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Japan clover, or even sweet clover — he has laid the 

 foundation upon which a pasture can be built. 



In aU our blue grass pastures white clover is to be 

 found. It is the natural associate of blue grass, and 

 sometimes is the more abundant, while, again, during 

 unfavorable weather, it may almost disappear. No 

 doubt, its presence besides fumiahing some variety of 

 fare to stock has a more important role in providing 

 nitrogen and thus contributing to the permanence of 

 blue grass. And because of this capacity of the clovers, 

 it is always well to have some of them growing on land 

 occupied by pastures. 



The question is sometimes asked: Have ^v^e any 

 other grasses besides blue grass suitable for permanent 

 pasture? Yes, we have. On some soils, timothy will do 

 for a time, though not permanent in many soils. Eed- 

 top does very well on damp land, and this grass mixed 

 with alsike clover makes a combination for low ground 

 somewhat like that of blue grass and white clover in 

 drier situations. Still another mixture, timothy and al- 

 sike clover, will often furnish good grazing on damp 

 land. 



One of our very best grasses for permanent pasture 

 is orchard grass. It is one of the most persistent and 

 productive grasses grown in the State. It is true that 

 stock brought up on blue grass does not like it very well, 

 and fine tufts will be left untouched in blue grass pas- 

 tures. This is a matter of education, however, since it 

 is ia some sections of Kentucky depended on for beef 

 cattle. Analysis shows it to compare very favorably 

 as feed with timothy. One planting of orchard grass 

 outlasts a half dozen plantings of timothy, and herein 

 lies the value of orchard grass in comparison. - It is a 

 perennial grass. It occupies ground closely. It is pro- 

 ductive and hardy, and provides either hay or grazing. 

 In our rotations already referred to, we have in some 

 cases used orchard grass in preference to timothy, my 

 reason for adopting it being the greater certainty of 

 getting a stand quickly. Though this" grass requires a 

 good soil, and will not endure soils constantly saturated 

 with water, it is, nevertheeless, adapted to a variety of 

 situations and conditions. Our most severe winters dp 



