. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 14 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, September 12. 190S. There is a great deal of confusion re- garding the different grasses commonly called bluegrass. Kentucky bluegrass or Poa pratensis is the common bluegrass with which our lawns are sown and back East forms part of the permanent pas- tures. It is a perennial, spreading by underground stems and forming a com- pact sod. The flowering stems are a foot or two high, or even taller in moist situa- tions and bear at the top a spreading pyramidal flower cluster. Canadian bluegrass or Poa compressa, resembles th
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 14 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, September 12. 190S. There is a great deal of confusion re- garding the different grasses commonly called bluegrass. Kentucky bluegrass or Poa pratensis is the common bluegrass with which our lawns are sown and back East forms part of the permanent pas- tures. It is a perennial, spreading by underground stems and forming a com- pact sod. The flowering stems are a foot or two high, or even taller in moist situa- tions and bear at the top a spreading pyramidal flower cluster. Canadian bluegrass or Poa compressa, resembles the Kentucky, but it is much less valu- able and is seldom seen in this country. It differs in having a blue-green color, strongly flattened or two-edged stems and a small narrow flower cluster. The growth is. not so tall. It spreads by creeping stems and forms a strong sod. It will grow on thinner, poorer soil than the Kentucky. Texas bluegrass or Poa arachnifera is a perennial, spreading by creeping underground stems forming a strong growth one to three feet high. It is a native of Texas and is cultivated throughout the south quite extensively. It is highly recommended for permanent pasture, especially during the winter months but is no good for high altitudes. The flower cluster at the top of the stem is dense and narrow, not spreading like Kentucky bluegrass. Meadow fescueâ Festnca pratensis or Festuca elatiorâis not a bluegrass but is often called Eng- lish bluegrass. It is a native of Europe but is now extensively grown in the United States for meadow and for pas- ture. It is a valuable grass for both pur- poses. Meadow fescue is also known un- der the name of Eandall grass. o How much pork can be made from a pound of grain? Forty pigs weighing 140 pounds were, put in a close pen. At first they received six pounds of grain millet and barley daily, with three pounds of sugar beets a head. After two weeks on this ration they gained thirteen pounds for each bushel of grain.
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