6o FARM GRASSES OF THE UOTTED STATES 



is seen in Fig. 1 2, and of curing it in Fig. 13. ) Southern 

 Illinois furnishes nearly all the redtop seed, a small 

 amount coming from southern New Jersey. Marshall 

 County, in northern Kansas, produces pra<ftically all 

 of the meadow-fescue seed. A little Canada blue-grass 

 is saved in western New York, but the bulk of it comes 

 from the flat clay country along the northern shore of 

 Lake Erie, west of the Niagara River. Aside from 

 Canadian timothy, orchard-grass and Brotnus inermis 

 are the only standard grass-seeds which are imported in 

 any quantity. During the year ending June 30, 1904, 

 180,239 lbs. of New Zealand orchard-grass were im- 

 ported, and during the same time 298,654 lbs. of 

 Bromus inermis, mostly coming from Russia through 

 Germany. Bromus inermis is raised extensively in 

 Minnesota and the Dakotas, and down the Red River 

 Valley into Manitoba. Johnson grass seed is raised 

 along the Gulf, from Alabama to Texas. Bermuda 

 grass seed is all imported from Australia, none being 

 raised in the United States. As this grass is becoming 

 more favorably known, the amount of seed imported 

 is increasing annuall}'. English and Italian rye-grass 

 seed mostly comes from Scotland and Ireland. The 

 seed of the less common grasses, such as tall fescue, 

 sheep's-fescue, the bent grasses, and sweet vernal, are 

 not saved in this countrj^ to any extent, but are im- 

 ported from the Continent of Europe, mostly from 

 France and German5'. 



COST OF SEEDING DIFFERENT GRASSES 



The cost of seed sufficient to sow an acre of various 

 grasses is shown in the following table. The prices 



