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clover and timothy as a meadow grass. No other grass is 

 sown so much for hay upon the lands lying at the western 

 base of the Cumberland Table-land. In Warren county 

 especially it is highly esteemed for its longevity and iruit- 

 fulness. 



GRASS (Dactylis Glomerala.) 



Whether a native of America or 

 Europe, or indigenous to both coun- 

 tries, it is well known that orchard 

 grass is diffused more extensively than 

 almost any other grass, growing all 

 over Europe, the northwestern parts 

 of Africa, and in Asia Minor. Known 

 as cock's foot in England for many 

 centuries, it was not appreciated as a 

 forage plant until sent to that country 

 from Virginia. It is a perennial, and 

 grows upon congenial soils anywhere 

 between 35 and 47 degrees north lati- 

 tude. It likes a soil moderately dry, 

 porous, fertile and inclined to be sandy. On stiff clay soils, 

 retentive of moisture, the roots do not acquire such a vigor 

 as to give a luxuriant top growth. The feebleness of the 

 roots upon such a soil makes them liable to be thrown up 

 by the earth. It may be grown successfully on a lean, 

 sterile soil, by a top dressing of stable manure, yielding 

 during a moderately wet season from two to three crops. 

 In its rapid growth in early spring lies one of its chief 

 merits, furnishing a rich bite for cattle earlier than almost 

 any other grass. It also grows later in the fall. It is very 

 hardy when well set, makes a great yield, grows rapidly 

 and vigorously upon suitable soils, supplies a rich, nutri- 



