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Other pasture-grasses 



30. Besides the two important and well-known pasture- 

 grasses mentioned for the North and the South, there are 

 several others that are used to a considerable extent. 

 Each has its special merits and its peculiar drawbacks. 

 The acreage of some of these grasses is large but in all 

 cases falls far below that of blue-grass and Bermuda- 

 grass. 



31. Brome-grass. — This is variously known as awnless 

 brome, Hungarian -brome, and Bromus inermiSj the last 

 being its botanical name. It is one of the few grasses that 

 has been successfully introduced into cultivation in 

 recent times. The United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture and the state experiment stations have demonstrated 

 its adaptability to the conditions prevailing in the north- 

 western states. It has been shown to be an excellent 

 pasture-grass for the region from Kansas to Manitoba 

 and west to Washington, which is too dry for the eastern 

 grasses. It gives good results east of this region, but must 

 there compete with timothy, clover and blue-grass. 

 Brome-grass is a native of Europe. (See Bur. PI. Ind. 

 Bulletin No. 111.) 



32. Redtop. — This is a well-known widely distributed 

 meadow-grass which will be further discussed under 

 meadow-grasses. (Par. 48.) Its chief importance as a 

 pasture-grass is due to the fact that it thrives on acid 

 soil where blue-grass fails. It is a good pasture-grass for 

 moist localities in the timothy region and especially in the 

 coastal region from Virginia to New England. Redtop is 

 called *'herd's-grass" in Pennsylvania and in some 

 other localities. 



33. Orchard-grass. — ^This is an excellent species for 

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