. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. ce. Its only value consistsin its capacity to furnish early grazing and its agency in the stopping of gullies. By many it is regarded as the tlag of sterility, but this is not trueas it will grow more vigorously upon rich than on depleted soils. It isone of the leading grasses in open woods and highway pastures. Panicum latifolium (broad leaved panic grass). This grass is fre-quent in the open woods of the Highland Rim. It grows to the heightof one to two feet but it grows intermixed with other plants and does notseek companionship of its own kin
. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. ce. Its only value consistsin its capacity to furnish early grazing and its agency in the stopping of gullies. By many it is regarded as the tlag of sterility, but this is not trueas it will grow more vigorously upon rich than on depleted soils. It isone of the leading grasses in open woods and highway pastures. Panicum latifolium (broad leaved panic grass). This grass is fre-quent in the open woods of the Highland Rim. It grows to the heightof one to two feet but it grows intermixed with other plants and does notseek companionship of its own kind. It is a good pasture grass, bearsclose cropping and grows rapidly and constantly. Panicum clandestinum (hidden panic grass). Much like the last butcoming in a month later. It grows in a solitary manner and is foundalong the banks of the Cumberland river and in bottom lands in Eastand West Tennessee. Panicum crus-galli (barnyard grass). Stock will eat this as greedilyas any other species of grass whatever. It is a coarse grass and its favor-. Paspaliim distich in ite habitat is in drained ponds and marshes. It will grow with greatvigor in ditches and low bottom lands and furnishes good grazing forstock. Setaria (foxtail grass). There are several wild species of this grassthat furnish some grazing when young and tender. Setaria viridis (greenfoxtail) is common to all stubble lands and consorts with crab grass(Panicum sanguinale.) Setaria vcrticillata, or bristly foxtail, is probablythe best wild species for grazing. The millet grasses belong to thisgenus. They have been treated in Part I. Paspalum. Among the wild indigenous grasses there are severalspecies of this genus that are held in high repute as grazing disticlunn. Paspalum digitaria and Paspalum angustifolium 13H are all numbered among the grasses found in cultivated fields and fre-quently in the highway pastures of the barrens and indeed in nearlyevery natural division of the state. Elymus Virginicus (
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