178 FARM GRASSES OF THE UNITED STATES 
tered, it would probably become a standard in that 
section. 
Tall fescue differs very little from meadow-fescue, 
except in being more robust in habit. It grows four 
to six inches taller, and it appears to be somewhat 
more difficult to get started. This may be due to 
poorer quality of the seed ordinarily secured from deal- 
ers. ‘Tall fescue seed is very seldom called for, and is 
about three times as high-priced as meadow-fescue 
seed. It also weighs only about 14 lbs. per bushel, 
while meadow-fescue seed weighs 22 lbs. The differ- 
ence is due mainly to a greater amount of chaff left 
in tall fescue seed, thus masking, to some extent, its 
higher price. 
American farmers have not had experience enough 
with these two grasses to determine the proper amount 
of seed to sow per acre. Both grasses are perennials, 
and outlast timothy, both in meadows and in pas- 
tures. 
While it has not been demonstrated, it is probable 
that mixtures of such grasses as the fescues, rye- 
grasses, orchard-grass, timothy, redtop, and. red, 
white, and alsike clovers, would make pastures far 
surpassing blue-grass on all soils in the timothy region, 
except in a few areas already referred to as special 
blue-grass regions. Mixtures such as the above are 
generally used for pastures as well as meadows across 
the Atlantic, and European farmers find pastures 
profitable, even on high-priced land. Perhaps Amer- 
ican farmers would not be abandoning pastures as 
they are if they did not rely so entirely on blue-grass 
and white clover. 
