays, 

 and on soils of an alluvial nature. A standard fodder 

 plant. 



No. 23. Thrives on mellow land containing lime, and on 

 ail soils rich in humus. Resists drought. Generally used 

 in mixtures for pastures or lawns. 



No. 24. Cultivated for grazing; on warm soils, if manured 



