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removed. But red top will also grow well on uplands reasonably 

 moist, as shown by its behavior in New England when grown in 

 conjunction with timothy, and in several of the states of the 

 south, in which it is a factor of considerable importance in grow- 

 ing hay. 



Orchard grass will grow in a fairly wide range of soil. It has 

 been mostly grown on certain of the loamy clays of New England, 

 the stiffer soils of Indiana, the reddish clays of Tennessee and 

 other states of the south, and in the sandy loam soil of Idaho 

 and the adjoining states. Orchard grass calls for soils naturally 

 moist, but not wet. 



Russian brome grass will grow in soils that would be too dry 

 for timothy or orchard grass, Vjut it does not grow nearly as well 

 relatively on dry as on moist soils. It has high adaption for the 

 soils of western and especially northwestern prairies, and in 

 many localities it gives yields considerably ahead of those 



The side delivery rake 



obtained from timothy, and produces hay of equal feeding value, 

 ton for ton, but not nearly so well adapted for selling in the open 

 market. 



Western rj'e grass grows well on average prairie soils. It will 

 grow better on sandy soils under dry conditions than almost any 

 other kind of grass. It will flourish under conditions that would 

 be too dry even for Russian brome, but of course it will give 

 better yields where the soils are not so open and the land is more 

 moist. The hay is more woody than that of timothy and brome 

 grass. 



Tall oat grass is adapted to a considerable variety of soils, 

 ranging from light sandy loams to clays of considerable density, 

 but it finds most congenial conditions in loam soils. This grass 

 has higher adaption to the central and far western states, and 

 to areas south rather than north from these. 



Meadow fescue would seem to have nearly the same adaption 



