SRCHARD GRASS vs TALL FESCUE 
Wood's Extra Fancy Orchard Grass and Ky. 31 Fescue, 991/2% pure are 
onion free and meet P.M.A. requirements. Plant both in separate fields for 
grazing at different seasons or mixed together equally so animals must 
graze both and cannot select orchard and leave fescue to grow tall and 
coarse. Both are leafy, vigorous, persistent, long lived perennials adapted 
to most all soils, poor or acid, but prefer good loams or heavier soils. 
While native grasses are dormant they furnish abundant grazing in early 
spring and late fall, in sun or shade. 
Orchard grows more in hot summer, stands closer grazing, recovers 
quicker when cut, furnishes better quality hay or silage, is more palatable 
and nutritious and animals eat more of it, furnishing more grazing during 
its season. When animals had equal access to both they grazed 2,500 Ibs. 
dry weight of orchard-ladino, to 2,000 ibs. Ky. 31-ladino. 
At V.P.l. for 3 years steers made an average daily gain of 1.23 Ibs. on 
orchard-ladino to 1.11 on Ky. 31-ladino. Orchard-ladino, preferred for 
dairy cows and sheep, produced the greatest amount of total digestible 
nutrients and milk per acre, 612% more nutrients and 10.4% more milk 
than Ky. 3l-ladino. Ky. 31-Ladino, preferred for beef cattle, averaged 309 
Ibs. yearly gain per steer to 302 for orchard-ladino. 
Tall Fescue, best grass for winter pasture that lives through summer, 
grows more in winter, extends the grazing season and produces more 
total growth per year. Doesn’t grow when colder than 65°, but stays 
green, palatable, succulent, high in vitamins all winter while most grasses 
are dormant. Jan. 25 it tested 12.3% protein, Bermuda 5%, other grasses 
3%. If not grazed in fall, it takes cattle thru the winter in fine shape with 
no other feed except during snow. 
Ky. 31 germinates in 5 to 14 days, Orchard 7 to 21 days. Orchard seed- 
ings grow off faster, keep down weeds, and make over 4 times as much 
growth the first year. Fescue produces little grazing the first year, but 
stands may last 50 years. Both are easily destroyed by plowing as they 
do not have creeping rootstocks. Both have deep roots. Fescue has the 
deepest, thickest root system of any grass, known to go down 9 feet in 
hard ground for moisture in a prolonged drought, and to remain green 
and furnish grazing when weeds and briers died. Fescue is more popular 
in the Southern Coastal Area where Orchard thins out faster. Fescue does 
better on low damp meadows subject to flood. It stood 128 days under 
water and still made a seed crop. 
Orchard withstands winterkilling better and is more popular in the 
Upper South. Clovers and alfalfa grow better with it. Fescue’s heavy roots 
crowd out weeds and bushes better than other grasses, but also ladino if 
improperly managed. Do not over-graze or under-graze Orchard or Fescue. 
Mow them if they get too tall, coarse and unpalatable. The new growth 
is tender and relished by all livestock. 
Both are vigorous feeders. To maintain high production of nutritious 
forage, high in protein, they require legumes to furnish nitrogen and 
about 500 Ibs. 0-14-14 top dressed annually. Seed them in early spring or 
fall on a well prepared firm seed bed. Cover lightly, 2 to 34 inches. Sow 
15 lbs. acre alone or 8-10 Ibs. with 1 lb. Ladino, 1 lb. Dixie White Clover, 
5 Ibs. Red Clover and 8 lbs. Alfalfa on good soils, or with 15 lbs. Lespedeza 
on poorer soils. Clovers require lime. Wood's Permanent Pasture and Hay 
Mixtures include all of these with other grasses and clovers for greater 
production, but cannot cause bloat. 
KENTUCKY 31, The Most Popular Tall Fescue. 
Forms a thick tough turf that holds up cattle when wet, withstands heavy 
tramping, ideal for golf fairways, athletic fields, parks, airfields, parade 
grounds or lawns where Ky. Blue dies out. Its strong roots open up hard 
subsoil, adds organic matter, prevents erosion on steep banks, roadsides, 
terraces or waterways. 
Good pastures need about 60% grass to prevent bloat and 40% legumes 
for nitrogen and protein. Ky. 31 may be killed by too close grazing the 
first year, in hot summer or cold winter. It doesn’t grow much in summer 
and needs Orchard, Dallis or Bermuda. For year ‘round pasture sow it in 
the fall on established sericea lespedeza, mow or graze lightly the follaw- 
ing summer. To keep it from choking out Ladino sow Ky. 31 in 8 to 24 
inch drills, 34 inch deep, then broadcast Ladino on top without cover, 
POA TRIVIALIS. For Shady or Wet Lawns and Pastures. 
