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euperior to timothy. The hay has the reputation of 

 being less readily eaten by stock, although it is 

 claimed this may be remedied by cutting it earlier, 

 For pasture it does not take the place of Kentucky 

 blue grass, timothy or red top. 



There ai'e fourteen pounds of seed 



in a bushel. "When sown alone not 



less than two and one-half bushels 



should be sown per acre. Otherwise 



sow as in the case of 



timothy. 



Bermuda Gras$i 

 (Cynodon Dactylon) 

 is "A low, creeping 

 perennial grass, with abundant 

 short leaves at the base, sending 

 up slender, nearly leafless, flower 

 stalks or culms, which have three 

 to five slender, diverging spikes 

 at the summit." 



It is a tropical plant, and has 

 no value north of the 37th parallel. 

 South of that and especially south 

 of the 35th par- 

 allel it is a most 

 valuable grass, 

 both for hay 

 and pasture. 



It has been avoided by farmers because the roots 

 take such a strong hold upon the soil as to make 

 the land generally unsuited to a rotation. 



It spreads by its rooting stems, but does not gener- 

 ally produce seed in this country. It is usually 



Bermuda Grass.— (After Vasey.) 



