. The grasses of Tennessee; including cereals and forage plants. Grasses; Forage plants; Grain. 200 THE GRASSES OF TENNESSEE. at maturity than in bloom. It has a mixture of benzoic acid among its constituents, which imparts to it a highly aromatic character, and this is so strong that other grasses with which it may be mixed are affected by it. It is not in general use in Tennessee, but would pro- bably add to the value of pastures if sown with other grasses. Cows running on it are, by some, said to give a rich milk and highly flavored butter, but Mr. Gould thinks this is an error. It may be k
. The grasses of Tennessee; including cereals and forage plants. Grasses; Forage plants; Grain. 200 THE GRASSES OF TENNESSEE. at maturity than in bloom. It has a mixture of benzoic acid among its constituents, which imparts to it a highly aromatic character, and this is so strong that other grasses with which it may be mixed are affected by it. It is not in general use in Tennessee, but would pro- bably add to the value of pastures if sown with other grasses. Cows running on it are, by some, said to give a rich milk and highly flavored butter, but Mr. Gould thinks this is an error. It may be known by rubbing its green leaves in the fingers, to which it yields its scent. On certain soils favorable to its growth, it will root out almost every other kind and take complete possession. Its seeds have a spiral awn, and when taken in the hand, affected by its moisture, the awns will uncoil, and the seeds will ap- pear to move as insects. There are six or seven pounds in a bushel, and nine hun- dred and twenty-three thousand two hundred in a pound. Its analysis, ac- cording to Way, ranks it, when dry, a little higher than blue grass, as follows ; Flesh-formers, ; fatty matters, , and heat-producing principles, Blue grass gives, flesh-formers, ; fat, ; heat producers, The same chemist gives the following as its composition when green: Water, ; flesh-formers, ; fat, ; heat-producers, ; woody fibre, ; ash, Scheven and Bitthausen's analysis, grass green, gives the following result: Water, 72; flesh-formers, ; fat, , heat-pro- ducers, ; woody fibre, ; ash, Still another analysis may be found on page 36. Sinclair showed that when grown upon a sandy loam well manured, the produce of an acre, cut in flowering time,. 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
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