344 ^ GRASSES AND HOW TO GROW THEM. 



In the area named, Kentucky blue grass and white 

 clover are much prone to come into the pastures even 

 though temporary in character, hence, it is not neces- 

 sary to sow them. 



The grasses with less adaptation for such pastures 

 in these states include Kussian brome, tall oat, rough 

 stalked meadow and fowl meadow grasses. Russian 

 brome will grow well over all this area as pasture or 

 as hay, but it is slow in becoming established. It 

 is less easy of establishment than some of the others 

 named, and it is less necessary to grow it than under 

 other climatic conditions. A few poimds of tall oat 

 grass seed sown along with clover and timothy or 

 clover and orchard grass may prove helpful. Two 

 pounds of alsike clover seed may also render good serv- 

 ice when sown with one or more of these grasses and 

 clovers, in certain upland soils. 



"In all the area now being considered, these grasses 

 may be sown alone or with a nurse crop, but prefer- 

 ably with the latter, as then a crop is secured while 

 the pastures are becoming established. 



For the Southeastern States. — This group of states 

 comprises those which lie between the Ohio and Poto- 

 mac Rivers and the Gulf of Mexico, also the states of 

 Arkansas, Louisiana and that portion of Texas which 

 is adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico. 



The grasses in it, best adapted to the production of 

 temporary pastures and meadows include orchard, tall 

 oat, redtop and timothy, vahiable probably in the order 

 named, when considered in their adaptation to the 

 whole region. These grasses are sown singly or in 



