St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-21
Randall Grass--Tall Fescue, Festuea
Elatior.

This is the species Of grass grown
in the grounds around horticultural
hall and under the live oaks during
the winter of the great exposition.
Visitors will doubtless remember the
vigorous growth during its season. and
many planters werc much impressed
with its probable value for winter
grasing. w. F. Massey. in the A'ncri-
can Former. in an article on grass.
writes rs follows:
In some parts Of the State Il Is known - Ever
green grass, from its aRording good winter pas
turage. In Virginia IL 10 the first grass to give
bite to cattle in spring. and makes. on moist
land. magnificent second growth The general
opinion il that IL does best sown ON oats in
spring. have pece OF fertile bottom land,
part OF which Is inclined to he wet This I have
soWn in oats, and am seeding mixture Of tim
othy. red-top and Randall grass on II, using the
last two sorts largely because OF the heavy A.
termath they usually make.
The Florida FcrNer 0ad FISss Grower says
that the Randall grass 10 Festsea elosior. and IL
known BY the names Of Tall grass Meadow
Fescue, Randall grass and Evergreen Grsss
From all the information I can gather I am
satisfied that II viii be valuable grass for our
bottom lands Seedsmen catalogue this grass
- FesfUca prateasis, which 10 . mistake. - the
true prasesss 10 . much dwarfer form. d..
Massey. in his work on American grasses, says
that II 10 one OF she standard meadow grasses
of Europe, and 10 IN introduced species here.
Prof Phares. of the Mississippi Az
ricultural College. an authority on
grasses. saws:
N grows we'll In nearly al situations, vet or
dry. on hill or bottom land, even though sub
5ect 70 overflow. and natures m extraordinary
quantity OF seed Tho seed gcrminates readily,
and Il il easy TO Get . piece OF land with this
grasa Seeded alone, twenty-e'ght pounds, or
about two bushels OF seed, should b sown
broadcast IN August 6epsember. October. or
from the middle Of February TO the LIST OF April
From remaining green through the winter II 10
sometimes called Evergreen grass. Moved
and dried IL makes good hay, much relishcd By
stock.
The Times Democrat recommends
Randall grass for winter grazing. also
for lawns By scarifying the surface
of Bermuda sod. fcriilizing with Gnc-
ground bones or floats. . winter lawn
may be established at mere nominal
cost After going to seed in the
spring. 1t may be moved The Ber-
muda then takes its place. producing
. sod which. when properly managed.
can not be surpassed O. 7Smes-
DemsocraG
Under tho name English bluegrass
this grass has been widely introduced
throughout several of the northern
States. Ohio. Indiana and Iowa, es-
pecially. Finding the demand for the
seed increasing. certain scedsmen
have imported seeds Of inferior
grasses and sold them ~ English
Bluegrass" Perennial rye grass
Lolium percnne). . grass largely
grown in England. and which yields
= large amount of seed, has been
largely used for this purpose. n its
seeds SO closely resemble those of the
Tall Rescue that only an expert can
distinguish them. This perennial RE
grass has even been sold for Orchard
grass in Ohio I, is q valuable grass
in the most climate Of England, but
- comparatively worthless here -
kars1 Ssed FSreside.