24 CULTIVATED FORAGE CROPS OF THE NORTHWEST. 
parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho. Two crops of hay 
may be obtained, although in western Washington the approach of the 
rainy season may interfere with the second crop. The seed is usually 
sown in the spring, but on sandy land in western Washington it may 
be sown in the fall. As mentioned under the head of timothy, red 
clover is usually sown in combination with that plant. 
Alsike clover (7. hybridum) is occasionally grown in the same local- 
ities where red clover thrives, but it is adapted to more moist land. 
White clover (7° repens) is sometimes cultivated in combination with 
bluegrass in those localities where the latter thrives. Such pastures 
are frequently found in the mountain districts and along the upper 
coast region. 
ForRAGE Crops oF Minor IMPORTANCE. 
The following forage plants are cultivated in sufficient abundance to 
receive attention. Some are already of importance in certain locali- 
ties, and most of them should be cultivated over a wider area and 
given greater attention than is now the case: 
KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (Poa pratensis).—In the mountain districts 
and the upper coast region bluegrass is used for pasture, usually in 
combination with white clover. Unless supplied with water during 
the summer months this grass gives little pasture during that season, 
but when the water supply is sufficient and properly distributed it 
yields abundantly. Upon the ranch of Mr. Wheeler, at Reno, Nev., 
there are several pastures of bluegrass and white clover which by 
means of irrigation are kept in good condition through the season. In 
some localities it is considered a pest on account of its tendency to 
drive out other grasses where the conditions are favorable for the 
growth of bluegrass. Mr. G. F. Chapman, of Evanston, Wyo., a 
prominent ranchman, states that it forms a thin, low mat which can 
not be utilized for hay, and is not as valuable for pasture as other 
grasses. This is usually true when the land is not irrigated, as it 
tends to dry up during dry periods toa greater degree than native 
grasses, but it starts early in the spring and remains green well into 
the fall. 
OrcHArD GRASss (Dactylis glomerata.)—This well-known grass should 
be grown much more extensively than it is. It resists drought better 
than most of the tame grasses grown in the East, and can be used for 
pasture or hay. Onaccount of the tendency to grow in bunches when 
sown alone, it is best, especially for meadow, to sow with some other 
grass. For this purpose meadow fescue is well adapted. The latter 
occupies the spaces between the bunches of orchard grass and thus 
forms a more even and continuous surface for the mower. Both bloom 
at about the same time, and both are capable of resisting drought to 
about the same extent. 
