
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS 
A Perennial Pasture Grass 

Crested Wheat Grass is another hardy, 
drought resistant perennial grass introduced 
from Russia. It is different from Bromus because 
it does not spread by underground root stalks 
but is a bunch grass. 
Crested Wheat Grass has the ability to grow 
at extremely low temperatures and is particu- 
larly adapted to the Northern Great Plains where 
temperatures are severe and moisture supplies 
limited. It starts a little earlier than Brome and 
continues a little later in the Fall, but it does 
become dormant during the hot, dry mid-summer 
period and for that reason it is desirable to use 
it as a pasture grass in mixtures or in combina- 
tion with other grasses and legumes. 
Crested Wheat Grass Hay is very palatable 
to all classes of livestock, particularly horses. 
-Experiments up to date would indicate that 
where there are 18 inches or more of rainfall 
properly distributed Brome Grass will probably 
do better than Crested Wheat Grass. 
Crested Wheat Grass needs the same seed bed 
and soil conditions as Bromus and can be planted 
either in the Spring or Fall. Because it is a 
bunch grass it can be sown in close drills. The 
seeding rate in close drills is 10 to 12 pounds per 
acre. 
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