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grass in Tennessee and northward to the New England 

 states and Canada. In fact, it has the widest range of 

 any cultivated grass in America. 



It resembles in a general way the Kentucky blue grass, 

 but grows taller, blooms a month or more later, and has a' 

 narrower, more divided top. 



Like timothy, redtop may be sown with wheat in the 

 fall, or it may be sown in the spring either alone or with 

 a nurse crop of small grain. 



173. Its Advantages and Disadvantages. — Among the 

 advantages of redtop may be mentioned those below: 

 (a) It succeeds on poorer soils than does timothy. 

 (6) It succeeds on wetter soils than does timothy, 

 (c) It can be pastured after the hay is cut. 

 The objections to it, which are commonly urged, are : 

 (a) It does not make hay of the best quality. 

 (6) It is not as easily estabUshed as timothy. 



(c) The seed is more expensive than timothy seed. 



(d) Stock do not find redtop as palatable as other 

 grasses. 



Beome Grass 



One of the latest grasses introduced by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture is brome grass, or 

 bromus inermis. It has become an important crop in the 

 West and Northwest where the summers are not excessively 

 hot. It is valuable for both pasture and hay. It is one 

 of the first grasses to start in the spring, grows late in the 

 fall, comes on quickly after rains following dry weather, 

 and is exceedingly palatable. These are among its 

 advantages. 



On the other hand, the seed is expensive and liable to be 

 mixed with that of quack grass. Like other grasses, it 



