412 GRASSES AND HOW TO GROW THEM. 



hay plant at the present time; on others of these, al- 

 falfa ; of the former, sow 10 pounds of seed and of tho 

 latter 15 pounds. On the unirrigated wheat growing 

 lands of Washington, Idaho and Oregon, a combination 

 of Eussian brome, orchard and tall oat grasses, using 

 5, 9 and 4 pounds of seed respectively, will probably 

 make the best combination for permanent meadow; al- 

 falfa will also grow well on much of this land. 



In these areas and in others similar in some other 

 states, especially California, a very large amount of 

 hay is furnished by the small cereal grains. For this 

 purpose, much wheat is grown, but oats and barley are 

 also extensively used and in some localities, winter rye 

 and speltz. These may of course be grown alone or in 

 combination. When grown for hay, about 25 per cent 

 should be added to the amount of seed usually sown 

 for grain. The sand vetch, though not much grown as 

 yet in this area, will grow well in much of it and would 

 make a splendid addition to the hay crop, sown at the 

 rate of 1 bushel per acre, along with about the same 

 portion of grain. The dry climate and freedom from 

 rust in the grain makes the hay from the same more 

 palatable than it is in parts of the United States and 

 Canada where there is more moisture. 



For Irrigated Western Valleys. For the states in- 

 cluded in this group, see p. 349, and for the plants 

 grown for temporary meadows, p. 350. In these val- 

 leys, many kinds of grasses may be grown for perma- 

 nent meadow. Of these, alfalfa is unquestionably the 

 most important. For all or nearly all these lands, from 

 near Alaska to Lower California, it has wonderful adap- 



