. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. e, will fatten ten head of sheep. Some think that blue grassshould be allowed to go to seed once or twice or until the ground is wellset or turfed over and then never again. It is a grass that propagatesitself mainly by its creeping roots or rhizomes after the first sowing, andit is the disposition of all plants and animals to lose vitality in the processof reproduction. It lies dormant for a time after a full crop of seed. Itis to be doubted if blue grass should ever be allowed to go to seed afterthe first time. The grass sometimes becomes so dr
. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. e, will fatten ten head of sheep. Some think that blue grassshould be allowed to go to seed once or twice or until the ground is wellset or turfed over and then never again. It is a grass that propagatesitself mainly by its creeping roots or rhizomes after the first sowing, andit is the disposition of all plants and animals to lose vitality in the processof reproduction. It lies dormant for a time after a full crop of seed. Itis to be doubted if blue grass should ever be allowed to go to seed afterthe first time. The grass sometimes becomes so dry that it will burn. Stock will,however, eat it, ravenouslJ^ in that condition. The grass having driedfull of nourishing juices, it is equal to the best of hay. and stock will fattenupon it, unless the dried grass has been drenched with rain. The fall growth of some lots should be kept untouched by stock soas to have a good winter pasture. The grass will grow high enough tofall over and protect the surface foliage. In this condition stock will. 59 keep up their flesh when permitted to run on it during the winter monthswithout other food. When snow falls, however, cattle will have to befed, but horses, mules and sheep will paw ofT the snow, unless it is toodeep and get at the grass. It is the first grass that puts forth its leavesin the spring. Good fat lambs can be sent into the market earlier thanfrom any other grass. It makes milk rich in butter, and gives the lattera fine golden color without injuring its taste, or, like clover, imparting itspeculiar flavor to it. While blue grass is the most valuable of all grasses for those portionsof Tennessee where the soils adapted to its growth it is too true thatmany farmers living in those sections show a total indifference concern-ing its cultivation. A farm well set in blue grass will yield a return peracre of from $10 to $15 for grazing purposes alone. With such profitsfrom its growth it would seem that every farmer in the st
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