Effective farming; a text-book for Effective farming; a text-book for American schools effectivefarming00samp Year: 1919 172 Effective Farming Meadow-fescue. — Like the rye-grasses meadow-fescue (Fig. 68) is grown extensively in Europe, but not much in America. The chief sections in the United States where it is found are western Missouri and northeastern Kansas. The quaUty of hay is not so good as that from timothy, but the yield is about the same. Tall oat-grass. — This oat-grass (Fig. 69) is a native of Europe where it is much used for meadows and pastures. In the South this grass remains
Effective farming; a text-book for Effective farming; a text-book for American schools effectivefarming00samp Year: 1919 172 Effective Farming Meadow-fescue. — Like the rye-grasses meadow-fescue (Fig. 68) is grown extensively in Europe, but not much in America. The chief sections in the United States where it is found are western Missouri and northeastern Kansas. The quaUty of hay is not so good as that from timothy, but the yield is about the same. Tall oat-grass. — This oat-grass (Fig. 69) is a native of Europe where it is much used for meadows and pastures. In the South this grass remains green all winter and for this reason the name evergreen-grass is often applied to it. It seems well adapted to the South and will grow on soils too sandy for other grasses. Brome-grass. — The drought-resistant plant, brome-grass (Fig. 70), is adapted climatically to North Dakota and to the west and northwest of that state. It makes palatable pasture and good hay. A field is usually cut for hay for about two seasons, after which it is turned into pasture. It will not, as a rule, produce more than two good crops of hay, but will make ex- cellent pasture for several years. It is a very valuable grass in the regions where grown and supplies a great need in that territory. Bermuda-grass. — In the South, Bermuda-grass (Fig. 71) is grown extensively. It has a creeping habit and is much used as a pasture and lawn grass and to some extent for hay. When intended for hay, two or three cuttings are made in a Fig. 69. season and the total yield does not usually make more than a ton and a half to the acre. It is very persistent and very difficult to eradicate when once established and, for this reason, it is looked on with disfavor by many. Fig. 68. — Meadow fescue.
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