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rie soils, but that the best returns will be obtained from 

 moist humus soils of the slough order from which the 

 surface water has been sufficiently removed. It should 

 not be sown on clayey, gravelly or sandy knolls. 



Place in the Rotation. Rough stalked meadow grass, 

 like redtop, is not adapted to short rotations. Much 

 of what has been said of the place for redtop in the 

 rotation will also apply to this grass. 



Preparing the Soil. The preparation of the soil 

 for rough stalked meadow grass is about the same as 

 for redtop. (See p. 155.) 



Sowing. The best time to sow rough stalked mea- 

 dow grass in the North is the early spring, and in the 

 South, the early autumn, providing enough of moist- 

 ure is in the soil. It may be sown by hand or with 

 the improved seed sower that is wheeled over the ground. 

 The seed is not easily sown by hand, owing to its woolly 

 character. It proves more satisfactory when grown in 

 mixtures. It may be profitably sown with orchard 

 grass, redtop, fowl meadow grass and timothy, when 

 providing pasture. In providing hay, orchard grass 

 should be omitted as it ripens considerably earlier than 

 the other grasses named. The most suitable of these 

 for sowing in conjunction with rough stalked meadow 

 grass are redtop and fowl meadow grass. If sown 

 along with Kentucky blue grass, the latter will in time 

 crowd it out. The yields of hay will be much in- 

 creased by sowing rough stalked meadow grass along 

 with other varieties that are grown under like condi- 

 tions. This grass has also been recommended for sow- 

 ing in certain low lying woodland pastures. 



