. Spring 1897 : permanent pastures and meadows. Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Faribault Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 6 Farmer Seed Co., Farmers and Seed Growers, Faribault, Minn. 16. MEADOW FOXTAIL. Alopecurus pratensis. A fine Grass, which is especially well adapted for permanent pastures. It is one of the very first to start growth in the spring, and is of remarkable quick and strong aftergrowth, either when closely cropped or after mowing. It produces a large quantity of fine and leafy herbage in pro
. Spring 1897 : permanent pastures and meadows. Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Faribault Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 6 Farmer Seed Co., Farmers and Seed Growers, Faribault, Minn. 16. MEADOW FOXTAIL. Alopecurus pratensis. A fine Grass, which is especially well adapted for permanent pastures. It is one of the very first to start growth in the spring, and is of remarkable quick and strong aftergrowth, either when closely cropped or after mowing. It produces a large quantity of fine and leafy herbage in proportion to the stock, is very nutritious, and much relished by live stock. It is especially adaptr% for sowing in low or wet places, in marshes or slougf I and occasional overflowing for several days does no haKJ to it. It should be sown in place of Timothv together with Red Top, Tall Fescue, Floating Meadotw, and Water Spear Grass, on low ground and marshes, subjected to occasional overflowing, when very large quantities of fine •hay can be had from such otherwise worthless ground. Meadow Foxtail is very hardy, and succeeds well here in Minnesota. We know of several places where it has been grown in low, wet ground during the past five years and more. It closely resembles Timothy, but the head is. smaller and soft; besides it is more leafy in character and hardier, starts much earlier in spring, is in blos- som amd ripe three to four weeks before Timothy, and springs up again quickly when pastured or mown. It will also thrive well under trees and in shadv places, and is adapted to be sown with Orchard Grass for wood' pastures. The seed is not produced very freely, and con- sequently is scarce and high priced, and for this reason probably less is sown than would be the case otherwise;- but we advise its use more freely, being satisfied with its good qualities. Price: Lb., 25c.; bu. (14 lbs ), $; lOO lbs $ Pound postpaid by mail, 35c. The seed is very light, and a sm
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