. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. \olilint; Fi-siiir—Fis/nui iiiiliiiis 18(i Middle Tennessee and in moist, open places on the borders of woods inall parts of the state. It is a valuable addition to the native grasses andcattle seem to relish it more than any other wild grass. A species knownas Eatonia filiformis grows on the dry hills of the cretaceous formation inWest Tennessee, but while cattle will eat it in the absence of other grassesit is not of much agricultural value. Diarrhena Americana (American Diarrhena) is found growing onthe rich soils among limestone rocks. Its fe
. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. \olilint; Fi-siiir—Fis/nui iiiiliiiis 18(i Middle Tennessee and in moist, open places on the borders of woods inall parts of the state. It is a valuable addition to the native grasses andcattle seem to relish it more than any other wild grass. A species knownas Eatonia filiformis grows on the dry hills of the cretaceous formation inWest Tennessee, but while cattle will eat it in the absence of other grassesit is not of much agricultural value. Diarrhena Americana (American Diarrhena) is found growing onthe rich soils among limestone rocks. Its feeding value is about equal tothat of cheat. Eleusine Indica (yard grass: dogs tail) is frequent in all placeswhere there are human habitations or have been. In many abandonedplaces on the Highland Rim it grows very rank. It constitutes one of. Eatonia Ienn the wild pasture grasses that will make good and lasting pickings for allkinds of stock. Bouteloua curtipendula (horse shoe grass) grows on dry soils and inpine in varidus parts of the Slate. It makes a dense turf whichwill bear tramping well. It is one of the best native grasses for highwaypastures among cedar glades. Muhlenbergia diffusa (nimble will) is an indigenous and perennialgrass. It forms a dense mat on limestone soils and in river writer has seen it growing in the woods four and a half feet is a great difTerence of opinion as to its feeding value. Dr. F. maintained that it was one of the most nutritious of the wildgrasses and said that this was demonstrated by the fact that much of thebeef and mutton sold in the Nashville and Memphis markets was fat-tened on nimble will. On limestone lands thinly wooded and where bluegrass has not already obtained possession, nimble will furnishes goodpasturage for five or six months in
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