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<liiirynien, jind in tlioir opinion tlie butter would suH'er much Ly 

 its rtMiiovtil " 



Professor Pluires says " It furnislies considenible grazing 

 during wiinn 'spells' in Avintcrj, iind in spring and summer jin 

 Hbundiint supply ot nutritioUo It will continue indefinitely, 

 though easily subdued by the plow. It seems to grow taller in 

 the southern States than it does farther north, and it makes more 

 and better hay and grazing. It does well with Timothy, but will 

 finally root out the latter Sow about two bushels ("^1: lbs.) per 

 acre if alone. 



'" lied toj) may be pastured hero through most of the year, 

 furnishing considerable grazing even along through winters, 

 growing on almost all soils if not kept too long submerged in 

 water. It is very hardy, ami in mixed pastures exterminates, 

 after a few years-, most other grasses.' 



Killebrew^ ot Tennessee, says. " lied top is next in import- 

 ance to Timothy as a meadow grass. (Jra.'dng is necessary to its 

 preservation, as, if allowed to go to seed a few years, it dies out. 



It is the most permanent grass wo have^ and by means of its 

 long, creeping roots will, even ii sown too thin, quit^kly take 

 possession of the ground. On uplands it is not a good produ(;er. 

 It stands the efl'ects of drought much better than Timothy. For 

 stopping gullies in old fields it is sujierior to blue ^;rass. The 

 seed is usually sold in the chalf It is probably better adapted 

 to all the soils of the State [Tennessee] than any other grass." 



Howard of Oeorgia, says. *''ltwill grow almost in running 

 water. It yields a valuable return on thinner land than, perhaps, 

 any other of the cultivated grasses. Timothy and red top should 

 be sown together, as they are ready for tlio scythe at the same 

 time. This mixture is better than either grass singly,'* 



In England Arjrosfis vvlffans differs somewhat from the same 



Fio "lO. Affrnstls alba. (Red Top); number 1, u plant; a, npikt'let; b. 



empty tjlunas; o,il, tlorers.— (Scribner.) 



