QUESTIONS 357 



9. What fertilizers are used on timothy meadows? 



10. What is the effect on crop following the timothy? 



11. When should timothy be cut for hay? Give reasons. 



12. Compare feeding value of timothy and clover. 



13. Explain how timothy lives from year to year. 



14. How long does it live? 



15. State how redtop and bent grasses differ, and in what respects they are 



similar. 



16. When introduced into the United States? 



17. Compare redtop and timothy in adaptations. 



18. Where is redtop most important? 



19. Where is seed grown? 



20. Does it form a good sod? Is it long lived? 



21. Does it make good pasture? Good hay? 



22. When should it be cut for hay? 



23. How much seed is sown per acre? 



24. Compare redtop and bent grasses. 



25. Why is orchard-grass less grown than timothy and redtop? 



26. Where did timothy and orchard-grass receive their first culture? 



27. Compare the climatic relations of orchard-grass and timothy. 



28. Where has orchard-grass advantage over timothy? 



29. What are its disadvantages? 



30. How is it handled in pastures? 



31. What are the best mixtures with orchard-grass for hay? For pasture? 



32. What particular merit does orchard-grass have as a pasture plant? 



33. How does it compare with timothy for early spring and late fall 



pasture ? 



34. Is it a bunch or sod grass? 



35. Compare Kentucky blue-grass and Canadian blue-grass in nroductive- 



ness, appearance, and soil adaptations. 



36. Compare blue-grass and timothy as to soil and climatic requirements. 



37. Is blue-grass a sod or a bunch grass? 



38. Quick or slow in growing? Long or short lived? 



39. For what purpose is it best adapted? 



40. Is the seed of good quality? 



41. State amount required to sow an acre. 



42. How important is it as a natural pasture? 



43. What is the best time of seeding? 



44. Where is the seed crop grown? 



45. What is the weight per bushel ? 



46. Where is Canada blue-grass found most useful? 



