. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. 446 MEADOWS AND PASTURES MEADOWS AND PASTURES headway except in New England. Very little of it is on the markets and little is known concerning the quality of the seed or the amount required for sowing. As is the case with most grasses which are not standards, and the seed of which occurs in the markets in small quantities, the seed is usually not of very good quality. Japanese millet (Panicum Crus-galli). Barnyard grass. (Fig. 526.) This grass has become somewhat \. Fig. 672. Brome grass (Bromus inermis). important in parts of New England
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. 446 MEADOWS AND PASTURES MEADOWS AND PASTURES headway except in New England. Very little of it is on the markets and little is known concerning the quality of the seed or the amount required for sowing. As is the case with most grasses which are not standards, and the seed of which occurs in the markets in small quantities, the seed is usually not of very good quality. Japanese millet (Panicum Crus-galli). Barnyard grass. (Fig. 526.) This grass has become somewhat \. Fig. 672. Brome grass (Bromus inermis). important in parts of New England. It may be sown for soiling and silage purposes at any time from late spring to midsummer. When cut at the proper stage, it is greatly relished by cattle. It is very difficult to cure as a hay and is ordinarily used only for soiling or for silage. Barnyard grass prefers a rich, moist soil. The seed is lighter than that of most of the millets. It may be broadcasted, but drilling is preferable. One to three pecks to the acre is sufficient when sown for hay. It is deserving of more attention than it has received, for it yields heavily. It produces a large amount of seed. [See Millet.] Meadow fescue {Festuea pi-atensis). Fig. 554. This grass has assumed importance in eastern Kansas, where it is known as English blue-grass. It is sown in spring at the rate of about twelve pounds of good seed per acre. The first year it furnishes considerable pasture. Thereafter it is used for pasture, for seed production or for hay. Elsewhere in this country meadow fescue is seldom met with, being found occa- sionally on the Pacific coast and rarely in other parts of the timothy region, especially along the southern border. Tall oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius). Fig. 535. This is found occasionally in Ten- nessee and on the northern Pacific coast, but is practically unknown elsewhere in this country. It recjuires about thirty pounds of seed per acre and the high price of the seed, usually twenty-f
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