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3. It will grow in the shade. This quality will enable the 

 farmer to utilize their woodlands as pasture, and so make them a 

 source of profit. 



4. It will resist drought better than any other grass. The hot 

 summers make this a very valuable quality in any grass. Often 

 in July and August the pastures become so parched as to afford but 

 a small amount of grazing. Orchard grass then comes to the 

 rescue and supplies the deficiency. 



5. It is both a pasture and a hay grass. After a crop of hay 

 has been taken off in June, the aftermath will furnish a good pas- 

 ture throughout the remainder of the summer. 



6. It may be sown in the spring or fall with small grain or 



alone. It is best not to sow it with grain, as 

 the extra production of grass, when sown alone, 

 is worth more than the grain and grass grown 

 together. 



ENGLISH RYE GRASS. (Lolium perenne.) 



This was the first grass cultivated in England, 

 and is a great favorite, occupying the same posi- 

 tion there that timothy does with us. It is but 

 little cultivated in the United States, though 

 some successful experiments have been made with 

 it in Tennessee. It is of quick growth, and 

 will sometimes yield forty bushels of seed per 

 acre. It produces a nutritious herbage. There 

 are no less than seventy varieties produced in 

 England. 



One of the most valuable species of this grass, 

 is the Lolium Italicum mentioned below. 



