Kentucky Blue Grass 
(Poa pratensis) 
Meadow Fescue 
(Festuca pratensis) 
Meadow Fescue, sometimes called English Blue Grass, is practically well adapted to 
our uplands and mountainous districts, and gives excellent results on good loamy or 
heavy soils all through the Middle States and the South. It is a splendid Spripg and 
Summer grass, and makes more and thicker leafage than even Orchard ana Tall 
Meadow Oat Grass. 
It is also especially useful for Fall and Winter pasturage, as it remains green through- 
out the Winter. It is very popular in eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east 
Tennessee and the mountainous districts of North Car- 
olina, where it is very highly appreciated. It succeeds 
well in nearly all sections of the South, and should be 
very largely used irt pasture and hay mixtures, being 
especially suitable for sowing with Red Top and Timothy 
for hay, or with these and Orchard and Tall Meadow 
Oat Grass for permanent pasturage. 
Sow either in Spring or Fall at the rate of 20 to 25 
pounds to the acre, if sown by itself. When sown with 
Red Top and Timothy, sow 14 pounds Meadow Fescue, 
5 pounds of Fancy Cleaned Red Top and 6. pounds of 
Timothy to the acre. Sow for grazing mixture with 
Orchard and Tall Meadow Oat Grass, adding 8 to 10 
pounds each of these two grasses. 
Pacey’s Rye Grass 
(Lolium perenne) 
The most valuable grass of Great Britain, holding 
the same position of importance that Timothy does in 
this country. Very early, and cures into hay that is 
hard, but has a sweet flavor and is relished by cattle. 
Mixed with Red Clover, makes a good hay. Height, 1J4 
to 2 feet. Sow 20 to 30 pounds to the acre. 
This is simply a variation of the common Perennial 
Rye Grass, but it is much more vigorous. 
Kentucky Blue Grass is a perennial, having an abundance of 
long, slender leaves; it makes the best, sweetest and most nutri- 
tious pasture for all kinds of stock. The Blue Grass plant does 
not produce long stalks, as do some other grasses, but it is con- 
stantly putting up new blades, which come from the roots or base 
of the plant; hence a pasture well set with Kentucky Blue Grass 
is generally fresh, and will graze a greater number of stock to the 
acre than any other grass. It is on the beautiful Blue Grass 
pasture of Kentucky that the famous high-bred horses, for which 
the State is noted, are reared. This grass is the first to start in 
the Spring and remains green practically throughout the Winter. 
The roots are very thick and stout and form a tough sod. Blue 
Grass requires about two years to get well started, and for that 
reason it is often sown in mixtures with other grasses. It will do 
well for almost any land, excepting sandy soil in the extreme 
southern States. 
Sow in the Fall at the rate of 15 to 30 pounds to the acre. 
Orchard Grass 
(Dactylls glomerata) 
Orchard Grass is one of the best and most reliable grasses for the 
middle and Southern States, either for hay or pasture. It succeeds 
well on nearly all soils, but it does best on uplands, loamy or moderately 
stiff soils. It starts early in the Spring and continues well into Winter. It is 
of quick growth, bears close grazing, and when young is especially relished by 
stock. It makes excellent hay and gives the very best results mixed and grown 
with Tall Meadow Oat Grass and Red Clover. It should be cut when in blossom, 
as the hay is injured if the seed is allowed to ripen. If sown for seed, stock 
should be removed 60 days before the time for cutting. It can be cut, put in 
shock and thrashed in same manner as wheat. The yield runs from 5 to 30 
bushels to the acre and the prevailing price for the seed for the past 10 years 
has been from $1.00 per bushel up, depending upon the quality. It can be 
sown in the Spring or Fall, either with grain or alone. Sow two bushels to the 
acre, if sown alone; or with Red Clover, one bushel of Orchard Grass and four 
pounds of Clover are the quantities usually sown. 
Perennial Rye Grass 
(Lolium perenne) 
This is one of the quickest of any of the grasses and 
will furnish a quick-growing, most nutritious and leafy 
pasturage, at the same time making very good hay. On 
account of its quick, early growth, it should be a con- 
stituent of nearly all hay and pasture mixtures. It is 
becoming well known in this country as a valuable pasture 
grass, which will bear frequent close cropping. It pro- 
duces an abundance of foliage, which remains bright 
and green during the seasons. The hay is much relished 
by all kinds of stock. It will grow well on almost any 
kind of land, but does better on such land as will pro- 
duce a good corn crop. When sown by itself, sow 30 
pounds to the acre, either in Spring or Fall. 
Awnless Brome Grass 
(Bromus inermis) 
This is a valuable grass for light and sandy soils 
and dry localities. It roots deeply and stands droughts 
well. It is quicker growing than most other' 
grasses, and is essentially an early Spring 
and late Fall pasture grass. The hay crop 
having been removed, it makes heavy 
growth of aftermath well adapted for 
permanent pasture. In the Southern 
States it is generally sown in October or 
November. Sow 18 to 20 pounds to the 
acre and thoroughly harrow. It is espe- 
cially adapted to the Northwestern 
States. 
How to dry vegetables. Pages 58 and 59. 
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