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AGRICULTURE 



Grasses. Among the best pasture and hay plants are some 

 members of the grass family. Those that spread by means of 

 rootstocks or underground stems are especially adapted to pastures. 

 Plants that spread by the seed alone would soon be killed by 

 close grazing, which prevents their maturing seed. Among the 

 best pasture grasses are the blue grasses, meadow fescues, orchard 



Kentucky blue grass 



Buffalo grass 

 THREE GOOD PASTURE GRASSES 



Bermuda grass 



grass, redtop or herd's grass, and Bermuda grass. Redtop and 

 timothy make excellent hay. 



Many farmers sow on pasture land and hayfields a mixture con- 

 taining several varieties of grass. This produces a larger crop 

 and exhausts the soil less than one variety, because different 

 grasses have different feeding habits and requirements. A favorite 

 mixture is timothy, redtop, orchard grass, and clover. 



Most of the true grasses flourish best in cool climates and on 

 fertile soil, especially on limestone soils. 



