MEADOW FESCUE 



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growth fairly well suited for hay. It grows in tufts or clumps, 

 producing an uneven sod. For this reason it is not much used in 

 pastures. 



Meadow Fescue. There are several types of meadow fescues 



Fia. 103. Redtop is well suited to low, 

 sour soils. (Productive Farm Crops.) 



FIQ. 104. Orchard grass. (Productive Farm 

 Crops.) 



the tall form being the best adapted for hay. They all make 

 good sods and are useful in pastures as well as in hay fields, par- 

 ticularly when mixed with other grasses. They thrive in the 

 climate where timothy is grown, but extend much farther into 



