Kentucky 
Blue Grass 
Red Top 
Canada Blue 
Grass 
English Rye 
Grass 
Reed Canary 
Grass 
This is America’s best-known cultivated pasture grass. It 
will grow in most locations in the Eastern and Northern 
States, but prefers a sweet soil, and for best production 
should have an application of phosphate before sowing. 
It is a slow grower. 
One of the hardiest perennial grasses. It spreads by means 
of its running rootlets and it does especially well in lime¬ 
stone soils. It is a low growing grass compared to some 
others. It rarely exceeds two feet. Sow other varieties with 
Kentucky Blue if you want a pasture plot quickly. Sow 
about 40 pounds per acre. 14 lbs. to the bushel. 
The grass that grows under almost all conditions—will 
grow on wet land. Thrives on sour soils. Resists drought. 
Is a fast and vigorous grower. Sow in Spring or Fall. Plant 
Red Top and it will soon spread and supplant other grasses. 
In certain sections of New England, Red Top is the prin¬ 
cipal Hay plant sown. Good for pasture mixtures, being 
a fast, sure, steady grower. Sow 10 to 12 pounds per acre. 
32 lbs. is sold as a bushel. 
Similar to Kentucky Blue. A shorter, more wiry, coarser 
and faster growing grass. Will grow where Kentucky will 
not. Sow this on your mountainous country and rocky soil. 
Makes somewhat less feed per acre. 14 lbs. per bushel. 
Sometimes called Perennial Rye. For good, quick, rich 
grazing. Can be cropped close. Grows on any soil—not 
too wet. Relished by all livestock. Sow Spring or Fall— 
40 to 50 pounds per acre. 24 lbs. per bushel. 
Reed Canary Grass. Its long life, long grazing season and 
the large quantity of palatable foliage, make it a valuable 
pasture grass. Does best where climate is moist and cool, 
although is grown over a wide area. Makes its best growth 
on fertile, moist or swampy soils. Grows well on loams and 
clays of good fertility. 
Reed Canary Grass is a coarse perennial, 2 to 6 feet tall. 
Leafy stems. Leaves broad, smooth and light green. Sow 
early in Spring, 6 to 10 pounds seed per acre. Big yields 
of hay often result. Where limited pasturing is practiced, 
2 cuttings a year are sometimes possible. 
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