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Meadow Fescue Grass. 



Aniber ^orehum. 



or the season -^et, this cannot well be done 

 withoTit destroying the whole crop. During 

 January and Februai-y 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 therefore do not 

 require as much per acre as common oats. 

 Those who have not already tried this yaiiety 

 should do so. 



Sorg'bum. Is planted for feeding stock 

 during the spring and early summer. 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 excellent green fodder. 



I>honro, or £:g:yptiaii Corn. 



Sorghum Tulgare. This is a well known cereal. 

 It produces a large quantity of seed, of which 

 fowls and animals are foncL — Can also be sown 

 broad-cast, for soiling or in drills for fodder 

 and seed. If sowed in drills, one peck of seed 

 per acre is ample. If sown broad-cast, one 

 bushel per acre. For grain, the stalks should 



not be nearer than 10 inches in the drill, but 

 if to be cut repeatedly for soiling, it is better 

 to sow- quit« thickly in the hills. Seed should 

 not be sown too early, and covered from one 

 half to one inch. If too much rain in the 

 Spring, the seed will not come weU; — they 

 require more heat than the other Sorghums, 

 Eural Branching Sorghum or ]Millow Maize 

 produces the seed heads upright in a rertical 

 position, while the others are dropping. The 

 seeds are smaller, but will keep longer than the 

 other varieties. The stalk grows very large and 

 produces a good many large leaves. It suckers 

 and tillers more and more the oftener it is cut. 

 It exceeds greatly in yield of green fodder any 

 of the famihar fodder plants, exce^Dt the 

 "Teosinte." — It should be planted exclusively 

 in drills four feet apart, 18 to 20 inches in the 

 driUs. 



Broom Corn. Can be planted the 

 same as corn, put the hiUs closer together in 

 the row. Six quarts "will plant an acre. 



The following extracts have been taken, by permission from the author. Dr. D. L. Phares, 

 from his book, "Farmers' Book of Grasses." It is the most valuable work of the kind ever 

 pubhshed in the South, and should be in the hands of every one who takes an interest in the 

 cultivation of grasses. 



Copies for sale at pubHsher's price. Paper covers, 25 cents; Cloth, 35 cents; postage paid. 



ORCHARD CRASS. 



(JDactylis Glomeraia.) 



Of all the grasses this is one of the most -widely diffused, growing in Africa, Asia and every 

 ■country in Europe and all our States. It is more highly esteemed and commended than any 

 other grass, by a larger number of farmers in most countries — a most decided proof of its gi-eat 

 Talue and wonderful adaptation to many soils, climates and treatments. Yet, strange to say, 

 though gi'owing in England for many centuries it was not appreciated in that country till 

 car*ried there fi'om Virginia in 1764:. But, as in the case of Timothy, soon after its introduction 

 from America, it came into high favor among farmers, and still retains its hold on their esti- 

 mation as a grazing and hay crop. 



