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kinds, especially if the <,'niss i.s cropped whort. It seems to dd 

 eqmiily well upon lieuvy clay und sandy soil ; and any ricli and 

 well drained soil seems suited to it. Tt {germinates al'oiit as 

 easily as oats; and, with jfood seed, no difficulty is experienced 

 in jL^ettinfj a 'stand ' that will eiulure moderate cropping the first 

 fall after seeding. As might he inferred from its common name, 

 it does l)etter Avhen moderatelv shaded, and is admirably suited 

 to orchard culture; yet there are few grasses that will so well 

 endure the jjrolonged sunshine of (»ur dry seasons. For these 

 reasons we feel safe in recommending this grass to the fanners 

 of central Kansas for the purposes of pasture. 



"Clover has always thrived with orchard grass, besides furnish- 

 ing to animals that variety of food so agreeable to the taste. AVe 

 have found that orchard grass is relished even by swine, and 

 therefore it makes excellent 'hog pastures.' In our exjterience, 

 too, no amount of tramping or close grazing at any season has 

 been able to injure a wtdl-rooted sod. 



"Orchard grass will endure late seeding better, jjerhnps, than 

 any other sort; but this operation ought not to be delayed mnch 

 beyond the middle of April." 



Still later on ho concludes as follows: 



*' Of all the largo nnmber of grasses that have been tested at 

 the College Farm during the past twelve years, this has proved 

 the most generally useful, because, 1, a 'stand' is easily and 

 quickly obtained ; 2, it yields wonderfully of pasturage and hay 

 if the land is good — indeed orchard grass is such a gross feeder 

 that it is not worth a trial upon very poor land; 3, it does not 

 winter-kill, does not 'tread out,' is not injured by too close crop- 

 ping, and will survive an uninterrupted four mouths' drought. 

 It winter-killed badly in 1885-0." 



Hear a few good words from Dr. Bessey. 



"The nutritive value of orchard grass, as determined by 

 chemical analysis, shows it to rank well up toAvard the high value 



