. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. 1,32 NATURP: study and Ae;RTCULTURE in number that it is diflicult to secure them in sufficient quan- tity for planting, so that after the wild land is once plowed we are obliged to rely on the tame grasses and legumes. Wheat Grasses. — The head of these grasses resembles the head of wheat; that is, it is in the form of a spike. There are several different species common on our prairies, slender wheat grass and awned wheat grass being the most valu- able. Quack grass also is a wheat grass and a good forage plant. It is exceed- ingly di
. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. 1,32 NATURP: study and Ae;RTCULTURE in number that it is diflicult to secure them in sufficient quan- tity for planting, so that after the wild land is once plowed we are obliged to rely on the tame grasses and legumes. Wheat Grasses. — The head of these grasses resembles the head of wheat; that is, it is in the form of a spike. There are several different species common on our prairies, slender wheat grass and awned wheat grass being the most valu- able. Quack grass also is a wheat grass and a good forage plant. It is exceed- ingly difficult to kill its rootstocks, so that it often becomes one of the worst weeds we have. This is not a native but an introduced plant. There is a native variety, however, that is larger and stouter; it is a valuable hay and pasture grass in the West and its root- stocks are so short that it is not weedy in character. Feather Bunch Grass. — This is a comparatively tall grass, distributed quite widely over our prairies. The seeds have rather long awns which are injurious to cattle when present in hay; for this reason it should not be cut until these " needles " have fallen to. Wheat Grasses Left—Slender Wheat Grass. Center — Awned the ground. Wheat Grass. Right— Porcupine Grass. — This is related to Western Quack Grass. , , the precedmg species, but the awns are very much longer and are distinctly twisted and bent, and the stems are taller. The seeds are barbed and can work their way into a person's clothing, or into the wool of sheep. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Schmidt, Charles Christian, 1859-. Boston, New York [etc. ] D. C. Heath & Co
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