190 THE PRINCIPLES OP AGRICULTURE 



the same amount or a little more seed is sown as 

 of timothy, but the plants are likely to be winter- 

 killed if sowing is made after August. 



328. There are various secondary and supple- 

 mentary grasses, such as blue -grass, orchard- 

 grass, red -top, and tall meadow fescue. Some 

 or all of these may be used in limited quanti- 

 ties. Seeds of all these weigh but fourteen 

 pounds to the bushel, are usually sold in the 

 chaff, are not likely to be pure, and are difficult 

 to distribute evenly. In most places, quite as 

 much blue -grass appears as a volunteer as is 

 desirable, but, except in rare cases, it is not a 

 profitable hay grass. Orchard- grass starts early, 

 tends to grow in hummocks, does well in the 

 shade and in close -grazed pastures, but is the 

 worst of all grasses in the lawn, where only 

 fine, recumbent grasses and white clovers are 

 admissible. Red -top is a good pasture grass 

 and lawn grass, and is well adapted to very wet 

 meadows, although it does not make a first- 

 class hay. Tall meadow fescue is one of the 

 most promising recently introduced grasses for 

 both meadow and pasture. In many places it 

 has escaped from the fields into the roadsides, 

 where it shows its superiority over blue-grass 

 and even over timothy. Of these grasses, from 

 one to two bushels of seed are required per acre. 

 All do well when sown in early spring or in fall. 



