THE SEED 



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FIG. 9 — PRODUCTION OF GRASS-SF.ED IN THE UNITED STATES 



nessee. The areas of seed produdlion of the other 

 grasses are more limited. 



The famous blue-grass country about I^exington, 

 Ky., furnishes most of the blue-grass seed, a small 

 amount being saved in southern Illinois and along the 

 border between Missouri and Iowa. Orchard-grass 

 comes from near lyouisville, Ky. , on both sides of the 

 Ohio River. (The method of gathering blue-grass seed 



