

BROME GRASS -BROMUS INI 


Brome Grass is a long lived perennial orig- 
inally introduced from Russia, which will grow 
well on any fertile soil such as Blue Grass, Tim- 
othy and other Grasses require. While ordinarily 
not grown for hay purposes it does compare 
favorably with Timothy in the yield and quality 
of hay. 
However, as a pasture grass either alone or 
in combination, it has the following outstanding 
qualities: 
1. It is palatable to all classes of livestock. 
2. Itis extremely hardy and drought resistant. 
3. It is one of the most productive of perennial 
grasses, starting early in the Spring and con- 
tinuing succulent until late in the Fall. 
4. It remains green and palatable through 
mid-summer when most other pasture grasses 
are in a rest or dormant period. A permanent 
pasture with Bromus does away with the neces- 
sity of an expensive emergency pasture for this 
mid-summer period. 
5. It does not have to be pastured closely. In 
fact, it does better when the growth is allowed 
to become rank, and the rank growth continues 
palatable even to fairly advanced stages of ma- 
turity. 
SEEDING and CULTIVATION 
Bromus can be seeded either in the Spring or 
Fall depending on seasonal conditions. It re- 
quires a moist, fine, thoroughly compact seed 
bed relatively free from weeds. When Bromus is 
seeded alone the use of 20 pounds of seed per 
acre 1S recommended, and the seeding should be 
shallow—never over 14 to 14 inch except pos- 
