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Orchard grass grows well in the shade, and hence its 

 name. It withstands hot, dry weather better than any- 

 other valuable grass. Three good crops of leafy hay, if the 

 weather is seasonable, may be counted on after the first year, 

 but only one will blossom. 



The analysis by Prof. Way of the green grass in blossom 

 gives the following result : 



Per cent. 



Water „ , ..70.00 



Fattymatter 0.94 



Flesh formers 4.06 



Heat producers 13.30 



Woody fibre : 10.11 



Ash 1.59 



Analysis by Scheven and Eitthausan gives : 



Water 65.00 



Fat 80 



Flesh formers 3.00 



Heat producers 12.60 



Woody fibre 16.10 



Ash 2.40 



The hay made of orchard grass, as analyzed by Wolff 

 and Knop, gives: 



Water 14.3 



Organic matter 81.1 



Ash 4.6 



Albuminoids 11.6 



Carbohydrates 40.7 



Crude fibre 28.9 



Fat 2.7 



It is of great importance that the seed from hardy plants 

 be sown. In no department of agriculture does the old 

 maxim "like produces like" obtain in a greater degree than 

 in this grass. Seed from weakly, sickly plants will pro- 

 •duce the same kind of offspring, however fertile the soil 

 may be. Messrs Lawson & Son, by selecting the best seed, 

 and sowing for .several years none but the best of each gen- 

 ■eration, established a new variety of orchard grass, known 



