338 GRASSES AND HOW TO GROW THEM. 



past. The grasses of lesser value for the conditions 

 named are Italian rye, tall oat and perennial rye 

 grasses. 



In the southern states those grasses best adapted to 

 such conditions are tall oat, orchard, redtop and in 

 some parts timothy and rescue grass. Those of less 

 value for pasture include Italian rye, perennial rye, 

 velvet grass and in some parts carpet grass. Bermuda 

 and Texas blue grasses are both adapted to permanent 

 grazing. 



For Slough Lands. — In the northern states and Can- 

 ada, the cultivated grasses, best adapted to slough lands 

 and such as are low-lying but drained, are timothy, 

 redtop and Russian brome. Any one of these alone 

 or in combination may be made to furnish good graz- 

 ing in such situations better than they will furnish on 

 ordinary upland. The grazing may be further im- 

 proved by sowing alsike and white clover with these 

 pastures. The mixture, most frequently soAvn on such 

 lands, is a combination of timothy, redtop and alsike 

 clover. The cultivated grasses less frequently sown 

 on such lands include fowl meadow, rough stalked 

 meadow and Italian rye grasses. 



In the southern states, redtop is the best pasture 

 grass for such situations. Timothy and also Italian 

 rye grass will answer in some localities. In the South, 

 however, it is relatively more important that temporary 

 gi-ass pastures shall be supplemented by pastures fur- 

 nished by sowing certain grasses alone or in mixtiires. 

 Further reference will be made to the sowing of these 

 in the present chapter. 



