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corn-belt. It yields a large amount of hay which is about 

 equal to timothy in feeding value. 



Johnson grass is an important hay crop in the South. 

 It gives a heavy yield of hay which has a fair feeding value. 

 Johnson grass has the objection 

 that it spreads very rapidly and 

 may become a pest. 



Prairie hay is made from the 

 native grasses found on the west- 

 ern prairies. The upland hay is 

 preferable to the midland and low- 

 land hay. It is much used in the 

 West and has a fairly high feeding 

 value, l)eing better than timothy. 



Brome grass is a very import- 

 ant pasture and hay grass in 

 Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, 

 Manitoba and Saskatchewan. It 

 is quite resistant to cold. In 

 feeding value it is superior to 

 timothy. It is more palatable 

 than timothy. 



Tall oat grass is one of the best 

 perennial grasses for poor land. 

 Also it will withstand consider- 

 able drought. However, it is not 

 grown extensively in the United States, but it is grown to 

 some extent in the South. It makes a fair hay, but is not 

 very palatable. 



Italian rye grass is grown for hay to a certain extent in 

 the Atlantic States and on the Pacific coast. In France and 



Fig. 68. — Red top. (Living- 

 ston, Field Crop Production.) 



