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The hay made of orchard grass, as analyzed by Wolff and Knop, 

 gives : 



Water ^43 



Organic matter 81.1 



Ash 4.6 



Albuminoids 11,6 



Carbohydrates 40.7 



Crude fibre 28.9 



Fat 2.7 



It is of great importance that the seed from hardy plants be 

 sown. lu no department of agriculture does the old maxim " like 

 .produces like" obtain in a greater degree than in this grass. Seed 

 from weakly, sickly plants will produce the same kind of offspring, 

 however fertile the soil may be. Messrs. Lawson & Son, by select- 

 ing the best seed, and sowing for several years none but the best 

 of each generation, established a new variety of orchard grass, 

 known by its great size and vigor as the giant cock's foot. Let 

 farmers be careful, therefore, in saving seed to sow from the most 

 vigorous growth. 



The reason why so many bare spots are seen in pastures and 

 meadows of this grass is due to two causes: First The land is 

 generally not half prepared to receive the seed ; and second, there 

 is a penny wise and pound foolish policy in sowing too few seed. 

 Let the land be well broken by deep and thorough plowing, and 

 then be finely pulverized by repeated harrowings. Sow the seed, 

 the thicker the better, and run a light brush or harrow over the 

 land so as to cover the seed slightly. To sum the whole matter up, 

 " plow the land deep, pulverize the soil well, be generous as to the 

 quantity of seed, let that seed be good, sow it evenly, give the land 

 as good treatment afterwards as is given to meadow lands in 

 timothy." 



Its chief superiority over timothy lies in the value of its after- 

 math. It will improve under depasturing when a timothy meadow 

 would be rendered worthless. 



To sum up the merits of this grass : 



1. It is better suited to every variety of soil than any other. 



2. It will grow with greater rapidity than any other grass, and 

 for this reason will sustain a large number of animals, and is ex- 

 cellent for soiling purposes. 



