PREFACE 
Ab IN preparing this volume the object has been 
to present, in connected form, the main facts 
concerning the grasses grown on American 
farms—in so far, at least, as these facts are of 
interest to the farmer. Actual practice in grass grow- 
ing has been set forth wherever information concern- 
ing it has been available. The writer has attempted 
to view every phase of the subject from the farmer’s 
standpoint—with what measure of success the reader 
must judge for himself. 
The country may be divided into four regions, each 
of which presents a different set of problems. In 
the region of timothy, clover, and blue-grass, grass 
problems are comparatively unimportant; they relate 
mainly to methods of growing and utilizing well-known 
grasses, and to methods of improving these grasses by 
separating them into their constituent varieties and 
selecting out the best. This region covers the North- 
eastern quarter of the country, and certain localities in 
the West and the Middle South. In the South, while 
excellent grasses are not wanting, it happens that most 
of the grasses best adapted to the region possess char- 
acteristics which render their management on the farm 
a matter of much difficulty. This subject is discussed 
at length in the chapter on Bermuda and Johnson 
grasses. Grasses having fewer objectionable features 
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