21 ORCHARD GRASS. 



the greatest importance, as many a fine field of 

 Timothy has been ruined by close mowing in the hot 

 days of July. It would well repay a top dressing 

 immediately after the hay has been removed off the 

 stubble. All stock should be kept off during the re- 

 mainder of the season, and the grass allowed to take 

 its natural course until it again arrives at maturity. 



The close cropping of the aftermath of Timothy by 

 horses, sheep, or even cattle, is fatal to the tubers of 

 the plant, which require the aid of the green portion 

 or leaves to preserve its vitality and strength during 

 the winter, hence it is quite evident that Timothy 

 alone is not adapted for permanent pasture under any 

 circumstances. 



A mixture of Timothy, however, with the seeds of 

 other grasses for permanent pasture, would give 

 variety of food both in pasture and meadow, an im- 

 portant thing for stock of all kinds. The quantity of 

 clover usually sown on a Timothy brairdin the spring, 

 is from 6 to 8 pounds per acre. 



CHAPTER II. 



ROUGH COCK'S-FOOT, OR 'ORCHARD GRASS. 

 Dactylis Glomerata Specific Character. 



Rough, rather glaucous, (3 foot high) leaves broadly 

 linear; branches of the panicle naked at the base ; 



