sections of New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Dallisgrass favors heavy 

 soils that are too wet for Bermudagrass. It supplies palatable, nutritious 

 grazing most of the summer, It is compatible with white clover, but the 

 clover should not be seeded until the Dallisgrass is established. Frequent 

 mowing will prevent ergot -infected seeds from maturing. These are in- 

 jurious to cattle. 



Louisiana B-230 yields more forage and produces better seed than 

 common Dallisgrass. It also becomes established more quickly and 

 can be grazed earlier. Seed supply is limited. 



PEARL MILLET 



Pearl (or cattail) millet is an annual, which is cultivated in the Southern 

 States as far north as Maryland and Arkansas and as far west as eastern 

 Oklahoma and Texas. It requires a rich sandy loam for best growth and is 

 capable of producing large amounts of highly nutritious and palatable 

 forage which may be used for summer grazing or for silage. It produces a 

 very coarse hay. Pearl millet is moderately drought resistant and is ex- 

 ceptionally free from disease. 



Starr lasts longer in pastures, is more leafy than common pearl, and 

 matures 4 to 6 weeks later. It is well adapted for summer grazing 

 on the lighter soils of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. 



REDTOP 



Redtop is the only important forage species of the bentgrasses. It is 

 grown principally in those States north of the Ohio River and east of Kansas 

 and Nebraska, and in Washington and Oregon. The grass will grow under a 

 wide range of soil conditions and is especially adapted to poorly drained 

 acid soils. It is used in some pasture mixtures because it emerges quickly 

 and helps to form a cover that protects the soil until the slower -growing 

 grasses become established. It is used for hay but is shorter -lived and 

 lower yielding than most cool-season hay grasses. 



Reed Canarygrass 



Reed canarygrass is a tall, coarse plant, grown extensively in the 

 northern half of the United States. Largest acreages are in Oregon, Wash- 

 ington, northern California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. It prefers 

 moist, cool regions but is not sensitive to heat or cold. A wet-land grass, 

 it does well on peat and muck soils but also grows on high, well-drained 

 soils in areas where there is ample moisture in the spring and early 

 summer. Its long life, long grazing season, high yields, and fair palatability 

 qualify it for use as a pasture plant. It is also used for silage and hay, but 

 the plant should be cut early to avoid coarseness. 



RHODE SGR ASS 



Rhodesgrass is a fine -stemmed, leafy, creeping plant that is adapted 

 to the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, and to southern Arizona and 

 California. It grows on well -drained peaty soils in Florida, on sandy soils 



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