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The rapid exhaustion of the first edition of two thousand copies of this 

 little manual has emboldened me to offer another edition, revised and 

 enlarged. It has been bought by farmers and others in all the Southern 

 States, from Virginia to Texas inclusive. One business firm in North Caroli- 

 na has already distributed one hundred copies of the former edition gratui- 

 tously among its customers, and has ordered in advance five hundred copies 

 of this edition for the same purpose. 



Such results are gratifying to me in a double sense. First, as indicating a 

 kindly appreciation of my humble efforts. Second, as offering evidence of an 

 increased attention in the South to a diversified agriculture. 



The conviction is daily strengthening in my mind that we shall not attain 

 agricultural prosperity until exclusive cotton culture is abandoned, and we 

 learn to make a large proportion of our soil productive without labor. This 

 result can be accomplished only by the culture of the grasses, whether native 

 or artificial. In hope of aiding in this "consummation devoutly to be wished 

 for," this second edition is issued. 



C. VV. HOWARD. 



SPRING BANK, NEAR KINGSTON, GA. 



Page. 



Introduction 1 



The Importance of the Subject 1 



The Greatest. Crop in the World 4 



Will the Cultivated Grasses and Forage 



Plants Grow at the South? 4 



Drawbacks 5 



Forage Plants 7 



Lucerne 7 



Indian Corn 9 



The Field Pea 9 



The Vetch 9 



Ribwort, or Narrow-leaved Plantain 10 



The Oat as a Forage Plant 10 



Red Clover 10 



Uses of Red Clover 11 



Hay 11 



Seed 11 



Pasture 11 



An Improver of Land 11 



Crimson Clover 12 



Alsike Clover 12 



White Clover 12 



Millet 1'2 



Guinea Grass 12 



Native Grasses 13 



Gamma Grass 14 



Crab and Crow-foot Glasses 14 



Bromus Brome Grass Rescue Grass 



Cheat, or Chess 14 



Bermuda Grass Cynodon Dactolon 15 



Winter Grasses 18 



Meadow-Oat Grass 18 



Orchard Grass 19 



Italian Rye Grass 19 



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Blue-Grass 19 



Hay Grasses 20 



Timothy 20 



Herd's Grass 21 



Time of Sowing Grass Seeds "21 



Sowing with or without Grain 2* 



Whether it is best to sow a variety of Grass i 



Seeds 22 



Proper Mixture of Grass Seeds for differ- 

 ent purposes *_>2 



Grass Seeds for Meadow Land 22 



For Summer Pastures 22 



For Winter Pasture 22" 



For Early Spring Soiling 23 



Selection of Seeds Buying by weight or 



measure, with a table of weights 23 



After-treatment of Grass Land 23 



Manures for Grass Land 24 



Whether to sell Hay or to feed it 24 



Improved Implements for Saving Hay 25 



Raising Grass Seed for sale 25 



Woods Pastures 26 



Nutritive value of the Grasses 26 



Analysis of Natural Grasses (100 parts 



as taken green from the field) 27 



Analysis of Natural Grasses (100 parts of 



the grasses dried at 212 Fahr 27 



Analysis of Artificial Grasses (100 parts 



as taken from the field) . 28 



Analysis of Artificial Grasses (in 100 



parts of the grass dried at 212 Fahr.). ..28 

 Suggestions as to the selection of a Grass 



or Stock Farm 29 



Conclusion ....29 



