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 TALL FESCUE GRASS (Fesluca elatiar.) 



This is a variety of the same, naturalized from Europe, 

 and suited to a rich loam, such as is found in the Central 

 Basin. The Woburn experiments show it to yield more 

 nutricious matter per acre, when cut in flower, than any 

 other grass, cut either in flower or seed. The number of 

 pounds obtained was 51,046, which weighed, when dry, 

 17,866 pounds, loss in drying, 33,180 pounds and furnished 

 3,988 pounds of nutritive extract. 



There are several other fescue grasses, as the Spiked 

 Fescue, (F. loleacea), Hard Fescue, (F. duriuseula), and the 

 Nodding Fescue, (F. utans), all indigenous to this country. 

 The last two are good hay grasses, as well as the Meadow 

 Fescue. The Hard Fescue was analyzed by Way and found 

 to contain water, 69.33; flesh-formers, 3.70; flit, 1.02; heat- 

 producers, 12.46; woody fibre, 11.83; ash, 1.66. The Wo- 

 burn experiments gave as the produce of one acre, 18,376 

 pounds, cut in flower; loss in drying, 10,116 pounds; nutri- 

 tive matter, 1,004 pounds. Cut in seed, the produce 

 weighed 19,075 pounds, loss in drying, 10,481 pounds, leav- 

 ing nutritive extract, 446 pounds. It grows well on a 

 sandy loam. The seeds weigh ten pounds to the bushel. 



TALL MEADOW OAT GKASS (Arrhenatherum avenaceum.) 



This grass is very popular in France, from whence it was 

 introduced, and is there known by the name of " Ray 

 Grass." 



It will grow well on any land that produces clover. Its 

 limit is about 1,500 feet above the sea. It grows quickly 

 and forms a very excellent grass for early pasturage, prob- 

 ably earlier than any other. It is mown down for hay, and 

 after cutting, it throws up a perfect mat of aftermath, that 

 will yield an extremely rich pasture. It was only intro- 



