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10. What are the various mixtures of grasses which are adapted to 

 different kinds of soils? 



11. When and how should the various grasses be sown? 



12. In what stage of development of timothy do the farmers of your 

 vicinity usually cut their hay ? How does this compare with the best time 

 for cutting as shown by the palatability test in this chapter ? 



13. How should timothy meadows be handled in order to secure the 

 greatest return? 



14. What are the principal Kentucky blue-grass regions? Discuss the 

 best methods of managing a blue-grass pasture. 



15. Discuss each of the other grasses and tell that for which each is 

 especially adapted. 



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BAILEY, L. H. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture, Vol. II, pp. 131- 



144; 303-311. The Macmillan Company. 

 SPILLMAN, W. J. Farm Grasses of the United States. Orange Judd 



Company. 

 WILSON, A. D., and WARBURTON, C. W. Field Crops, pp. 268-411. 



Webb Publishing Company. 



WING, Joseph E. Meadows and Pastures. Sanders Publishing Company. 

 Some New Grasses for the South, Vol. II, Year Book of the United States 



Department of Agriculture, 1912. 

 Conditions affecting the Market Value of Hay, Bulletin 362, United 



States Department of Agriculture. 



Canada Blue Grass, Bulletin 402, United States Department of Agriculture. 

 Market Hay, Bulletin 308, United States Department of Agriculture. 

 Meadow Fescue, Bulletin 361, United States Department of Agriculture. 



