138 GRASSES AND HOW TO GItOW THEM. 



as tlie soj is bmlccn wlioii the red clover ceases to pro- 

 duce abundiuilly, or at a lalcr period. When grown for 

 pasture and more es])ceially in permanent pastures, the 

 duration of tho rotation will of course be largely depend- 

 ent upon llie duraUon of the pastTiriiig period. 



It is evident, Therefore, that orchard grass is not well 

 adapted to short or to regularly fixed rotations. When 

 sown, liowcvi r, as in the case of timothy, it may best 

 follow 'cultivated crops \\luch have been sown to clean 

 the land or after summer fallow wlirn summer fallowing 

 is practiced. As with timothy alsd, it may be best fol- 

 lowed by corn or by some small cereal, as oats or flax 

 which grow best on soils supplied with vegetable matter 

 in an early stage of decay. Potatoes also will grow well 

 after this grass. 



I'li'piiring the Soil. — ^^'llen orchard grass 13 sovm 

 along with such cereals as rye, wheat, oats and barley, 

 the preparation of the soil best suited to the growth of 

 these crops will also be the pre[)nration suitable for or- 

 chard grass. It is considered preferable to plough the 

 land in the autumn in localities ^^here such a method 

 of handling the land is generally advantageous. As 

 with other grass seeds a line tilth is usually preferred, 

 but under some conditions, when sown in the fall, it 

 would be possllile to make the seed bed too fine for the 

 best results to follow. For autumn sowing, simply dish- 

 ing the land on some soils will suffice. On other soils it 

 would be necessary to stir it more deeply by using the 

 plough, and there may be instances in which the sub-soil- 

 er may be advantagconsly used with the plough. jSTot- 

 withstanding, on olher occasions, the grass will grow if 



