382 GRASSES AND HOW TO GROW THEM. 



Lbs. per Acre. 



Timothy * 



Russian brome ° 



Western rye * 



Alfalfa _* 



Total 18 



In the winter wheat growing area west of the Cas- 

 cades, which has Moscow, Idaho, for its center, the fol- 

 lowing, it is thought, are the hest grasses to grow to- 

 gether : 



Lbs. per Acre. 



Russian brome 7 



Meadow fescue 5 



Tall oat 5 



Alfalfa 3 



Total 20 



It is questionable if these grasses will stand grazing 

 indefinitely without renewal where the precipitation is 

 so light as in the area now being considered. 



For the Irrigated Western Valleys. — In the absence 

 . of experience, it would not be possible to state which 

 grass or combination of grasses would prove most sat- 

 isfactory in providing permanent grazing on the irri- 

 gated lands of mountain states. The most productive 

 single plant is alfalfa, but it can be grazed safely by 

 horses, mules and swine, when grown alone. A limited 

 amount, however, can be grown with other grasses, 

 without incurring much hazard to cattle and sheep, also 

 while being grazed. The various clovers assume more 

 of permanency in their habit of growth in such situ- 

 ations ; hence it would be possible to grow grazing for a 

 number of years from medium red clover but the same 



