. Meadows and pastures; a compendium of the Grasses of Tennessee, prepared expressly for the farmers of Tennessee, but adapted to the whole country. Grasses. (20) in the summer and harvested in August or September, ana" timothy sown upon the stubble and harrowed in, the best stand could be obtained. The Hungarian grass destroys all noxious weeds, and gives a certain degree of compactness to- the soil necessary to secure a good stand of timothy. EED-TOP—HEBD'S GBASS—(Agrosiis miigaris.) It was introduced from England, where it was known as Bent grass. When first cultivated it went by the n
. Meadows and pastures; a compendium of the Grasses of Tennessee, prepared expressly for the farmers of Tennessee, but adapted to the whole country. Grasses. (20) in the summer and harvested in August or September, ana" timothy sown upon the stubble and harrowed in, the best stand could be obtained. The Hungarian grass destroys all noxious weeds, and gives a certain degree of compactness to- the soil necessary to secure a good stand of timothy. EED-TOP—HEBD'S GBASS—(Agrosiis miigaris.) It was introduced from England, where it was known as Bent grass. When first cultivated it went by the name of English grass. There are many species now raised in England, which are still known as Fine Bent. It is scat- tered over the whole State, and but few old pastures are free from it, but there it is so dwarfed by close grazing and treading that it shows to but little It is com- monly called in these situations fine-top. Next in importance to timothy as a meadow grass stands- Herd's grass. Unlike the former, it also makes a good grazing grass—in fact grazing is necessary to its preserva- tion, as, if allowed to go to seed a few years, it dies out. It loves a moist soil, and on swampy places that will grow scarcely anything else. Herd's grass will thrive wonderfully. It is the most permaneent grass we have, and by means of its long, creeping roots, will even, if sown too thin, quickly take possession of the ground. It is greedily eaten, while young and tender, in the spring by all kinds of stock, and affords a fine nourishing hay, though in less quantity per acre than timothy. It grows from two to three feet high, and with its purplish panicles, when in full bloom, presents a most charming sight in its soft feathery 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 Killebrew,
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