Fine perennial grass. Kin to Ky. Blue, similar in growth and adaptation, 
thrives better in dense shade and wet soil. Fails on hot dry soil in open 
Southern sunshine. 
CHEWING’S FESCUE. For Shady, Dry Lawns and Pastures. 
Long lived perennial grass. Hardy; persists with little moisture, fertility, or 
sunlight despite heat and cold; on any soil, good or poor, acid, sandy or 
gravelly if not wet. Produces a dense dark green turf of short fine leaves, 
Requires little cutting or attention. Don’t mow too close. Sow 1 lb. to 200 
sq. ft. of lawn or 30 Ibs. per acre in spring or fall. 
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Wood's Grass Seeds are thoroughly recleaned and tested, have the highest 
purity and germination to produce quick stands and vigorous growth of 
productive, weed-free hay, pastures, beautiful lawns or parks. 
CREEPING RED FESCUE. For Shady Lawns and Pastures. 
Similar in growth adaptation and seeding to Chewing’s, but more creeping, 
less bunchy, softer texture, deeper color. Highly nutritious, superior for 
pastures or lawn. Both germinate in 7 to 21 days. 
DALLIS GRASS, Paspalum, Australian Grown, Extra Fancy. 
Splendid permanent grass for year ‘round southern pastures. Most heat and 
drought resistant. Grows the year ‘round nearer than other grasses. 
Grows rapidly except in very cold weather. A bunch grass with deep 
roots. Stops erosion. Fair for hay. Excellent for grazing. All livestock 
relish it. At a Florida experiment station it fattened 10 steers per acre. 
Unlike carpet grass it allows clovers, lespedezas and other good pasture 
grasses to grow freely with it, but chokes out objectionable weeds. 
Germinates in 7 to 21 days. Once established it lasts indefinitely, but 
is not a pest. Cultivation kills it. Thrives on all soils, best on heavy moist 
land, worst on dry sandy soil. Sow 10 Ibs. acre in early spring or fall, 
with 1 |b. Ladino, 1 lb. Dixie White Clover and 15 lbs. Lespedeza. Sow 
only Australian seed. Domestic seed has very low germination, high in 
weeds and disease. 
BERMUDA GRASS, Hulled or Unhulled, Extra Fancy. 
Best upland pasture for the Southeast. Vigorous, persistent growth all 
over the South; stands long, hot, dry summer without injury; grows well 
on any soil if not too wet; bears heavy grazing and trampling; recovers 
quickly when grazed down. Lasts for years. Eradicate by shallow fall 
plowing followed by summer shade crop. Unsurpassed for soil erosion 
control, highways, airfields and parade grounds. For lawns, golf courses 
and athletic fields it makes a tough, even turf without clumps, and recovers 
quickly after cutting. Sow April 15 to Oct. 1. After Aug. 1 sow only 
hulled seed which germinates in 7 to 12 days. Unhulled takes 21 to 35 
days. Lawns: 1 lb. hulled sows 400 square feet; unhulled 300 sq. ft. Pas- 
ture per acre: 6 Ibs. hulled or 8 lbs. unhulled, add 1 Ib. Ladino, 1 lb. 
Dixie White Clover, 15 lbs. lespedeza. 
CARPET GRASS, ideal for lawns in Southern Coastal Area. 
Thrives in hottest summers when most grasses parch. Forms a soft thick 
luxuriant carpet, dark green most of the year, in colder weather than 
Bermuda. Its winter dormant period is shorter. Thrives on wetter or 
poorer sandy soils, in shade or sun. Is not a pest. Winterkills at high 
elevations. Low creeping growth. Roots at joints. Crowds out weeds. 
Does not need frequent cutting but thrives on close continuous mowing 
or grazing and heavy tramping. Sow 1 lb. to 250 sq. ft., 12 lbs. acre, early 
spring to midsummer. Germinates in 10 to 21 days. Wood's Coastal Lawn 
Grass, page 72, is 1/3 Carpet with other grasses to come up quick and for 
year ‘round growth. 
HIGHLAND BENT, Certified Blue Tag. For Lawns & Greens. 
For fine textured lawns like golf putting greens. 
and moist soils. Prefers good soils, but grows on any. Does not like 
shade, Withstood last summer’s record drought in our tests when most 
fine grasses perished. Strong creeper. Hardiest, most aggressive, drought 
and disease resistant bent. It is the basic grass in Wood’s Super-Green 
Lawn grass, page 72. We also have Cert. Astoria Colonial Bent. Sow 1 |b. 
to 400 sq. ft. in spring or fall. They germinate in 7 to 28 days. 
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