336 GRASSES AND HOW TO GROW THEM. 



yields are obtained then than could be obtained later, 

 and because weed growth is thus better kept in check 

 than it would be if the first crop were grazed. 



When growing these pastures, a due regard must 

 be had to the quick setting of the grasses and' varieties 

 must be chosen that reach a maximum of production 

 quickly, as for instance timothy. Grasses that do not 

 reach the zeniUi of productiveness for several years, 

 as for insta:nce blue grass, -should not be sown in these 

 pastures. In very many eases, clover, in one or more 

 of its varieties, is made to form a part of these pastures. 

 In growing them no combination is more frequently 

 used than timothy and clover. Careful attention should 

 also be given to the choice of varieties that mature at 

 nearly the same seasons of the year. The necessity for 

 this arises from the advantage to the hay crop when 

 all the grasses composing it can be harvested at the 

 proper season. In laying down permanent pastures, 

 the opposite course should be adopted in order to fur- 

 nish continuous growth throughout the season. 



When pastures are wanted for but one season, they 

 are usually furnished by growing clover of one or 

 more varieties, millet in one of its varieties, sorghum, 

 one of the non-saccharine sorghums, vetches, rape, kale 

 and the small cereal grains sown alone or in conjunc- 

 tion. The growing of these for pastures is discussed 

 in "Forage Crops Other Than Grasses" by the author. 

 Readers who desire information with reference to the 

 growing of these pastures are referred to the said vol- 

 ume. 



