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Meadow Fescue, or English Blue Ghass— Is said to do well on poor soils, the 
roots penetrating more deeply and better resisting the dry weather, and is valuable 
for a pasturage ; sow 30 to 40 pounds per acre. 
English, or Australian Rye Grass— Is also a perennial, much like the preceding* 
and is very valuable for either lawns, pasturage or for hay ; sow for lawns 60 pounds, 
hay 30 pounds per acre. 
Perennial Rye Grass— Makes a fine lawn, and is also desirable for a permanent 
pasture. It produces a large amount of nutritious hay, but succeeds best on moist 
grounds. It is very desirable in mixtures for the lawn ; sow 40 to 60 poinds per acre. 
Italian Rye Grass— Is more of an annual, and is also good in mixtures for the 
lawn or for hay crop. It is of quick growth and valuable for sheep pasturage. 
Sweet Vernal Grass— Produces a strong, pleasant fragrance, and is very desira 
ble in lawn mixtures, for pleasure grounds or pasture when used in small quantity. 
It produces but little teed. 
Wood Meadow Grass— Is very desirable in moist locations and in shaded places 
among trees, but is not adapted to dry lands ; sow 30 pounds per acre. 
Crested Dog’s Tail — Is very fine for dry lands ; its foliage is fine and small, and 
therefore good for lawn mixtures ; tor pasturage sow 30 pounds per acre. 
Meadow Foxtail — A valuable pasture grass of rapid growth and much relished 
by all kinds of stock. Adapted for rich, moist soils. Sow 20 pounds per acre. 
Bromus, or Rescue Grass — This grass is recommended for its drouth-resisting 
quality. Will thrive on any soil where it is not too wet. Sow 35 pounds per acre. 
Tall Meadow Oat-Grass. — This grass is early and very luxuriant. It makes fine 
pasturage and good hay. Can be cut often. It is also valuable to plough under tor 
soiling. Sow 30 to 40 pounds per acre. 
Hard Fescue — Ls also noted for its drouth-resisting quality, and well adapted for 
awn mixtures an 1 valuable for sheep pasture. 8 >w 30 ponn Is to the acre. 
Fine Leaf Fescue— Is similar to above in its qualities and adaptation. 
Herd, Red Top Grass (or Bent Grass) — Is most largely used for wet lands, but 
does well in almost any soil, moist or dry. It makes good hay or pasture and much 
used in mixture with timothy and clover. Sow 30 pounds per acre. 
Timothy — Is very largely grown for hay crop in northern climates, and is fine 
when sown with Red Top and Clover. Sow 15 pounds per acre. 
Mesquit Grass— Is very desirable for dry lands. It resists the drouth well and 
makes a good crop for hay or pasturage. Sow 30 pounds per acre. 
Orchard, or Rough Cocksfoot Grass— Well adapted to sow under trees and in 
shaded situations; also valuable for hay or grazing. Sow 20 to 25 pounds per acre. 
Johnson Grass (Evergreen Millet) — This is a perennial, having strog, vigorous 
roots, and produces an immense amount of large nutritious leaves. It can be often 
cut, growing rapidly, and will thrive where other grasses perish from drouth and 
heat. Sow early in Autumn that it may get a good root, or in the Spring; 30 pounds 
to the acre ; cover lightly. 
Egyptian, or Pearl Millet — Produces an enormous amount of green feed. It can 
be cut repeatedly, growing very rapidly after cutting, and is equal to Sweet Corn for 
feed. Sow in drills two to three feet apart; four pounds will sow an acre. 
Millet (German)- Can be sown broadcast in the Spring of tlieyear for hay; 30 to 
40 pounds per acre. If for seed, sow in drills 20 pounds to the acre. It produces 
largely as an annual early crop. 
Golden Millet — Is not quite as early as the above, but yields more largely. 
Hungarian Grass —Is a very valuable forage plant for light, dry soils. It with- 
stands drouth and remains green when most vegetation is parched. Sow and culti- 
vate as tor Millet. 
Amber Cane (Sorghum) — Is the earliest variety, and being rich in sacharine mat- 
ter is grown for making sugar and syrup. It makes a large amount of forage tor 
stock feed. 
African Cane, or Sorghum — Is also a fine forage plant, and in large demand for 
Spring planting. 
Egyp ian Corn (White and Red Varieties)— Both produce an immense crop of 
both seed and stalks for forage to the acre and mature without rain. 'Ihe white is 
more cultivated, and, perhap.s, the earliest. The seed is quite valuable to feed stock 
or poultry. 
Bermuda Grass. The roots of this grass are very tenacious of life, outrooting other 
vegetation. It grows in almost any soil and spreads rapidly, making a good pa.stur- 
age. The seed is hard to save and is worth S3.0U per pound. Tlie roots can be 
furnished for S2.0D per barley sack or S3.00 per barrel. Cut up into short lengths 
.and sown bro.adcast and cover with a roller. One barrel will thus plant an acre. 
