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Meadow Fescue Gruss. 



Amber Sors:huin. 



Orchard Oras§. This is one of the 

 best grasses for pasturing. It grows 

 quickly, much miore so than the Blue 

 Grrass. Can be sown either in fall or 

 spring. Sow one to one and a half 

 bushels per acre. (See extract from 

 "Farmers' Book of Grasses.") 



Rescue Orass. A forage plant from 

 Australia. It grows during winter. Sow 

 the seed in the fall of the year, but not 

 before the weather gets cool, as it will 

 not' sprout so long as the ground is 

 warm. Sow li bushels seed to the acre. 



Hung^arian Grass. This is a valu- 

 able annual forage plant, and good to 

 make hay. Sow three pecks to the acre. 

 It should be cut when in bloom. 



Oerman Millet. Of all the Millets 

 this is the best. It makes good hay, 

 and produces heavily. Three pecks sown 

 to the acre broad-cast secures a good 

 stand. Can be sown from April till June 

 but the former month is the best time. 

 Should be cut the same as the foregoing 

 kind. 



Rye. Is sown during the fall months 

 as late as December, for forage ; and for 

 pasturage, during winter and spring. 



Barley, Fall. Can be sown fall and 

 winter, but requires strong, good soil. 

 Used here for forage during its green 

 state. 



Texas Red or Rast Proof Oats. 

 It is only a few years since these oats 



have come into general cultivation. 

 They are very valuable, and will save a 

 great deal of corn on a farm. The seed of 

 this variety has a reddish cast, and a pe- 

 culiar long beard, and is very heavy. It 

 is the only kind which will not rust in 

 the Southern climate. They can be sown 

 as early as October, but should be pas- 

 tured down as soon as they commence 

 to joint, till February. When the ground 

 is low, or the season wet, this cannot 

 well be done without destroying the 

 whole crop. During January and Feb- 

 ruary is the proper time, if no pasturing 

 can be done. One to one and a half 

 bushels per acre is sufficient. These 

 oats have a tendency to stool, and there- 

 fore do not require as much per acre as 

 common oats. Those who have not al- 

 ready tried this variety should do so. 



Sorg°liiiiii. Is planted for feeding 

 stock during the spring and early sum- 

 mer. For this purpose it should be sown 

 as early in spring as possible in drills 

 about two to three feet apart ; three to 

 four quarts per acre. It makes excel- 

 lent green fodder. 



Dliouro, or £g:yptiaii Corn. 

 Sorghum vulgare. This is a well known 

 cereal. It produces a large quantity of 

 seed, of which fowls and animals are 

 fond.— Can also be sown broad-cast, for 

 soiling or in drills for fodder and seed. 

 If sowed in drills, one peck of seed per 



