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abound. A good time to cut is when the grass is 

 in bloom. If mowing is postponed the hay is in- 

 clined to be woody. Usually two cuttings may be 

 obtained in one year and 

 sometimes three. The 

 grass grows in tufts and 

 if grown alone not all the 

 ground is covered. For 

 this reason other grasses 

 should be mixed with it, 

 like timothy, clover and 

 blue grass. The seed may 

 be sown in the fall or 

 spring, using 2 to 3 

 bushels to the acre. Sow 

 broadcast and slightly 

 cover with a harrow. Or- 

 chard grass starts quickly 

 and may be pastured the 

 first year. Its greatest 

 merit lies in its abun- 

 dance of forage, its early 

 growth in the spring, and 

 its defiance to drouth. 

 The tramping by stock 

 does it little injury. No 



mixture of permanent pastures or meadows is quite 

 complete without some orchard grass seed. 



PEANUTS. A valuable feeding stuff, good as 

 food for man and beast, and good for the soil as an 

 improver. For man, it furnishes protein and ash 

 materials in considerable quantities, and for farm 

 animals it is an extremely valuable balancing food 

 to go with corn and other carbonaceous feeds dur- 

 ing the growing season. As a soil improver it ranks 



ORCHARD GRASS 

 A splendid mowing crop 

 and a good pasture grass. 

 It likes rather fertile, moist 

 soils, and is not averse to 

 shade. The best results are 

 obtained when other 

 grasses and clovers are 

 mixed with it. 



