CHAPTER VIII 

 GRASSES AND SORGHUMS 



Grasses 



Characteristics of grasses. 



Number of grasses cultivated for hay and pasture. 

 Uses of grasses. 

 Soils for grasses. 



Purchasing and planting grass seed. 

 Harvesting grass crops for hay. 

 Grasses for hay and pasture. 



Timothy. 



Kentucky blue-grass. 



Canada blue-grass. 



Redtop. 



Orchard-grass. 



Rye-grasses. 



Meadow-fescue. 



Tall oat-grass. 



Brome-grass. 



Bermuda-grass. 



Millets. 



Sorghums 



Description of sorghums. 

 Broom-corn. 



Groups. 



Cultural methods. 

 Saccharine sorghums. 



Groups. 



Cultural methods. 

 Non-saccharine sorghums. 



Groups. 



Cultural methods. 



GRASS is the fundamental crop in North American husbandry. 

 It provides the base on which the great live-stock industry is 

 developed. Grass holds and protects the land, and its extensive 

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