The New England farmer . 1870. NEW ENGLAND FARIVIER. 893 its use; where and when should it be used ? Will it take the place of herdsgrass ? Herds grass seed is so scarce and hiffh that a substitute is desirable. Newbury, Vt., 1870. OKCHAED GEASS. Enclosed you will find a specimen of grass thatappears to be working into my fields. Can yougive me its name, and something about its value andcharacter ? N. C. Luther. Attleboro, Mass., June 21, 1S70. Remaeks.—This is the Orchard Grass, or RoughCocks Foot—Dactylis glomerata. The above illus-tration is copied by permission from Flints Grasses
The New England farmer . 1870. NEW ENGLAND FARIVIER. 893 its use; where and when should it be used ? Will it take the place of herdsgrass ? Herds grass seed is so scarce and hiffh that a substitute is desirable. Newbury, Vt., 1870. OKCHAED GEASS. Enclosed you will find a specimen of grass thatappears to be working into my fields. Can yougive me its name, and something about its value andcharacter ? N. C. Luther. Attleboro, Mass., June 21, 1S70. Remaeks.—This is the Orchard Grass, or RoughCocks Foot—Dactylis glomerata. The above illus-tration is copied by permission from Flints Grassesand Forage Crops, a book that ought to be in thelibrary of every Farmers Club at least. We alsocopy from this work the following description ofthe Orchard Grass: Flowers in dense clusters;stem erect, about three feet high, in good soilsometimes five feet; leaves linear, flat, dark green,rough on both surfaces, which, with the fanciedresemblance of its clusters to the foot of a barn yard fowl, have given it the common name inEngland of Plough Cocks-Foot. Root in June and July. Mr. Flint says it makes an admirable mixturewith clover, as it blossoms about the same timethat the red clover does, but on account of it
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