212 FIELD CROP PRODUCTION 



by live stock almost as readily as timothy. It makes a 

 desirable mixture with meadow fescue and white clover. 

 It has to recommend it as a pasture grass the fact that it is 

 one of the first grasses to start in the spring and grows late 

 in the fall. It also grows well during the hot months of 

 summer and quickly springs up after pasturing or cutting. 



In a few localities of West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, 

 and Indiana, it is grown for the seed. When grown for the 

 seed, it is cut with the grain binder and handled much 

 like a grain crop. The straw after thrashing has some 

 feeding value, and the after growth either makes excellent 

 fall pasture, or is cut for hay. The yield of seed per acre 

 varies from 8 to 25 bushels, the average being about 15 

 bushels. The price received by the grower varies from 

 one to two dollars per bushel. 



200. Cultural methods. Orchard-grass in many sec- 

 tions of the country is sown broadcast on winter wheat in 

 January or February, the freezing and thawing covering 

 the seed. Sometimes it is seeded in the spring with oats. 

 When seeded alone, the usual practice is to apply the seed 

 to a well-prepared seed bed in late summer or early fall. 

 Usually no crop can be expected the first season, either 

 when seeded with a grain crop or alone. The rate of seed- 

 ing will depend on the purpose for which the crop is 

 grown. When a seed crop is desired, 14 or 15 pounds per 

 acre are used, and if hay or pasture is the object, the 

 rate is increased to twice as much as for seed. 



BROME-GRASS 



While brome-grass is the most common name applied 

 to this grass, it is also known, and its seed is sometimes 

 sold, under the names of smooth brome, awnless brome, 

 Hungarian brome, and Russian brome-grass. Brome- 



