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didly in low, moist and swampy lands, and is 

 good for either meadows or pastures. It may be 

 flooded even for some time without suffering to any 

 extent. It seems to do fairly well on acid soils ; 

 indeed, some say it does its best on sour lands. It 

 is no better adapted for short rotations than timothy, 

 as it requires at least two 

 years to get a firm foothold. 

 Its creepy nature in growing 

 makes it good for bottom 

 lands. The quantity of seed 

 will depend upon how clean 

 the seed is in the first place. 

 A pound or two of thor- 

 oughly cleaned seed is all 

 that is required. With un- 

 cleaned seed, or as ordinarily 

 used, from 15 to 20 pounds 

 will be necessary to the acre. I 



It goes very well with 

 timothy, orchard grass and ^™ ™^ 



, . , T A perennial grass. It 



any of the clovers. Its grows 2 to 3 feet high, 



special favor to alsike is ex- Satforma'dense^sod.°°H 



plained by the fact that '^%T^TSLTlrlls''' Tr. 

 alsike will grow in slightly |S™"ia?'^thln "mothT'"" 

 acid soils where common 



clover will not. Seeding can be done either in the 

 fall or spring. A small amount of red top with 

 the usual grass mixture will not be amiss for most 

 meadow and pasture lands. 



RESCUE GRASS.— This grass, sometimes 

 known as Australian Brome, grows from i to 2 

 feet high and resembles chess or cheat in appear- 

 ance. It is an annual and reseeds itself. In the 

 South it is used as a winter grazing grass. The 



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