. Steckler's seed catalogue and garden manual for the southern states : 1901 . Ked Top Grass. 94 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND growth and extent of surface, and will continue indefinitely, though easily subdued bythe plow. Cut before maturing seeds it makes a good hay and large quantity. It seems to growtaller in the Southern States than it does further North, and to make more and better hayand grazing. Red Top and Timothy being adapted to the same soil and maturing at thesame time, do well together and produce an excellent hay. But the Red Top will finallyroot out Timothy, and if pa
. Steckler's seed catalogue and garden manual for the southern states : 1901 . Ked Top Grass. 94 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND growth and extent of surface, and will continue indefinitely, though easily subdued bythe plow. Cut before maturing seeds it makes a good hay and large quantity. It seems to growtaller in the Southern States than it does further North, and to make more and better hayand grazing. Red Top and Timothy being adapted to the same soil and maturing at thesame time, do well together and produce an excellent hay. But the Red Top will finallyroot out Timothy, and if pastured much will do so sooner. Sow about two bushels (28 lbs.) per acre, if alone, in September, October, Februaryor March; if with Timothy for hav, from 6 to 10 pounds, if with other grasses for pasture,3 to 5 pounds. It is an pasturage grass, and will grow on almost any kind KENTUCKY BI,UE GRASS. Poa Pratensis. This is also called smooth meadow grass, spear grass, andgreen grass, all three very appropriate, characteristic names. ButBlue is a misnomer for this grass. It is not blue, but green asgrass, and the greenest of grasses. The P. Compressa, fiat stalkedmeadow grass, wire grass, blue grass is blue, 4the true blue grassfrom which the genus received its trivial name. Kentucky Blue Grass, with its underground stems and manyroots, sustains the heat and drought of the Southern States as wellas that of Kentucky, where indeed it is subjected to severer trials ofthis kind than in the more Southern States. In fact, it bears thevicissitudes of our climate about as well as Bermuda grass, and isnearly as nutritious. Blue grass grows well on hill tops, or bottom land, if not toowet and too poor. Tt may be sown any time from September toApril, preferable perhaps in the latter half of February or earlyin March. The best catch we ever had was sown the 20th ofMarch,
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